Integration
Connect The Old Reader and Ubidots
When New item fires in The Old Reader, your agent runs Add event in Ubidots, or Device Is Updated in Ubidots to Update item in The Old Reader. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want The Old Reader and Ubidots to do together?
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser.
Set it up in your client
Claude Code
Run this in the directory you want to work in.
claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)Claude, web and desktop
Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Cursor
Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app
Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Any other MCP client
Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Example flows
What The Old Reader and Ubidots can do together
From The Old Reader to Ubidots
When New item in The Old Reader
then Add event in Ubidots
When New item in The Old Reader
then Add device in Ubidots
From Ubidots to The Old Reader
When Device Is Updated in Ubidots
then Update item in The Old Reader
When Variable Updated in Ubidots
then Mark all items as read in The Old Reader
Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships.
Everything your agent can do with The Old Reader and Ubidots
Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 27 actions
Trigger
New itemTriggers when a new item arrives in your reading list, a folder or a subscription.
Action
Add subscriptionSubscribes the account to a feed or website by its URL and returns the new subscription's stream id.
Action
Delete folderDeletes a folder in The Old Reader and moves its subscriptions to the default folder.
Action
Delete subscriptionUnsubscribes from a feed in The Old Reader.
Action
Get itemsReturns the full contents (title, body, author, feed, read/starred state) of one or more items by their ids.
Action
Get unread countsReturns unread item counts for the whole reading list and for each folder, subscription and friend.
Action
List foldersReturns the list of folders in your The Old Reader account.
Action
List itemsReturns the items (articles) in a stream such as your reading list, starred items, a folder or a subscription.
Action
List subscriptionsReturns every feed subscription in your The Old Reader account, with each feed's title, folders, site URL and icon.
Action
Mark all items as readMarks all items in a stream (everything, a folder, a subscription or a friend's shares) as read, optionally only those older than a given time.
Action
Update folderRenames a folder in The Old Reader.
Action
Update itemUpdates an item's state: marks it read or unread, starred, liked or shared.
Action
Update subscriptionRenames a subscription or moves it between folders.
Trigger
Device Is UpdatedTriggers when a device is created or any of its fields (name, description, tags, properties, organization, status) changes.
Trigger
Event Is TriggeredTriggers when a chosen Ubidots event fires, returning the new log entry for that event.
Trigger
Variable UpdatedTriggers when a variable is created or its settings (name, description, unit, tags, properties) change.
Action
Add deviceCreates a new device in your Ubidots account.
Action
Add eventCreates a new Ubidots event (alert rule) with its triggers, actions and active schedule.
Action
Add variableCreates a new variable on a Ubidots device.
Action
Create DotSends a single Dot (a value with optional timestamp and context) to a variable on a device. The device and variable are created automatically if they do not exist.
Action
Create Multiple Dots on Same DeviceSends values to one or more variables of a Ubidots device in a single call, creating the device and variables if they do not exist.
Action
Delete devicePermanently deletes a device and its variables from your Ubidots account.
Action
Delete variablePermanently deletes a variable and its data from Ubidots.
Action
Get data seriesReturns time-series values for one or more variables over a time range, each with its device and variable details.
Action
Get deviceReturns a single Ubidots device, looked up by its ID or label.
Action
Get device last valuesReturns the most recent value of every variable on a Ubidots device.
Action
Get variableReturns a single Ubidots variable, including its device, unit, tags, properties and last value.
Action
List devicesReturns the devices in your Ubidots account, with their labels, names, tags and activity details.
Action
List variablesReturns the variables in the Ubidots account, each with its device, label, name, type, unit and last value.
Action
Update deviceUpdates the specified fields of an existing Ubidots device, such as its name, label, description, tags, properties or organization, and returns the updated device.
Action
Update variableUpdates the specified fields of an existing Ubidots variable, such as its name, label, unit, tags or description. Returns the updated variable.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
The Old Reader and Ubidots, answered
What can start an automation from The Old Reader?
Any of The Old Reader's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Ubidots when something happens in The Old Reader?
Any of Ubidots's 15 actions, including Create Dot, Create Multiple Dots on Same Device, Update device and Update variable. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Ubidots to The Old Reader?
Yes. When something happens in Ubidots, your agent can act in The Old Reader too. This page covers both directions: Ubidots's triggers and The Old Reader's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for The Old Reader or Ubidots?
No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running.
Can my AI client use The Old Reader and Ubidots without building an automation?
Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both.
What happens when something fails?
Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.