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The Old Reader integrations

Connect The Old Reader to any other app, or use it from your AI client over MCP. RSS reader

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1 trigger12 actions

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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.ai

Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.

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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.

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Cursor

Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.

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Zed

Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.

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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.

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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.

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What your agent can do with The Old Reader

Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 12 actions

  • Trigger
    New item

    Triggers when a new item arrives in your reading list, a folder or a subscription.

  • Action
    Add subscription

    Subscribes the account to a feed or website by its URL and returns the new subscription's stream id.

  • Action
    Delete folder

    Deletes a folder in The Old Reader and moves its subscriptions to the default folder.

  • Action
    Delete subscription

    Unsubscribes from a feed in The Old Reader.

  • Action
    Get items

    Returns the full contents (title, body, author, feed, read/starred state) of one or more items by their ids.

  • Action
    Get unread counts

    Returns unread item counts for the whole reading list and for each folder, subscription and friend.

  • Action
    List folders

    Returns the list of folders in your The Old Reader account.

  • Action
    List items

    Returns the items (articles) in a stream such as your reading list, starred items, a folder or a subscription.

  • Action
    List subscriptions

    Returns every feed subscription in your The Old Reader account, with each feed's title, folders, site URL and icon.

  • Action
    Mark all items as read

    Marks 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 folder

    Renames a folder in The Old Reader.

  • Action
    Update item

    Updates an item's state: marks it read or unread, starred, liked or shared.

  • Action
    Update subscription

    Renames a subscription or moves it between folders.

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The Old Reader, answered

Is there a The Old Reader MCP server?

APIANT's MCP server at https://mcp.apiant.ai works with The Old Reader. Add that address to any AI client that takes a remote MCP server, sign in once in your browser, and your client can build, test and run automations that use The Old Reader. Nothing to install.

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 The Old Reader?

Any of The Old Reader's 12 actions, including Update folder, Update item, Update subscription and Add subscription. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

Which apps can The Old Reader connect to?

Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs The Old Reader with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector.

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.