Integrations / Developer Tools
Connect Appveyor to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann connects Appveyor to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right Appveyor action. Appveyor speaks a technical language. Flann translates. Ask whether the site is up, why an alert fired or what changed this week, and you get a plain answer drawn straight from Appveyor.
14 actions in Appveyor. 13 only look things up, and 1 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Appveyor
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which Appveyor action you mean.
“Look up the project status badge in Appveyor.”
“Show me my projects in Appveyor.”
“Show me my environments in Appveyor.”
“Delete the build in Appveyor.”
What Flann can work with in Appveyor
Appveyor gives Flann 14 actions across 7 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Builds | deletelook up | 2 |
Side by side, the two ways of working in Appveyor:
| Compare | Appveyor on its ownEvery step is yours | With FlannThe work comes to your chat |
|---|---|---|
| How you ask | Log in and click through the screens | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up | By hand, screen by screen | 13 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 1 change, made from a message |
| Appveyor records | All of them, one screen at a time | 7 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Appveyor API key, once |
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Step by step: Appveyor jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in Appveyor.
Get answers about your projects
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our projects in Appveyor?”
- Flann runs
Get Projectsin Appveyor and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Appveyor is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Clean up builds you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which builds in Appveyor are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
Get Build By Versionin Appveyor and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Buildin Appveyor. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Check your users from WhatsApp
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Show me where our users in Appveyor stand.”
- Flann runs
Get Usersin Appveyor and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Appveyor is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
The Appveyor jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
Is the website up right now
Today
A customer says the site will not load. You open Appveyor, cannot find the right screen and end up texting your developer to ask.
With Flann
“Is the website down? A customer says checkout isn’t loading.”
Flann checks the status in Appveyor and tells you whether the site and checkout are responding, and if not, since when. A problem is described plainly, with a suggestion of who to tell. Looking it up changes nothing, so the answer is immediate.
What you stop doing: Finding out whether there is a problem no longer needs your developer.
Passing a fault to the right person
Today
When something breaks, you forward a screenshot to your developer with a vague description. They then ask the questions you could not answer.
With Flann
“Send Dan the details of this error so he can look at it.”
Flann gathers what Dan will need from Appveyor: when the error started, how often it happens and which part of the system is affected. It drafts a clear message to him with those facts.
What you stop doing: Your role as messenger between customers and developer comes to an end.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Appveyor
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Appveyor.
- Paste your Appveyor API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Appveyor account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Appveyor whenever a request needs it.
Reading from Appveyor is instant. Appveyor stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use Appveyor with Flann
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Appveyor and brings it into the chat.
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Appveyor and explains it without the jargon.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Appveyor and answers in the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Appveyor
All 14 Appveyor actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 13
- Download Build Log
- Get Build By Version
- Get Project Branch Status Badge
- Get Project Status Badge
- Get Public Project Status Badge
- Get Build Artifacts
- Get Environments
- Get Projects
- Get Role
- Get Roles
- Get User Invitations
- Get Users
- List Collaborators
Changes 1
- Delete Build
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What can Flann do with builds in Appveyor?
Flann can delete and look up builds in Appveyor, using 2 actions (Delete Build, Get Build By Version). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change builds in Appveyor.
How does Flann connect to Appveyor?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Appveyor and paste your Appveyor API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Appveyor account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 14 actions in Appveyor.
How do I ask Flann to do something in Appveyor?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the Appveyor action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Does connecting Appveyor cost extra?
No. Appveyor is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.