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Connect Northflank to WhatsApp: projects by chat
Flann is an AI agent your business talks to on WhatsApp. Connect Northflank once, then ask Flann to look things up in it or get work done in it, by text or voice note. Devices, logins, servers and the small apps your team built all leave a trail in Northflank. Flann can read that trail for you. Ask by text or voice note and the answer comes in sentences, not error codes.
20 actions in Northflank. 13 only look things up, and 7 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Northflank
Send any of these on WhatsApp, in your own words. Flann finds the right Northflank action and fills in the details from the conversation.
“Look up the project in Northflank.”
“Show me my services in Northflank.”
“Show me my plans in Northflank.”
“Update the project in Northflank.”
“Create an or update project in Northflank.”
What Flann can work with in Northflank
Northflank gives Flann 20 actions across 8 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Projects | deletelook upupdate | 4 |
Doing it yourself, wiring up a rule, or asking an agent: here is how they compare for Northflank.
| Compare | In Northflank yourselfYou click through each job | A fixed workflowTriggers built in advance | Flann on NorthflankYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Log in and click through the screens | Only what was wired up in advance | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up about projects | By hand, screen by screen | Only the look-ups someone built | 13 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | Run unchecked once built | 7 changes, made from a message |
| Northflank records | All of them, one screen at a time | Only the ones you wire up | 8 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Someone builds and maintains each flow | Your Northflank API key, once |
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Step by step: Northflank jobs you can hand to Flann
Each step below names the Northflank action Flann actually runs.
Fix a project without opening Northflank
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the project in Northflank: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Projectsin Northflank and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Projectin Northflank. - Flann makes the change in Northflank and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your plans
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our plans in Northflank?”
- Flann runs
List Plansin Northflank and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Northflank is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Check your services from WhatsApp
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Show me where our services in Northflank stand.”
- Flann runs
List Servicesin Northflank and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Northflank is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Repetitive Northflank work Flann takes off your plate
These are the jobs that come back every day or every week. Message Flann instead, and keep the decisions for yourself.
Fridge and sensor check-ins
Today
Fridges, sensors and connected equipment report into Northflank, but nobody looks unless something has already spoiled.
With Flann
“Are the fridges and freezers all at the right temperature?”
Flann reads the latest readings from Northflank and tells you whether anything sits outside its normal range. A unit that has been drifting is named, with how long it has been drifting.
What you stop doing: Walking round checking displays just to feel sure is no longer needed.
What changed this week
Today
Your developer ships changes regularly. You find out what changed when a customer mentions that a button has moved.
With Flann
“What did the team change on the app this week?”
Flann reads the recent changes recorded in Northflank and turns them into a short list in everyday language, pointing out anything customers will notice. This is read-only.
What you stop doing: You are no longer the last to know what changed in your own product.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Northflank
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Northflank.
- Paste your Northflank API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Northflank account settings.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the Northflank action and fills in the details.
Look-ups run as soon as you ask and change nothing in Northflank. You can disconnect Northflank from Connectors at any time.
Ways to use Northflank with Flann
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Northflank and answers in the chat.
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Northflank and explains it without the jargon.
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Northflank and brings it into the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Northflank
The full list of Northflank actions available to Flann once you connect it.
Looks up 13
- Get Project
- Get Secret
- List Projects
- List Secrets
- List Services
- Get DNS ID
- Get Secret Details
- List Addon Types
- List Cloud Provider Node Types
- List Cloud Provider Regions
- List Pipelines
- List Plans
- List Regions
Changes 7
- Create or Update Project
- Create or Update Secret
- Create Secret
- Update Project
- Update Secret
- Delete Project
- Patch Secret
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What can Flann do with projects in Northflank?
Flann can delete, look up and update projects in Northflank, using 4 actions (Delete Project, Get Project, List Projects, Update Project). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change projects in Northflank.
How does Flann connect to Northflank?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Northflank and paste your Northflank API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Northflank account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 20 actions in Northflank.
Can I use Northflank from WhatsApp?
Yes. You talk to Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and Flann works in Northflank for you. You do not need to open Northflank.
Which Flann plan do I need for Northflank?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Northflank and every other app.