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Connect Zeplin to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann is an AI agent your business talks to on WhatsApp. Connect Zeplin once, then ask Flann to look things up in it or get work done in it, by text or voice note. Content is a weekly habit, not a one-off. Flann can prepare the same kind of piece in Zeplin every week, from the offer you mention in passing, and send it to you as a draft.
24 actions in Zeplin. 15 only look things up, and 9 create, update, send or delete. You connect with a one-click sign-in.
What you can ask Flann to do in Zeplin
Send any of these on WhatsApp, in your own words. Flann finds the right Zeplin action and fills in the details from the conversation.
“Show me my project colors in Zeplin.”
“Show me my personal projects in Zeplin.”
“Show me my project text styles in Zeplin.”
“Update the project color in Zeplin.”
“Invite the project member in Zeplin.”
“Update the project text style in Zeplin.”
What Flann can work with in Zeplin
Zeplin gives Flann 24 actions across 11 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Screen annotations | deletelook upupdate | 4 |
| Styleguide colors | createlook upupdate | 3 |
| Project colors | look upupdate | 2 |
| Project text styles | look upupdate | 2 |
| Screen sections | look up | 2 |
| Styleguide text styles | look upupdate | 2 |
There are three ways to get routine work done in Zeplin. Side by side:
| Compare | In Zeplin yourselfYou click through each job | A rules toolRuns the steps you wired up | Flann on ZeplinYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Open the app and find the right page | Only what was wired up in advance | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers | Filters and searches you run yourself | Only the look-ups someone built | 15 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | Run unchecked once built | 9 changes, made from a message |
| Zeplin records | All of them, one screen at a time | Only the ones you wire up | 11 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Someone builds and maintains each flow | One sign-in to Zeplin |
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Step by step: Zeplin jobs you can hand to Flann
Each step below names the Zeplin action Flann actually runs.
Get answers about your projects
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our projects in Zeplin?”
- Flann runs
Get Zeplin Project by IDin Zeplin and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Zeplin is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Fix a screen annotation without opening Zeplin
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the screen annotation in Zeplin: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Screen Annotationsin Zeplin and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Screen Annotationin Zeplin. - Flann makes the change in Zeplin and confirms in the chat.
Check your personal projects from WhatsApp
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Show me where our personal projects in Zeplin stand.”
- Flann runs
List Personal Projectsin Zeplin and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Zeplin is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Repetitive Zeplin 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.
Resizing one design for every place
Today
A poster for the window also needs a square version, a story version and a print-ready file. Each resize means nudging text boxes until nothing is cut off.
With Flann
“Take the autumn open day poster in Zeplin and make story, square and printable versions.”
Each format is built from the original in Zeplin, with the text and logo repositioned so nothing is clipped at the edges. You get all three back as previews in one message.
What you stop doing: Nudging text boxes around for each new size is not your job any more.
Turning an event into a flyer
Today
Tasting nights, open days and workshops each need a flyer. Laying out the details in Zeplin competes with actually running the event.
With Flann
“Flyer in Zeplin for the wine tasting on Friday the fourteenth, tickets at the bar.”
From a few words, Flann builds the flyer in Zeplin using one of your past designs as the starting point, so it looks like yours rather than a template anyone could have picked. It sends back a preview and a printable version.
What you stop doing: Laying out every event flyer yourself is no longer on the list.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Zeplin
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Zeplin.
- Sign in to your Zeplin account on the secure page that opens and allow access. There is no developer account or API key to set up.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Zeplin whenever a request needs it.
Look-ups run as soon as you ask and change nothing in Zeplin. You can disconnect Zeplin from Connectors at any time.
Ways to use Zeplin with Flann
Keep the brand consistent
Flann works from what is already in Zeplin, so new pieces look like your last ones.
Make this week’s post
Describe the offer. Flann prepares the piece in Zeplin and shows it to you before anything is published.
Find the file you made
Ask for last month’s poster or video. Flann finds it in Zeplin and brings it into the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Zeplin
The full list of Zeplin actions available to Flann once you connect it.
Looks up 15
- Get Screen Annotation
- Get Screen Section
- Get Screen Version
- Get Zeplin Project by ID
- List Personal Projects
- List Project Colors
- List Project Text Styles
- List Screen Annotations
- List Screen Components
- List Screen Sections
- List Screen Versions
- List Styleguide Colors
- List Styleguide Text Styles
- Start OAuth authorization (PKCE)
- List Project Connected Components
Changes 9
- Create Screen Version
- Create Styleguide Color
- Delete Screen Annotation
- Invite Project Member
- Update Project Color
- Update Project Text Style
- Update Screen Annotation
- Update Styleguide Color
- Update Styleguide Text Style
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TwitchCommon questions
What can Flann do with screen annotations in Zeplin?
Flann can delete, look up and update screen annotations in Zeplin, using 4 actions (Delete Screen Annotation, Get Screen Annotation, List Screen Annotations, Update Screen Annotation). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change screen annotations in Zeplin.
What can Flann do with styleguide colors in Zeplin?
Flann can create, look up and update styleguide colors in Zeplin, using 3 actions (Create Styleguide Color, List Styleguide Colors, Update Styleguide Color). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change styleguide colors in Zeplin.
How does Flann connect to Zeplin?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Zeplin and sign in to your Zeplin account on a secure page. There is no developer account or API key to set up. Once it is connected, Flann can use 24 actions in Zeplin.
Can I use Zeplin from WhatsApp?
Yes. You talk to Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and Flann works in Zeplin for you. You do not need to open Zeplin.
Which Flann plan do I need for Zeplin?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Zeplin and every other app.