An AI teammate for Are.na.
Connect Are.na and your Cicada agent works in it for you: 10 Are.na actions, from looking things up to making changes. Ask from iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack or the app, and keep it read-only if you only want it to look.
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- Find the latest pricing doc in Are.na and send me the link.
- What changed in our Are.na docs this week?
- Write up these notes in Are.na and share them with the team.
- What did we decide about the Q1 plan? Check Are.na.
10 Are.na actions, picked for what you ask.
About Are.na: Are.na is a platform for collecting, organizing, and connecting ideas, images, links, and other creative research.
Reads
5 in all · always allowed- Get BlockGet the details of one Are.na block by ID, including its subtype, content, source, creator, and…
- Get ChannelGet an Are.na channel by numeric ID or slug, including visibility, counts, owner, and the current…
- Get My FeedReturn one page of the authenticated user's personalized Are.na activity feed, newest first.
- Get Current UserReturn the identity and account details for the authenticated Are.na user.
- List Channel ContentsReturn one page of blocks and nested channels from an Are.na channel, with optional sorting and…
Changes
5 in all · off when Are.na is read-only- Create ChannelCreate a user-owned Are.na channel, closed by default, and return its stable numeric ID and…
- Delete ChannelPermanently delete one Are.na channel the authenticated user is allowed to destroy.
- Update ChannelUpdate selected fields of an Are.na channel the authenticated user can edit.
- Add To ChannelsAdd an existing Are.na block or channel to one or more target channels without duplicating the…
- Remove From ChannelRemove one block or nested channel placement from an Are.na channel.
Showing 10 of 10. Your agent can use every one of them; you don't pick them, you ask for the outcome.
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Connect Are.na
Open Connections, find Are.na and paste an API key from your Are.na account settings. Cicada checks it works before saving it.
Choose what it may do
Full, Ask first or Read-only, for the whole workspace. Share Are.na with the team, or keep it under each person's own login.
Ask from anywhere
Text your agent on iMessage or WhatsApp, message it in Slack or the app, or put a Are.na job on a schedule: every morning, every Friday.
Are.na, together with the rest of your stack.
Ask for an outcome that spans apps and your agent pulls from each one, cross-checks them and sends back one answer.
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Are.na and Cicada, answered.
Does Cicada integrate with Are.na?
Yes. Are.na is one of the 888 apps with a page here, and it connects with an API key. Once it's connected, every agent in your workspace can use it from any channel you talk to them on.
How do I connect Are.na?
Open Connections, find Are.na and paste an API key from your Are.na account settings. Cicada checks it works before saving it.
What can Cicada do in Are.na?
10 actions: 5 that read from Are.na and 5 that change things in it, for example get block, get channel, get my feed. It picks the right ones for what you ask and chains them with your other apps.
Can I stop Cicada changing things in Are.na?
Yes. In Connections, set Are.na to Read-only and no agent in your workspace can create, change or delete anything in it; it can still read. Ask first lets it act but makes it check with you before each change.
Can I ask about Are.na from my phone?
Yes. Text your agent on iMessage or WhatsApp, or message it in Slack or the app. It answers in the same thread, and it can run Are.na jobs on a schedule, like every morning at 8.
Is my Are.na data safe?
Your Are.na login or key is stored on the server and never appears in a conversation. Disconnecting removes it. Every action an agent takes is in your activity log, and your data isn't used to train models.
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