Needle Knowledge Threader - The Cursor for Tools and Knowledge
Your work apps united. Needle brings together all your tools in one smart chat, helping you find info, share data, and get things done faster. No more app-hopping, just seamless work across everything you use. Leverage Needle with Zapier, n8n, and Langflow.
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Hi Product Hunt community 👋
Today, we're introducing the next evolution of Needle. A thoughtful solution to a problem we've all experienced: the disconnect between our knowledge and our tools.
While searching across apps is valuable, we realized something important was missing... the ability to act on what you find. With Needle Knowledge Threader, we've built a bridge between discovery and action.
In a workspace fragmented across Google Drive, Slack, Notion, and Jira, Needle now provides a unified command center. Our new write capabilities allow you to not just find information, but to update, transform, and direct it precisely where it needs to go; All from a single conversation.
What makes Needle Knowledge Threader different:
🔄 Two-way connection: Needle doesn't just read from your apps. It can write back to them, creating a complete information loop.
🧠 Chat-powered automation: Build and execute mini-automations directly in your chat interface. No complex setup required. Just describe what you need, and Needle handles the rest.
💡 Agentic workflows: Initiate sophisticated multi-step processes across your tools with simple conversational commands. Needle works autonomously to complete tasks that would normally require multiple manual steps.
We built this because we needed it ourselves. A quiet but powerful tool that reduces the friction between knowledge and action. No more context switching, just seamless work that adapts to how you communicate naturally.
We're grateful for the opportunity to share Needle with the Product Hunt community and look forward to your thoughts on how we can make it even better.
With appreciation,
The Needle Team - @oeken , @bugraaydingoz , @jaredpolivka & @jan_heimes
Also, shoutout to @rohanrecommends for being a great hunter!
Fable Wizard
Needle Knowledge Threader seems like a great solution for tackling the friction between finding info and acting on it—no more jumping between apps! The ability to update and transform data directly within your tools is a huge time-saver. How customizable are the workflows for different teams, and can it integrate with less common tools besides the big names like Google Drive and Slack?
@jonurbonas
Yes, we also offer other tools (we calls these "connectors"... as in a connector to a data source).
We also offer Dropbox, Jira, Confluence, Notion, Airtable, Github, Microsoft Outlook, a web connector (i.e. URLs), and we even offer a local connector for local files that are not in the cloud.
We will be adding new connectors coming up. Do you have any requests?
Currently on our to add list is: HubSpot, Zendesk, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint.
Let us know if there are other connectors you want, or if you have product feedback or other feature requests.
Thanks Jonas :)
@jonurbonas Something to mention is also that we are having an API, so theoretically, you can also build your own connector and stream the data via our API to Needle hence making it searchable.
I love it!
Keep up the good work a big fan of the tool!
@lozzzko Appreciate the comment. Keep up also the positive energy.
Let's go Jan, saw this on LinkedIn & it really caught my eye - Loving what you're doing w/ Needle :))
I be using Zapier all the time but this is the sort of integration I need to actually accomplish what I'm setting out to do!
Best of luck to you & the team!!
Hi @cranqnow. I appreciate the comment. Really excited to hear that. Love to chat with you 1:1 and understand what you are trying to accomplish exactly. You can find our Zapier integration here: https://zapier.com/apps/needle/integrations
Love how Needle bridges discovery and action, Jan! The two-way connection and chat automations are super smart. Excited to try this out—great work!
@nimaaksoy Appreciate the positive energy and excitement. Happy to chat also 1:1 on LinkedIn or e-mail.
@jan_heimes Send you an invitation on LinkedIn
Love it! What a great product. Keep going team!
Needle
@kay_arkain Thanks for your words! Appreciated :)
Amazing work with Needle Knowledge Threader! The ability to seamlessly write back to apps and automate tasks within chat is a total game-changer for productivity.
Hi@marianna_tymchuk , thanks a lot. We appreciate that you find it useful.
Cool one! Can I build mini automations with this between Gmail and Notion?
@simay_krb Yes exactly, you can do that very well. One of the ideal use cases.
A unified interface is a game changer for remote teams! 👍
@shenjun thank you for the kind words!
Needle
@shenjun You don't search for information, you just Needle it :)
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Love this! The two-way connection between apps and the ability to automate multi-step tasks directly in chat will save so much time for teams.
Needle
@roman_burdyga Thank you! We envision this will be the normal working mode for everyone.
@roman_burdyga Thanks for the comment! Yes, we are happy to let people save time and get more things done in less time with the aid of Needle.
Congrats on the launch! Any plans to support MCP?
Hi @mike_mccarthy1 we're always keeping an eye on cutting-edge developments in the market. We actually integrated Needle into MCP last year, before it gained its current popularity.
We're proud to be one of the official MCP integrations.
You can find us listed under the official integrations here: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers
And here's our repository: https://github.com/needle-ai/needle-mcp
I would like to tell you want I think, and I'm perhaps misunderstanding, but I thought I was given access to Needle for free so I could test it out. It seems that 'free' is for 7 days, and I can't test anything out, not even adding Gmail without giving over my credit card details? Hopefully, this is wrong, let me know.
Needle looks like the ultimate productivity hack for app-fatigued teams!
@desmond_ren1 that's a great way to describe a symptom of the problem: app fatigue. Thanks for the kind words Desmond :)
Hi there, we develop our own specialized integrations based on our business needs. While MCP serves different purposes, Needle focuses on enterprise and organization-level solutions.
Our approach is similar to Notion's product strategy - creating an intuitive tool that individual users love, which naturally expands into team and company-wide adoption as they recognize its value in their professional environments.
Hi@kksrm happy to hear that it is very clear for you!
Great idea, it would make my workday much shorter!
@onbing thanks Yan! Give it a try and let us know if you have any feedback :)
Very excited to try Needle! Rooting for you team! 💪🏽💪🏽
Congratulations on the launch of Needle Knowledge Threader! The seamless integration of work apps into one smart chat is a game-changer for productivity. Excited to see its impact!
@mihir_kanzariya thanks Mihir! As you use Needle, please keep us posted if you have any feedback, questions, etc. We appreciate you!
Absolutely love it! Such an outstanding product—excited to see how it continues to evolve. Keep up the amazing work, team! 🚀👏
This sounds like a much-needed fix for the chaos of juggling multiple apps. Finding information is one thing, but being able to act instantly? That's a huge leap forward. The two-way connection sounds incredibly useful. How does needle handle permissions when writing back to different tools? Can users fine tune what it can update and where?