--- title: "Connect Altoviz and Forem - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Contact\" fires in Altoviz, your agent runs \"Get user\" in Forem, or \"New article\" in Forem to \"Create Contact\" in Altoviz." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-forem" --- # Connect Altoviz and Forem When **Contact** fires in [Altoviz](https://apiant.ai/connections/altoviz), your agent runs **Get user** in [Forem](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem), or **New article** in Forem to **Create Contact** in Altoviz. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Altoviz **5** triggers Altoviz **32** actions Forem **1** trigger Forem **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Altoviz and Forem to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Altoviz and Forem can do together ### From Altoviz to Forem - When **Contact** in Altoviz then **Get user** in Forem - When **Customer** in Altoviz then **Add article** in Forem ### From Forem to Altoviz - When **New article** in Forem then **Create Contact** in Altoviz - When **New article** in Forem then **Create Customer** in Altoviz Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Altoviz and Forem ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 40 actions - Trigger **Contact** Triggers when a contact is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Customer** Triggers when a customer is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Product** Triggers when a product is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Sales Invoice** Triggers when a sales invoice is created, updated or deleted. - Trigger **Sales Quote** Triggers when a sales quote is created, updated or deleted. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a new contact. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer. - Action **Create Customer Family** Creates a new customer family. - Action **Create Draft Sales Invoice** Creates a new draft sales invoice. - Action **Create Product Family** Creates a new product family. - Action **Create Receipt** Creates a new receipt. - Action **Create Sales Credit** Creates a new sales credit. - Action **Create Sales Quote** Creates a new sales quote. - Action **Create Supplier** Creates a new supplier. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete an existing contact. - Action **Delete Customer** Delete an existing customer. - Action **Delete Customer Family** Delete an existing customer family. - Action **Delete Product** Delete an existing product. - Action **Delete Product Family** Delete an existing product family. - Action **Delete Receipt** Delete an existing receipt. - Action **Delete Sales Credit** Delete an existing sales credit. - Action **Delete Sales Invoice** Delete an existing draft sales invoice. - Action **Delete Sales Quote** Delete an existing sales quote. - Action **Delete Supplier** Delete an existing supplier. - Action **Download Purchase Invoice** Download a purchase invoice. - Action **Download Sales Invoice** Download a sales invoice. - Action **Download Sales Quote** Download a sales quote. - Action **Find Contact** Find a contact by email, optionally create a contact if none is found. - Action **Find Product** Find a product by number, optionally create a product if none is found. - Action **Get Customer Family** Returns a customer family by its id: label, number and internal id. - Action **Get Product Family** Returns a product family by its id: label and number. - Action **Get Settings** Returns the Altoviz account's application settings (company, accounting, sales, VAT, e-invoicing, emailing, general and social settings). - Action **Update Customer** Update an existing customer. - Action **Update Product** Update an existing product. - Action **Update Receipt** Update an existing receipt. - Action **Update Supplier** Update an existing supplier. - Action **Upload Purchase Invoice** Upload a purchase invoice. - Trigger **New article** Triggers when a new article is published on the Forem community, newest first. - Action **Add article** Creates a new article on DEV/Forem, either published or saved as a draft. - Action **Find articles** Searches published articles by keyword and returns the matching articles, optionally limited to the most popular ones from the last N days. - Action **Get article** Returns a single published article by its numeric ID, including its content, tags and author details. - Action **Get user** Returns a single Forem user's public profile by their user id. - Action **List articles** Returns a list of published articles, optionally filtered by tag, author, state, popularity window or collection. - Action **List my articles** Returns the published articles of the account you connected, newest first. - Action **List my unpublished articles** Returns your unpublished (draft) articles, most recently created first. - Action **Update article** Updates an existing article you authored, changing only the fields you fill in. ## Each app on its own - [ **Altoviz** Altoviz is an invoicing and accounting app for small businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connections/altoviz) - [ **Forem** Open-source community platform software for building forums where members post articles and discuss topics.](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Altoviz - [ **Altoviz to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-hubspot) - [ **Altoviz to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-salesforce) - [ **Altoviz to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-slack) - [ **Altoviz to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-google-sheets) - [ **Altoviz to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-gmail) - [ **Altoviz to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/altoviz-to-google-calendar) ## More into Forem - [ **ActiveCampaign to Forem** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-forem) - [ **Airtable to Forem** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-forem) - [ **Asana to Forem** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-forem) - [ **ClickUp to Forem** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-forem) - [ **Discord to Forem** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-forem) - [ **Brevo to Forem** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-forem) Questions ## Altoviz and Forem, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Altoviz? Any of Altoviz's 5 triggers in the catalog, including Contact, Customer, Product and Sales Invoice. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Forem when something happens in Altoviz? Any of Forem's 8 actions, including Update article, Add article, Find articles and Get article. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Forem to Altoviz? Yes. When something happens in Forem, your agent can act in Altoviz too. This page covers both directions: Forem's triggers and Altoviz's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Altoviz or Forem? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Altoviz and Forem without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.