--- title: "Connect Buttondown and Forem - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Draft\" fires in Buttondown, your agent runs \"Get user\" in Forem, or \"New article\" in Forem to \"Create Email\" in Buttondown." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-forem" --- # Connect Buttondown and Forem When **New Draft** fires in [Buttondown](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown), your agent runs **Get user** in [Forem](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem), or **New article** in Forem to **Create Email** in Buttondown. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Buttondown **4** triggers Buttondown **29** 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 Buttondown 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 Buttondown and Forem can do together ### From Buttondown to Forem - When **New Draft** in Buttondown then **Get user** in Forem - When **New Scheduled Email** in Buttondown then **Add article** in Forem ### From Forem to Buttondown - When **New article** in Forem then **Create Email** in Buttondown - When **New article** in Forem then **Update Email** in Buttondown 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 Buttondown and Forem ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers ยท 37 actions - Trigger **New Draft** Triggers when a new draft is created. - Trigger **New Scheduled Email** Triggers when a new email is scheduled. - Trigger **Newsletters** Triggers when a new newsletter is created. - Trigger **New Tag** Triggers when a new tag is created. - Action **Add Segment** Create a new subscriber segment. - Action **Add Survey** Create a new survey. - Action **Create Draft** Creates a draft. - Action **Create Email** Creates an email. - Action **Create Subscriber** Creates a subscriber. - Action **Delete Automation** Delete an automation by id. - Action **Delete Email** Delete an email by id. - Action **Delete Newsletter** Delete a newsletter by id. - Action **Delete Segment** Delete a subscriber segment by id. - Action **Delete Subscriber** Remove a subscriber by id or email address. - Action **Delete Survey** Delete a survey by id. - Action **Delete Tag** Delete a tag by id. - Action **Find Tag** Finds a tag given its name. - Action **Get Automation** Retrieve a single automation by id. - Action **Get Email** Retrieve a single email by id. - Action **Get Newsletter** Retrieve a single newsletter by id. - Action **Get Segment** Retrieve a single subscriber segment by id. - Action **Get Survey** Retrieve a single survey by id. - Action **Get Tag** Retrieve a single tag by id. - Action **List Automations** List all automations configured on the account. - Action **List Segments** List all subscriber segments. - Action **List Surveys** List all surveys on the account. - Action **Publish Email** Publish a drafted email so it is sent and made public. - Action **Update Automation** Update an automation's configuration. - Action **Update Email** Update an existing email's content or metadata. - Action **Update Newsletter** Update a newsletter's settings. - Action **Update Segment** Update a subscriber segment's definition. - Action **Update Survey** Update a survey's configuration. - Action **Update Tag** Update a tag's name or metadata. - 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 - [ **Buttondown** Buttondown is an easy way to start and grow your newsletter.](https://apiant.ai/connections/buttondown) - [ **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 Buttondown - [ **Buttondown to HelloSalut** HelloSalut returns the word for "hello" in a visitor's own language.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-hellosalut) - [ **Buttondown to Zoho Campaigns** Zoho Campaigns lets you send email and social media campaigns to your subscribers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-zoho-campaigns) - [ **Buttondown to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-hubspot) - [ **Buttondown to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-salesforce) - [ **Buttondown to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-slack) - [ **Buttondown to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/buttondown-to-google-sheets) ## 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 ## Buttondown and Forem, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Buttondown? Any of Buttondown's 4 triggers in the catalog, including New Draft, New Scheduled Email, New Tag and Newsletters. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Forem when something happens in Buttondown? 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 Buttondown? Yes. When something happens in Forem, your agent can act in Buttondown too. This page covers both directions: Forem's triggers and Buttondown's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Buttondown 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 Buttondown 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.