# Connect Channels and Forem When **New Call Finished** fires in [Channels](https://apiant.ai/connections/channels), your agent runs **Get user** in [Forem](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem), or **New article** in Forem to **Add note to contact** in Channels. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Channels **2** triggers Channels **9** 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 Channels 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 Channels and Forem can do together ### From Channels to Forem - When **New Call Finished** in Channels then **Get user** in Forem - When **New Voicemail Left **in Channels then **Add article** in Forem ### From Forem to Channels - When **New article** in Forem then **Add note to contact** in Channels - When **New article** in Forem then **Create New Contact** in Channels 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 Channels and Forem ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 17 actions - Trigger **New Call Finished** Triggers when a call is finished. - Trigger **New Voicemail Left** - Action **Add note to contact** Add a note to a contact's history. - Action **Add number to do-not-call list** Block a phone number by adding it to the Do Not Call list. - Action **Create New Contact** Creates a new Contact in your Channels account. - Action **Delete contact** Delete a contact by id. - Action **Delete number from do-not-call list** Unblock a phone number by removing it from the Do Not Call list. - Action **Get account balance** Retrieve the account's current finance balance. - Action **Get contact** Retrieve a single contact by id. - Action **List contacts** List all contacts on the account. - Action **Update contact** Update an existing contact's fields. - 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 - [ **Channels** Channels is a data-driven phone system that lets you make and take calls directly in the browser.](https://apiant.ai/connections/channels) - [ **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 Channels - [ **Channels to Karlia** Karlia is the first CRM software to integrate your complete mailboxes with tracking, scheduled mailings...](https://apiant.ai/connect/channels-to-karlia) - [ **Channels to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/channels-to-hubspot) - [ **Channels to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/channels-to-salesforce) - [ **Channels to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/channels-to-slack) - [ **Channels to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/channels-to-google-sheets) - [ **Channels to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/channels-to-gmail) ## 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 ## Channels and Forem, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Channels? Any of Channels's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Call Finished and New Voicemail Left. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Forem when something happens in Channels? 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 Channels? Yes. When something happens in Forem, your agent can act in Channels too. This page covers both directions: Forem's triggers and Channels's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Channels 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 Channels 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.