--- title: "Connect Exayard and Forem - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Assessment Completed\" fires in Exayard, your agent runs \"Get user\" in Forem, or \"New article\" in Forem to \"Create Project\" in Exayard." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/exayard-to-forem" --- # Connect Exayard and Forem When **Assessment Completed** fires in [Exayard](https://apiant.ai/connections/exayard), your agent runs **Get user** in [Forem](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem), or **New article** in Forem to **Create Project** in Exayard. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Exayard **7** triggers Exayard **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 Exayard 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 Exayard and Forem can do together ### From Exayard to Forem - When **Assessment Completed** in Exayard then **Get user** in Forem - When **New Project** in Exayard then **Add article** in Forem ### From Forem to Exayard - When **New article** in Forem then **Create Project** in Exayard - When **New article** in Forem then **Send Test Webhook Event** in Exayard 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 Exayard and Forem ## Triggers and actions 8 triggers · 17 actions - Trigger **Assessment Completed** Webhook event assessment.completed. - Trigger **Bid Generated** Triggers when a bid document is generated from an approved estimate. - Trigger **Bid Won** Webhook event bid.won. - Trigger **Estimate Generated** Triggers when an estimate document is generated. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new Exayard project is created. - Trigger **Project Updated** Webhook event project.updated (name, status or privacy changed). - Trigger **Quote Received** Webhook event quote.received. - Action **Add quote request** Creates a vendor quote request on a project, in requested status. - Action **Add vendor** Creates a vendor (supplier, subcontractor or rental company) in your Exayard company. - Action **Create Project** Creates a new project in Exayard. - Action **Delete project** Deletes (archives) a project in Exayard. - Action **Get project** Returns a single Exayard project with its name, status, privacy and timestamps. - Action **List projects** Returns the projects in an Exayard organization, optionally filtered by status or search text. - Action **List vendors** Returns the vendors (suppliers, subcontractors and rental companies) in an Exayard company, optionally filtered by type, kind, preferred status or search text. - Action **Send Test Webhook Event** Sends a signed sample event of the chosen type to a webhook endpoint. - Action **Update project** Updates an existing project's name, status, settings, tags or custom properties. Fields left blank are not changed. - 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 - [ **Exayard** Exayard is an AI-powered construction takeoff and estimating software for contractors.](https://apiant.ai/connections/exayard) - [ **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 Exayard - [ **Exayard to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/exayard-to-hubspot) - [ **Exayard to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/exayard-to-salesforce) - [ **Exayard to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/exayard-to-slack) - [ **Exayard to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/exayard-to-google-sheets) - [ **Exayard to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/exayard-to-gmail) - [ **Exayard to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/exayard-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 ## Exayard and Forem, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Exayard? Any of Exayard's 7 triggers in the catalog, including Assessment Completed, New Project, Project Updated and Quote Received. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Forem when something happens in Exayard? 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 Exayard? Yes. When something happens in Forem, your agent can act in Exayard too. This page covers both directions: Forem's triggers and Exayard's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Exayard 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 Exayard 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.