Integration
Connect Forem to Google Maps Platform
When New article fires in Forem, your agent runs Geocode Address in Google Maps Platform. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Forem and Google Maps Platform to do together?
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Connect your AI client
Give your AI client this address.
https://mcp.apiant.aiAny 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.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)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)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)Example flows
What Forem can start in Google Maps Platform
When New article in Forem
then Geocode Address in Google Maps Platform
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 Forem and Google Maps Platform
Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 16 actions
- New article
Triggers when a new article is published on the Forem community, newest first.
- Add article
Creates a new article on DEV/Forem, either published or saved as a draft.
- Find articles
Searches published articles by keyword and returns the matching articles, optionally limited to the most popular ones from the last N days.
- Get article
Returns a single published article by its numeric ID, including its content, tags and author details.
- Get user
Returns a single Forem user's public profile by their user id.
- List articles
Returns a list of published articles, optionally filtered by tag, author, state, popularity window or collection.
- List my articles
Returns the published articles of the account you connected, newest first.
- List my unpublished articles
Returns your unpublished (draft) articles, most recently created first.
- Update article
Updates an existing article you authored, changing only the fields you fill in.
- Geocode Address
Converts a street address or place description into latitude/longitude coordinates and a formatted address.
- Get Directions
Returns a route between an origin and a destination, with total distance, travel time and step-by-step legs.
- Get Distance Matrix
Returns travel distance and time for every pair of origins and destinations.
- Get Place Details
Returns the details of one Google Maps place, including its name, address, location, rating, phone number, website and opening hours.
- Get Route
Calculates a route between an origin and a destination address and returns its distance, travel time, route polyline and summary.
- Nearby Search
Finds places within a radius of a latitude and longitude, optionally limited to place types such as restaurant or gas station, and returns them with their address, location and rating.
- Reverse Geocode
Converts latitude/longitude coordinates into the nearest human-readable address.
- Text Search
Searches Google Maps for places matching a text query, such as "pizza in New York", and returns the matching places with their address, location, rating and contact details.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Forem and Google Maps Platform, answered
What can start an automation from Forem?
Any of Forem's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New article. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Google Maps Platform when something happens in Forem?
Any of Google Maps Platform's 8 actions, including Geocode Address, Get Directions, Get Distance Matrix and Get Place Details. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Google Maps Platform to Forem?
Google Maps Platform has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Forem. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Google Maps Platform's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Forem or Google Maps Platform?
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.
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.