--- title: "Connect Forem and Kanban Zone - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New article\" fires in Forem, your agent runs \"List Boards\" in Kanban Zone, or \"Card Created\" in Kanban Zone to \"Get user\" in Forem." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/forem-to-kanban-zone" --- # Connect Forem and Kanban Zone When **New article** fires in [Forem](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem), your agent runs **List Boards** in [Kanban Zone](https://apiant.ai/connections/kanban-zone), or **Card Created** in Kanban Zone to **Get user** in Forem. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Forem **1** trigger Forem **8** actions Kanban Zone **1** trigger Kanban Zone **1** action What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Forem and Kanban Zone 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 Forem and Kanban Zone can do together ### From Forem to Kanban Zone - When **New article** in Forem then **List Boards** in Kanban Zone ### From Kanban Zone to Forem - When **Card Created** in Kanban Zone then **Get user** in Forem - When **Card Created** in Kanban Zone then **Add article** in Forem 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 Kanban Zone ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 9 actions - 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. - Trigger **Card Created** Triggers when a new card is CREATED on a board. - Action **List Boards** lists the account's boards. Live response shape: {"count":1,"boards":[{"BoardItem":{"name","publicId","isArchived","blockedCardsCount","overdueCardsCount"}}]} (note the BoardItem wrapper per row). Read-only; used as a setup step to source a board publicId. ## Each app on its own - [ **Forem** Open-source community platform software for building forums where members post articles and discuss topics.](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem) - [ **Kanban Zone** Get into the Kanban Zone to collaborate online using Kanban with a laser focus on the right work at the...](https://apiant.ai/connections/kanban-zone) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Forem - [ **Forem to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/forem-to-hubspot) - [ **Forem to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/forem-to-salesforce) - [ **Forem to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/forem-to-slack) - [ **Forem to Google Sheets** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/forem-to-google-sheets) - [ **Forem to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/forem-to-gmail) - [ **Forem to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/forem-to-google-calendar) ## More into Kanban Zone - [ **HubSpot to Kanban Zone** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-kanban-zone) - [ **Google Sheets to Kanban Zone** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-kanban-zone) - [ **Gmail to Kanban Zone** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-kanban-zone) - [ **Google Calendar to Kanban Zone** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-kanban-zone) - [ **Google Drive to Kanban Zone** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-kanban-zone) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Kanban Zone** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-kanban-zone) Questions ## Forem and Kanban Zone, 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 Kanban Zone when something happens in Forem? Any of Kanban Zone's 1 action, including List Boards. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Kanban Zone to Forem? Yes. When something happens in Kanban Zone, your agent can act in Forem too. This page covers both directions: Kanban Zone's triggers and Forem's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Forem or Kanban Zone? 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 Forem and Kanban Zone 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.