--- title: "Connect Forem and My Hours - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New article\" fires in Forem, your agent runs \"Add Task to Project\" in My Hours, or \"New Project\" in My Hours to \"Get user\" in Forem." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/forem-to-my-hours" --- # Connect Forem and My Hours When **New article** fires in [Forem](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem), your agent runs **Add Task to Project** in [My Hours](https://apiant.ai/connections/my-hours), or **New Project** in My Hours 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 My Hours **3** triggers My Hours **20** actions 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 My Hours 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. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Forem and My Hours can do together ### From Forem to My Hours - When **New article** in Forem then **Add Task to Project** in My Hours - When **New article** in Forem then **Create Client** in My Hours ### From My Hours to Forem - When **New Project** in My Hours then **Get user** in Forem - When **New Project Task** in My Hours 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 My Hours ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers · 28 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 **New Project** Fires when a new project is created in My Hours. - Trigger **New Project Task** Triggers when a new project task is added to the project. - Trigger **New Time Log** Fires once for each new time log recorded in My Hours within the last 7 days. - Action **Add tag** Create a tag. - Action **Add Task to Project** Adds a task to a selected project. - Action **Add team member** Add a team member. - Action **Create Client** Creates a new Client - Action **Create Project** Creates a new Project - Action **Create Time Log** Creates a new time log - Action **Delete time log** Delete a time log. - Action **Find Project** Finds a Project by name. - Action **Find Project Task** Finds a Project Task - Action **Get project** Get project details by id. - Action **Get Time Logs** View all time logs in a selected date period. - Action **List clients** List all clients. - Action **List tags** List all tags in the My Hours account, active or archived. - Action **List team members** List all team members. - Action **Start timer** Start a new timer. - Action **Stop timer** Stop a running timer. - Action **Update client** Edit a client. - Action **Update project** Edit a project. - Action **Update project task** Edit a project task. - Action **Update time log** Edit a time log. ## 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) - [ **My Hours** My Hours is a simple and free time tracker, with insightful reports and invoicing features.](https://apiant.ai/connections/my-hours) 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 My Hours - [ **HubSpot to My Hours** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-my-hours) - [ **Google Sheets to My Hours** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-my-hours) - [ **Gmail to My Hours** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-my-hours) - [ **Google Calendar to My Hours** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-my-hours) - [ **Google Drive to My Hours** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-my-hours) - [ **Mailchimp to My Hours** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-my-hours) Questions ## Forem and My Hours, 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 My Hours when something happens in Forem? Any of My Hours's 20 actions, including Create Client, Create Project, Create Time Log and Update client. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from My Hours to Forem? Yes. When something happens in My Hours, your agent can act in Forem too. This page covers both directions: My Hours's triggers and Forem's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Forem or My Hours? 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 My Hours 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.