Integration
Connect Forem and MySQL
When New article fires in Forem, your agent runs Add Row in MySQL, or New or Updated Row in MySQL to Get user in Forem. 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.
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What do you want Forem and MySQL to do together?
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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.
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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.
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What Forem and MySQL can do together
From Forem to MySQL
When New article in Forem
then Add Row in MySQL
When New article in Forem
then Update Row in MySQL
From MySQL to Forem
When New or Updated Row in MySQL
then Get user in Forem
When New Row in MySQL
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 MySQL
Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 14 actions
Trigger
New articleTriggers when a new article is published on the Forem community, newest first.
Action
Add articleCreates a new article on DEV/Forem, either published or saved as a draft.
Action
Find articlesSearches published articles by keyword and returns the matching articles, optionally limited to the most popular ones from the last N days.
Action
Get articleReturns a single published article by its numeric ID, including its content, tags and author details.
Action
Get userReturns a single Forem user's public profile by their user id.
Action
List articlesReturns a list of published articles, optionally filtered by tag, author, state, popularity window or collection.
Action
List my articlesReturns the published articles of the account you connected, newest first.
Action
List my unpublished articlesReturns your unpublished (draft) articles, most recently created first.
Action
Update articleUpdates an existing article you authored, changing only the fields you fill in.
Trigger
New or Updated RowTriggers when a new row is added or modified.
Trigger
New or Updated Row (Custom Query)Fires for each new or changed row returned by a SELECT statement you write against the connected MySQL database.
Trigger
New RowTriggers when you add a new row.
Trigger
New TableFires when a new table appears in the connected MySQL database.
Action
Add RowAdds a new row.
Action
Delete RowDelete the rows in a table whose chosen column equals a value.
Action
Find RowFinds a row in a table via a lookup column.
Action
Find Rows via Custom QueryRun an author-written SELECT against the connected MySQL database and return every row it produced. Mirrors PostgreSQL 715ae2ac, SQL Server 8e0bbb5d and Oracle 2c308e4d; MySQL placeholder style is ?.
Action
Find Row via Custom QueryRuns a SELECT statement you write against the connected MySQL database and returns the first row it matches.
Action
Update RowUpdates an existing row.
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 MySQL, 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 MySQL when something happens in Forem?
Any of MySQL's 6 actions, including Update Row, Add Row, Find Row and Find Rows via Custom Query. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from MySQL to Forem?
Yes. When something happens in MySQL, your agent can act in Forem too. This page covers both directions: MySQL's triggers and Forem's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Forem or MySQL?
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.