Integration
Connect Forem and Pics.io
When New article fires in Forem, your agent runs Add assets to collection in Pics.io, or Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io 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.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Forem and Pics.io to do together?
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https://mcp.apiant.aiOne 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.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 and Pics.io can do together
From Forem to Pics.io
When New article in Forem
then Add assets to collection in Pics.io
When New article in Forem
then Add keyword in Pics.io
From Pics.io to Forem
When Assets Added to Collection in Pics.io
then Get user in Forem
When Assets Color Changed in Pics.io
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 Pics.io
Triggers and actions 11 triggers · 19 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
Assets Added to CollectionTriggers when an asset is added to the selected Pics.io collection (including its nested collections).
Trigger
Assets Color ChangedTriggers when the color label on an asset in your Pics.io library is set or changed.
Trigger
Assets Flag ChangedTriggers when an asset's flag changes to flagged, unflagged or rejected in your Pics.io library.
Trigger
Assets Metadata ChangedTriggers when an asset's metadata (title, description, keywords, custom fields and other details) is changed in Pics.io.
Trigger
Assets Moved to CollectionTriggers when assets are moved into the chosen collection (or any collection inside it).
Trigger
Assets Raiting ChangedTriggers when an asset's star rating is changed in your Pics.io library.
Trigger
Metadata Processing CompletedTriggers when Pics.io finishes processing an asset's file metadata, including when metadata is reprocessed for an existing asset.
Trigger
New AssetTriggers when a new asset is added to your Pics.io library, optionally limited to a collection, inbox, lightboard, type or other filters.
Trigger
New CollectionTriggers when a new collection is created directly inside the collection you choose (pick the root to watch top-level collections).
Trigger
New CommentTriggers when a new comment is added to an asset in your Pics.io library.
Action
Add assets to collectionAdds one or more Pics.io assets to a collection, or moves them into it so they leave their other collections.
Action
Add keywordCreates a new keyword in the Pics.io keyword tree, optionally nested under a parent keyword.
Action
Create CollectionCreates a new collection in Pics.io, optionally nested inside an existing parent collection.
Action
Delete collectionDeletes a collection from your Pics.io library.
Action
Find assetsReturns the assets in your Pics.io library that match a text search and optional filters such as collection, type, flag, rating, color or creation date.
Action
Find collectionsReturns the collections whose name or description contains the text you search for.
Action
Find keywordsReturns the keywords in your Pics.io account whose name matches the search text.
Action
Get assetsReturns the full details of one or more Pics.io assets by their IDs.
Action
List custom fieldsReturns every custom field defined in your Pics.io workspace, including each field's title, type, visibility and allowed options.
Action
Update assetUpdates an existing Pics.io asset by ID — its file name, title, description, rating, flag and color label — and returns the updated asset. Fields left blank are not changed.
Action
Update custom field values on assetsSets the value of one custom field on one or more Pics.io assets at once.
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 Pics.io, 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 Pics.io when something happens in Forem?
Any of Pics.io's 11 actions, including Create Collection, Update asset, Update custom field values on assets and Add assets to collection. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Pics.io to Forem?
Yes. When something happens in Pics.io, your agent can act in Forem too. This page covers both directions: Pics.io's triggers and Forem's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Forem or Pics.io?
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 Pics.io 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.