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title: "Connect Forem and ProAbono - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New article\" fires in Forem, your agent runs \"Create a Line in the Customer Balance \" in ProAbono."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/forem-to-proabono"
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# Connect Forem and ProAbono

When **New article** fires in [Forem](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem), your agent runs **Create a Line in the Customer Balance **in [ProAbono](https://apiant.ai/connections/proabono), or **Event(s) Related to a Customer** in ProAbono 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 ProAbono **1** trigger ProAbono **13** 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 ProAbono 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 ProAbono can do together

### From Forem to ProAbono

- When **New article** in Forem then **Create a Line in the Customer Balance **in ProAbono
- When **New article** in Forem then **Create or Update a Customer** in ProAbono

### From ProAbono to Forem

- When **Event(s) Related to a Customer** in ProAbono then **Get user** in Forem
- When **Event(s) Related to a Customer** in ProAbono 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 ProAbono

## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 21 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

**Event(s) Related to a Customer**

Triggers when a customer is created or updated in ProAbono (name, email, status, language or other customer details change).

- Action

**Anonymize a Customer**

Anonymizes a customer in ProAbono, clearing their personal details such as name and email. Returns the anonymized customer.

- Action

**Bill a Customer**

Invoices a customer's current balance right away instead of waiting for the next billing cycle, optionally adding a note to the invoice.

- Action

**Create a Line in the Customer Balance**

Adds a one-time debit or credit line to a customer's balance in ProAbono. The line is invoiced with the customer's next billing.

- Action

**Create or Update a Customer**

Creates a customer in ProAbono, or updates the existing customer that has the same customer reference. Returns the customer record with its customer-portal links.

- Action

**Get invoice**

Returns a single ProAbono invoice by its ID, including its number, state, amounts, customer and links to view or pay it.

- Action

**List customers**

Returns the customers in your ProAbono account, optionally only those in one segment or those with an active subscription that includes a given feature.

- Action

**Retrieve a Customer**

Returns a customer by your own customer reference, including their status, segment, metadata and customer portal links.

- Action

**Retrieve Billing Address of a Customer**

Returns the billing address of a customer, looked up by your own customer reference.

- Action

**Retrieve Full Invoice (PDF)**

Returns a full invoice by its ID, including its amounts, status and a link to download the invoice PDF.

- Action

**Retrieve Payment Settings of a Customer**

Returns a customer's payment settings: payment type, billing mode, grey-list status, invoice note and next billing date.

- Action

**Suspend a Customer**

Suspends a customer so they can no longer access the customer portal, download invoices, use their payment method or receive emails. Returns the updated customer.

- Action

**Update Billing Address of a Customer**

Sets or updates the billing address of a ProAbono customer, and returns the saved address.

- Action

**Update Payment Settings of a Customer**

Updates a customer's payment settings in ProAbono, such as a manual payment method, billing mode, next billing date or the note shown on their invoices, and returns the saved settings.

## 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)
- [ **ProAbono** Subscription Billing Made Easy. Subscription Billing As-a-Service, for the New Generation of Services.](https://apiant.ai/connections/proabono)

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 ProAbono

- [ **HubSpot to ProAbono** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-proabono)
- [ **Google Sheets to ProAbono** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-proabono)
- [ **Gmail to ProAbono** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-proabono)
- [ **Google Calendar to ProAbono** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-proabono)
- [ **Google Drive to ProAbono** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-proabono)
- [ **Mailchimp to ProAbono** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-proabono)

Questions

## Forem and ProAbono, 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.

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### What can your agent do in ProAbono when something happens in Forem?

Any of ProAbono's 13 actions, including Create a Line in the Customer Balance, Create or Update a Customer, Update Billing Address of a Customer and Update Payment Settings of a Customer. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.

###

### Can it also run from ProAbono to Forem?

Yes. When something happens in ProAbono, your agent can act in Forem too. This page covers both directions: ProAbono's triggers and Forem's actions are listed here as well.

###

### Do I have to build a connector for Forem or ProAbono?

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 ProAbono 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.
