Integration
Connect Forem to USAspending.gov
When New article fires in Forem, your agent runs Download award data in USAspending.gov. 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 USAspending.gov 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 can start in USAspending.gov
When New article in Forem
then Download award data in USAspending.gov
When New article in Forem
then Find awards in USAspending.gov
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 USAspending.gov
Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 20 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.
Action
Download award dataRequest a bulk data extract (CSV) of awards matching a set of search filters.
Action
Find awardsSearch federal contract, grant, and loan awards by filters such as agency, recipient, keyword, time period, and award type.
Action
Find recipients by nameAutocomplete search for award recipients by partial name match.
Action
Find spending by categorySummarize award spending grouped by a category such as awarding agency, recipient, NAICS code, or PSC code.
Action
Find spending over timeSummarize award spending trends across a specified time period.
Action
Find transactionsReturns the individual transactions (modifications) recorded against a single federal award.
Action
Get agencyRetrieve overview information for a federal agency, including award and budget summaries.
Action
Get awardRetrieve full details for a single federal award by its award ID.
Action
Get recipientRetrieve profile and award-summary details for a single award recipient.
Action
List agenciesList all top-tier federal agencies that have made awards.
Action
List recipientsList award recipients with summary spending totals.
Action
List spending by geographySummarize award spending grouped by state, county, or congressional district.
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 USAspending.gov, 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 USAspending.gov when something happens in Forem?
Any of USAspending.gov's 12 actions, including Download award data, Find awards, Find recipients by name and Find spending by category. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from USAspending.gov to Forem?
USAspending.gov has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Forem. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads USAspending.gov's API documentation and adds it.
Do I have to build a connector for Forem or USAspending.gov?
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 USAspending.gov 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.