--- title: "Connect Picreel to Forem - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New lead\" fires in Picreel, your agent runs \"Get user\" in Forem. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/picreel-to-forem" --- # Connect Picreel to Forem When **New lead** fires in [Picreel](https://apiant.ai/connections/picreel), your agent runs **Get user** in [Forem](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Picreel **1** trigger Forem **1** trigger Forem **8** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Picreel and Forem 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 Picreel can start in Forem - When **New lead** in Picreel then **Get user** in Forem - When **New lead** in Picreel 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 Picreel and Forem ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 8 actions - Trigger **New lead** Fires instantly when Picreel captures a new lead. Manual-registration webhook: in Picreel, click Leads in the left sidebar, click Export to CRMs and choose Webhooks, paste this trigger's minted URL into the URL field at the top, tick "Live export after submit", and save. The payload arrives flat and binds as {{ trigger.body.* }} — email, name, phone, request_url, user_id. - 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. ## Each app on its own - [ **Picreel** Picreel provides exit-intent offers and popups for your website to recover abandoning visitors and improve...](https://apiant.ai/connections/picreel) - [ **Forem** Open-source community platform software for building forums where members post articles and discuss topics.](https://apiant.ai/connections/forem) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Picreel - [ **Picreel to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/picreel-to-anthropic) - [ **Picreel to Swagger Generator** This is an online swagger codegen server.](https://apiant.ai/connect/picreel-to-swagger-generator) - [ **Picreel to TimeCamp** TimeCamp helps you and your team to track time.](https://apiant.ai/connect/picreel-to-timecamp) - [ **Picreel to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/picreel-to-hubspot) - [ **Picreel to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/picreel-to-salesforce) - [ **Picreel to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/picreel-to-slack) ## More into Forem - [ **ActiveCampaign to Forem** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-forem) - [ **Airtable to Forem** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-forem) - [ **Asana to Forem** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-forem) - [ **ClickUp to Forem** ClickUp is an all-in-one app to plan, track, and manage your work in a beautifully intuitive environment.](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-forem) - [ **Discord to Forem** Discord is an all-in-one voice and text chat for gamers.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-forem) - [ **Brevo to Forem** Brevo is the leading CRM suite designed to cultivate long-term customer relationships and help businesses...](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-forem) Questions ## Picreel and Forem, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Picreel? Any of Picreel's 1 trigger in the catalog, including New lead. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Forem when something happens in Picreel? Any of Forem's 8 actions, including Update article, Add article, Find articles and Get article. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Forem to Picreel? Forem has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Picreel. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Forem's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Picreel or Forem? 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 Picreel and Forem without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in Forem 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.