--- title: "Discourse integrations and MCP server - APIANT.ai" description: "Connect Discourse to any other app, or use it from your AI client over MCP." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connections/discourse" --- # Discourse integrations Connect Discourse to any other app, or use it from your AI client over MCP. Discourse is an open source discussion platform used as a mailing list, discussion forum, long-form chat room, and more. Connects with an API key [discourse.org](https://discourse.org/) **2** triggers **24** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want to automate with Discourse? 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) Popular ## Discourse with the apps people pair it with most - [ **Discourse to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-hubspot) - [ **Discourse to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-salesforce) - [ **Discourse to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-slack) - [ **Discourse to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-google-sheets) - [ **Discourse to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-gmail) - [ **Discourse to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-google-calendar) - [ **Discourse to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-google-drive) - [ **Discourse to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-mailchimp) Pair it ## Connect Discourse with another app - [ **Discourse to HubSpot**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-hubspot) - [ **Discourse to Salesforce**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-salesforce) - [ **Discourse to Slack**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-slack) - [ **Discourse to Google Sheets**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-google-sheets) - [ **Discourse to Gmail**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-gmail) - [ **Discourse to Google Calendar**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-google-calendar) - [ **Discourse to Google Drive**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-google-drive) - [ **Discourse to Mailchimp**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-mailchimp) - [ **Discourse to Stripe**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-stripe) - [ **Discourse to Shopify**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-shopify) - [ **Discourse to QuickBooks Online**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Discourse to Pipedrive**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-pipedrive) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Discourse**](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-discourse) - [ **Discourse to Notion**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-notion) - [ **Airtable to Discourse**](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-discourse) - [ **Discourse to Trello**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-trello) - [ **Asana to Discourse**](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-discourse) - [ **Discourse to JIRA**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-jira) - [ **ClickUp to Discourse**](https://apiant.ai/connect/clickup-to-discourse) - [ **Discourse to Zoom**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-zoom) - [ **Discord to Discourse**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discord-to-discourse) - [ **Discourse to Twilio**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-twilio) - [ **Discourse to SendGrid**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-sendgrid) - [ **Discourse to Outlook**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-outlook) - [ **Discourse to Intercom**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-intercom) - [ **Discourse to Freshdesk**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-freshdesk) - [ **Discourse to Klaviyo**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-klaviyo) - [ **Brevo to Discourse**](https://apiant.ai/connect/brevo-to-discourse) - [ **Discourse to Typeform**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-typeform) - [ **Discourse to JotForm**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-jotform) - [ **Calendly to Discourse**](https://apiant.ai/connect/calendly-to-discourse) - [ **Discourse to PandaDoc**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-pandadoc) - [ **Discourse to Webflow**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-webflow) - [ **Discourse to Wix**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-wix) - [ **Discourse to LinkedIn**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-linkedin) - [ **Discourse to Facebook**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-facebook) - [ **Discourse to Instagram**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-instagram) - [ **Discourse to OpenAI**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-openai) - [ **Discourse to Anthropic**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-anthropic) - [ **Discourse to OneDrive**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-onedrive) - [ **Discourse to Google Docs**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-google-docs) - [ **Discourse to Ontraport**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-ontraport) - [ **Discourse to Freshworks CRM**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-freshworks-crm) - [ **Discourse to GoHighLevel**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-gohighlevel) - [ **Capsule CRM to Discourse**](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-discourse) - [ **Copper to Discourse**](https://apiant.ai/connect/copper-to-discourse) - [ **Discourse to Streak**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-streak) - [ **Discourse to NetHunt CRM**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-nethunt-crm) - [ **Discourse to MINDBODY**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-mindbody) - [ **Discourse to Supabase**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-supabase) - [ **Discourse to PostgreSQL**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-postgresql) - [ **Discourse to MySQL**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-mysql) - [ **Discourse to Vercel**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-vercel) - [ **Discourse to ElevenLabs**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-elevenlabs) - [ **Discourse to PagerDuty**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-pagerduty) - [ **Discourse to Pushover**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-pushover) - [ **Discourse to Gravity Forms**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-gravity-forms) - [ **Discourse to HubSpot Enterprise**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-hubspot-enterprise) - [ **Discourse to Google Forms**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-google-forms) - [ **Discourse to Facebook Lead Ads**](https://apiant.ai/connect/discourse-to-facebook-lead-ads) What your agent can do with Discourse ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 24 actions - Trigger **New Post** Triggers when a new post is made anywhere on the forum. - Trigger **New Topic** Triggers when a new topic is created on the forum. - Action **Add group** Creates a new user group on your Discourse site, optionally adding members and owners. - Action **Add group members** Adds one or more users to a Discourse group by username. - Action **Add invite** Creates an invite to the Discourse forum, either emailed to a person or as a shareable invite link. - Action **Create Category** Creates a forum category. - Action **Create Post** Creates a reply post in an existing topic. - Action **Create Topic** Creates a new topic with its first post, optionally in a category. - Action **Create User** Creates a forum user account. - Action **Delete Post** Deletes a post. - Action **Delete topic** Deletes a topic from your Discourse forum. - Action **Delete user** Deletes a user from the Discourse forum, optionally deleting their posts and blocking their email, IP and URLs. - Action **Get category** Returns a single category's details, including its name, slug, colors, permissions and topic counts. - Action **Get Post** Returns a single forum post by its ID, including its text, author and topic. - Action **Get Topic** Returns a single topic by its ID, including its title, category and post count. - Action **Get User** Returns a forum user by username. - Action **List Categories** Returns the forum's categories. - Action **List groups** Returns the groups on the Discourse forum, with their names, member counts and visibility settings. - Action **List tags** Returns every tag on the Discourse forum, with the number of topics using each. - Action **List topics** Returns the latest topics on the forum, up to 100, with optional sort order. - Action **List users** Returns the forum's users in a chosen group (active, new, staff, suspended, blocked or suspect), optionally filtered by email or IP address. - Action **Search** Searches the forum and returns matching posts, topics and users. - Action **Update category** Updates an existing category's name, colors, slug, parent, permissions and other settings, and returns the updated category. - Action **Update Post** Updates the text of an existing post. - Action **Update topic** Updates a topic's title and/or category. - Action **Update user** Updates a Discourse user's name and external identity IDs. Reviews ## What our customers say Questions ## Discourse, answered ### ### Is there a Discourse MCP server? APIANT's MCP server at https://mcp.apiant.ai works with Discourse. Add that address to any AI client that takes a remote MCP server and sign in once in your browser. Your client can then run Discourse actions on demand, or have APIANT build, test and run automations that use Discourse. Nothing to install. ### ### What can start an automation from Discourse? Any of Discourse's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Post and New Topic. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Discourse? Any of Discourse's 24 actions, including Create Category, Create Post, Create Topic and Create User. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can I use Discourse directly from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor? Yes. Connect your AI client to APIANT once and it works with Discourse two ways. Ask it to do something in Discourse 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 on its own. A one-off action uses your plan's tasks the same way an automation step does. ### ### Do I need to write code against the Discourse API? No. APIANT connects to the Discourse API for you, with your Discourse API key. Describe what you want in plain language and your agent builds it on the Discourse triggers and actions in the catalog. If you need an endpoint that is not there yet, your agent reads the Discourse API documentation and adds it. ### ### Which apps can Discourse connect to? Any app in the catalog; the list on this page pairs Discourse with each of them. If the other app is missing, point your agent at its API documentation and it builds the connector. ### ### 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.