Integration

Discourse integration

Discourse REST API for a self-hosted forum: create topics, replies and private messages, read and edit posts, close, pin or archive topics, browse the latest and per-category topic lists, create and list categories, run a full-text search, create and inspect user accounts, list users by moderation flag and like a post. Authentication uses an admin or user API key plus the username the call acts as, both sent as headers.

Connect Discourse How integrations work

Ask it in chat

Say what should happen.
The workflow builds itself.

When this happens, do that in Discourse.Built from the 18 Discourse tools below, on the connection you add once.

Common Discourse use cases

removing a spam thread
quoting an existing post
summarising a discussion
auditing suspended accounts
acknowledging a helpful answer
fixing a typo in a topic title
triaging an inbox automatically
closing a resolved support thread
correcting a published announcement
choosing where to publish a new topic

What you can do with Discourse

Each of these is one operation on one endpoint, available both as a workflow step and as a tool an AI agent can call on its own. Nothing bundles several operations into one action, so what a run did stays readable afterwards.

Most endpoints run on the free plan. A few, mainly the ones that publish on your behalf, need a paid plan.

Topic, 6 operations

delete_topicDelete topicDELETERemoves a whole topic.
get_topicGet topicGETReads a topic and the posts it currently shows.
list_category_topicsList category topicsGETReturns the topics of a single category.
list_latest_topicsList latest topicsGETReturns the latest topics with their activity counters.
set_topic_statusSet topic statusPUTSwitches one moderation flag on a topic on or off.
update_topicUpdate topicPUTRenames a topic or moves it to another category.

Post, 5 operations

create_postCreate postPOSTPublishes forum content: a new topic, a reply, or a private message.
delete_postDelete postDELETERemoves a post from a topic.
get_postGet postGETReads one post by its identifier.
like_postLike postPOSTLikes a post, or applies another post action by its type code.
update_postUpdate postPUTEdits a post and optionally records why it changed.

User, 3 operations

create_userCreate userPOSTRegisters a new forum member.
get_userGet userGETReads one member profile.
list_users_by_flagList users by flagGETReturns accounts in one moderation bucket, such as new, staff or suspended.

Category, 2 operations

create_categoryCreate categoryPOSTAdds a category to the forum.
list_categoriesList categoriesGETReturns every category with its identifier, slug and counters.

Message, 1 operation

list_user_private_messagesList user private messagesGETReturns the private message threads of one member.

Search, 1 operation

searchSearchGETSearches the forum and returns matching posts, topics, users and categories.

Use Discourse from Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

Connect Discourse in LiveContext, create an API key in Settings, then add the LiveContext MCP server to your client. Its Discourse operations become tools the client can call, next to every other integration you connected.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http livecontext https://livecontext.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

[mcp_servers.livecontext]
url = "https://livecontext.ai/mcp"

[mcp_servers.livecontext.http_headers]
"X-API-Key" = "YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor, Claude Desktop and other JSON configs

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livecontext": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://livecontext.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set up the MCP server step by step

How to connect Discourse

Create your workspace
Sign up free. Nothing to install.
Connect Discourse once
Add your Discourse connection in Settings. Every tool from this integration reuses it, and secrets are encrypted at rest and visible only to you.
Describe the job in chat
The workflow builds itself in front of you and picks the endpoints it needs. Drag the steps yourself on the canvas whenever you would rather be explicit.

Discourse integration FAQ

What can you do with the Discourse integration?

LiveContext exposes 18 operations on Discourse, covering topic, post, user and category. Common uses include removing a spam thread, quoting an existing post and summarising a discussion.