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Connect Devto Intelligence to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Stop guessing what to write and start publishing with data.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

ChatGPTClaudeCursorPerplexityGeminiMicrosoft CopilotRaycastMeta AI

Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

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V8 Isolate01

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

FinOps per User03

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Curated set · 23 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 06

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 23 available through Dev.to (Forem).

  1. 01

    Get article

    Retrieves the full content of a specific Dev.to article using its ID. Use this to let your agent analyze structure or prepare content updates.

  2. 02

    Get comment by ID

    Fetches a single comment and its replies by ID. This allows your agent to track specific discussions or analyze individual threads.

  3. 03

    Get comments

    Gets all comments on a specific article. Use this to run sentiment analysis or review community feedback.

  4. 04

    Get followed tags

    Returns the tags you follow on Dev.to. This helps your agent align your publishing strategy with your specific interests.

Capability set02 / 06

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 23 available through Dev.to (Forem).

  1. 05

    Get my articles

    Lists your own published articles. Use this to audit your performance or find old posts that need updates.

  2. 06

    Get podcast episodes

    Browses Dev.to podcast episodes. This is useful for discovering multimedia content trends in the developer community.

  3. 07

    Get reading list

    Retrieves your bookmarked articles. Use this to help your agent extract ideas from your curated reading list.

  4. 08

    Get user

    Fetches a Dev.to user profile by username. Use this to research authors or verify the identity of community members.

Capability set03 / 06

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 23 available through Dev.to (Forem).

  1. 09

    Get followers

    Lists your Dev.to followers. This capability helps your agent track community growth and plan engagement.

  2. 10

    Analyze engagement

    Performs a deep dive into an article's performance. It calculates an engagement score by weighting comments and unique commenters heavily.

  3. 11

    Audience crossover

    Maps audience overlaps by tracing commenters across different tags. This identifies which other topics your current readers care about.

  4. 12

    Content blueprint

    Extracts the structural patterns of top-performing articles. It identifies the best title formats, reading times, and tag combinations.

Capability set04 / 06

13-16

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 23 available through Dev.to (Forem).

  1. 13

    Content gap analysis

    Finds high-engagement topics with low competition. It compares multiple tags to find where you can gain the most reach with the least effort.

  2. 14

    Discover top authors

    Identifies the most influential authors for a specific tag. It uses engagement data to rank who actually dominates a topic.

  3. 15

    Get article by slug

    Retrieves article content using a username and slug. This is the best way to grab content when you have the URL path.

  4. 16

    Get latest articles

    Fetches the most recent articles on the platform. Use this to monitor real-time trends and active discussions.

Capability set05 / 06

17-20

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 23 available through Dev.to (Forem).

  1. 17

    Get my drafts

    Lists your unpublished drafts. Use this to let your agent review or finish pending work.

  2. 18

    Get tags

    Returns popular tags on Dev.to. This helps your agent understand which topics currently have the most readership.

  3. 19

    Publish article

    Creates a new article with Markdown, tags, and canonical URLs. You can also set it to save as a draft instead of publishing immediately.

  4. 20

    Publish timing analysis

    Calculates the best days and times to publish for a specific tag. It analyzes article timestamps to find the optimal reading window.

Capability set06 / 06

21-23

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 23 available through Dev.to (Forem).

  1. 21

    Search articles

    Searches for articles by tag, username, or popularity. It returns engagement metrics like reactions and comments for every result.

  2. 22

    Toggle reaction

    Adds or removes a reaction like a heart, unicorn, or bookmark. Use this to let your agent engage with the community.

  3. 23

    Update article

    Modifies an existing article's title, body, or tags. Use this to fix typos or update old content.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Finding Content Gaps

Identify tags with high engagement but low article counts to find easy wins for your next post.

02

Audience Expansion

Discover which other technical tags your current readers follow to plan your cross-posting strategy.

03

Automated Publishing

Direct your agent to publish Markdown content with correct canonical URLs and SEO tags.

04

Competitor Intelligence

Analyze the most influential authors in a specific niche to understand the dominant content styles.

Automate a task

Put Dev.to (Forem) to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

Dev.to (Forem) works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

ClaudeClaudeChatGPTChatGPTGeminiGeminiPerplexityPerplexityGrokGrokMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotCursorCursorVS CodeVS CodeWindsurfWindsurfJetBrainsJetBrainsClineClineLangChainLangChainVercel AI SDKVercel AI SDKLovableLovableZ.aiZ.aiRaycastRaycastQwen CodeQwen CodeKimi CodeKimi CodeLe ChatLe Chat

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put Dev.to (Forem) to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Observed, not estimated

1354ms average. Fast in production.

Dev.to (Forem) is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1560ms
Oct 3Today
Fastest day
1044ms
Slowest day
1560ms
14-day trend
Improving-20%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 23 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Dev.to (Forem), so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Dev.to (Forem). Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Dev.to (Forem) Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_x9AEtBkAQ0N0Ymi4199GhRvYRoHqyF1x1wkRjxcQ/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Dev.to (Forem) capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devto-intelligence-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_x9AEtBkAQ0N0Ymi4199GhRvYRoHqyF1x1wkRjxcQ/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up Dev.to (Forem) in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work Dev.to (Forem) owners hand off.

This MCP is built for technical creators who want to treat Dev.to as a strategic growth channel rather than just a place to dump code snippets.

  • 01

    Developer Advocates

    Hand off audience research and engagement tracking to your agent to optimize community outreach.

  • 02

    Technical Content Marketers

    Let your agent handle the heavy lifting of finding content gaps and timing posts for peak reach.

  • 03

    Solo Software Engineers

    Use your agent to manage your publishing schedule and analyze which topics drive the most followers.

FAQ

Questions Dev.to (Forem) owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need to host this myself?

    No. Vinkius hosts and manages the MCP for you. You just connect your client and start using the capabilities.

  • 02

    What AI clients can I use with this MCP?

    You can use any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

  • 03

    Is this just a way to post articles?

    No. While it can publish articles, its main value is the intelligence tier that performs complex audience and timing analyses.

  • 04

    How does the engagement score work?

    The engagement score is a proprietary calculation that weights comments 3x higher than reactions and unique commenters 5x higher.

  • 05

    Can I use this to find out when to post?

    Yes. The publish_timing_analysis capability analyzes hundreds of article timestamps to find the best days and reading times for specific tags.

  • 06

    Can this server post comments on Dev.to?

    No. The Forem API intentionally does not expose a comment creation endpoint as an anti-spam measure. This server provides full comment reading and analysis capabilities, but comment creation must be done manually through the Dev.to interface.

  • 07

    What makes the intelligence capabilities different from just reading the API?

    Each intelligence capability orchestrates 20-40 API calls and applies proprietary algorithms. For example, audience_crossover fetches top articles in a tag, extracts all commenters, then fetches each commenter's articles to map which other tags they write about. revealing hidden community overlaps that no single API call can surface.

  • 08

    Do I need an API key for all capabilities?

    Public read capabilities (search, get articles, get tags, get user) work without authentication. Authenticated capabilities (my articles, my drafts, publish, update, toggle reaction, followed tags, reading list, followers) require a Dev.to API key. Intelligence capabilities work without authentication but deliver richer results with one.

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