Dev.to Connection

Connects your agent to Dev.to (Forem API v1) for publishing and managing developer community content. Read articles, comments, tags, and user profiles. Write operations (create and update articles) require confirmation.

Authentication

API key via header.

• DEVTO_API_KEY — Dev.to API key (generate at https://dev.to/settings/extensions)

Use a dedicated API key per integration for easy revocation.

Endpoints

Articles

• GET /articles — List published articles with filters (tag, username, state, top)
• GET /articles/:id — Get article detail with full body
• GET /articles/me — List authenticated user's articles
• GET /articles/me/published — List user's published articles with stats
• GET /articles/me/unpublished — List user's draft articles
• POST /articles — Create article (requires confirmation)
• PUT /articles/:id — Update article (requires confirmation)

Comments

• GET /comments — List comments by article (a_id) or podcast (p_id)
• GET /comments/:id — Get comment detail with nested replies
• GET /articles/:id/comments — Get comments for a specific article

Tags

• GET /tags — List popular tags

Users

• GET /users/:id — Get user profile

Rules

• Rate limit: 10 requests per 30 seconds
• Article body is Markdown (body_markdown field)
• Maximum 4 tags per article
• Set canonical_url when cross-posting to preserve SEO
• Write operations (POST, PUT) always require confirmation