buddypress_create_activity

Create new activity items in BuddyPress for user updates, group posts, or comments using the REST API.

Instructions

Create a new activity item

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`content`	Yes	Activity content
`user_id`	No	User ID (default: current user)
`component`	No	Component (activity, groups, members, etc.)
`type`	No	Activity type (activity_update, activity_comment, etc.)
`primary_item_id`	No	Primary item ID (e.g., group ID)
`secondary_item_id`	No	Secondary item ID

Implementation Reference

src/index.ts:559-561 (handler)
Handler logic for the buddypress_create_activity tool. Executes a POST request to the BuddyPress /activity endpoint using the provided arguments.
```
else if (name === 'buddypress_create_activity') {
  result = await buddypressRequest('/activity', 'POST', args);
}
```

src/index.ts:81-92 (schema)

Input schema definition for the buddypress_create_activity tool, specifying parameters like content (required), user_id, component, type, etc.

inputSchema: {
  type: 'object',
  properties: {
    content: { type: 'string', description: 'Activity content', required: true },
    user_id: { type: 'number', description: 'User ID (default: current user)' },
    component: { type: 'string', description: 'Component (activity, groups, members, etc.)' },
    type: { type: 'string', description: 'Activity type (activity_update, activity_comment, etc.)' },
    primary_item_id: { type: 'number', description: 'Primary item ID (e.g., group ID)' },
    secondary_item_id: { type: 'number', description: 'Secondary item ID' },
  },
  required: ['content'],
},

src/index.ts:78-93 (registration)

Registration of the buddypress_create_activity tool in the tools array, including name, description, and input schema.

{
  name: 'buddypress_create_activity',
  description: 'Create a new activity item',
  inputSchema: {
    type: 'object',
    properties: {
      content: { type: 'string', description: 'Activity content', required: true },
      user_id: { type: 'number', description: 'User ID (default: current user)' },
      component: { type: 'string', description: 'Component (activity, groups, members, etc.)' },
      type: { type: 'string', description: 'Activity type (activity_update, activity_comment, etc.)' },
      primary_item_id: { type: 'number', description: 'Primary item ID (e.g., group ID)' },
      secondary_item_id: { type: 'number', description: 'Secondary item ID' },
    },
    required: ['content'],
  },
},

src/index.ts:18-46 (helper)

Helper function used by all BuddyPress tools, including buddypress_create_activity, to make authenticated API requests to the BuddyPress REST API.

async function buddypressRequest(
  endpoint: string,
  method: string = 'GET',
  body?: any
): Promise<any> {
  const url = `${BUDDYPRESS_URL}/wp-json/buddypress/v2${endpoint}`;
  const auth = Buffer.from(`${BUDDYPRESS_USERNAME}:${BUDDYPRESS_PASSWORD}`).toString('base64');

  const options: any = {
    method,
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Basic ${auth}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
  };

  if (body && method !== 'GET') {
    options.body = JSON.stringify(body);
  }

  const response = await fetch(url, options);

  if (!response.ok) {
    const errorText = await response.text();
    throw new Error(`BuddyPress API Error (${response.status}): ${errorText}`);
  }

  return await response.json();
}

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