Talking Drupal #529 - MCP, Automators, and Agents
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about MCPs, AI Automators, and AI Agents with guest Marcus Johansson. We’ll also cover AI Ecosystem Recipe as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Understanding Model Context Protocol (MCP) AI Automators in Drupal Creating Complex Workflows with Automators Simple and Effective Automator Use Cases AI Image Alt Text and Contextual Understanding AI Tagging and Content Management Introduction to AI Agents in Drupal Challenges and Future of AI Agents Real-World Applications and Future of AI in Drupal Proliferation of Orchestration Tools Resources ...
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TD Cafe #011 - Adam Boros & Martin Anderson-Clutz
Talking Drupal
In this episode, Martin sits down with Adam Boros, a passionate developer who shares his journey in the Drupal community. Adam discusses the importance of automation for small teams and recounts his experiences with Drupal's evolution from version 6 to the recent resurgence of enjoyment with Drupal 10. He introduces his innovative personal calendar builder created for DrupalCon Vienna, explaining its simplicity and the enthusiastic community feedback it received. For show notes visit: Topics The Fun of Drupal Over the Years Reconnecting at DrupalCon Vienna The Personal Calendar Builder...
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Talking Drupal #528 - Drupal Goes to the U.N.
Talking Drupal
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Talking Drupal #527 - AI in Drupal
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about AI, New Drupal Features, and the future of AI in Drupal with guest Jamie Abrahams. We’ll also cover Orchestration as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Exciting Announcement: Object-Oriented Hooks in Themes The Drupal AI Initiative Canvas AI and Migration Challenges AI Powered Features and Future Directions AI's Role in Drupal vs. Other Platforms Human in the Loop AI in Drupal Canvas AI and Human Control Challenges with Customizability and AI Integration Transparency and Ethics in AI Modernizing Drupal's Core for AI Future of AI in Drupal...
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Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about AI News,Drupal Hooks, and Drupal 11. We’ll also cover Webform Scheduled Tasks as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics AI in News Anchoring Drupal Hooks and Themes Adoption of Object-Oriented Modules Challenges with Theme Hook Orders Understanding Hook Ordering in Modules Simplifying Hook Ordering with Drupal 11.2 Updating to Drupal 11: Considerations and Plans Exciting Features in Drupal 11 Drupal Orchestration and Integration New England Drupal Camp Announcement State of Drupal Work and Future Prospects Resources Hosts Nic Laflin - ...
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Talking Drupal #525 - Drupal for Designers
Talking Drupal
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Talking Drupal #524 - SDC with Drupal Easy
Talking Drupal
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Talking Drupal #523 - Pantheon, Google & AI
Talking Drupal
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Talking Drupal #522 - New Contrib Records System
Talking Drupal
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Talking Drupal #521 - Tugboat
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about Tugboat, What it does, and how it can super charge your ci/cd process with guest James Sansbury. We’ll also cover ShURLy as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Celebrating 20 Years with Drupal Introduction to Tugboat Comparing Tugboat with Other Solutions Tugboat's Unique Advantages Standardizing Workflows with Tugboat Handling Hosting and Development Delays Troubleshooting and Knowledge Transfer Client Base and Use Cases Agency Partnerships and Payment Structures Unique and Interesting Use Cases Challenges and Limitations of Tugboat Setting Up...
info_outlineToday we are talking about Drupal’s Event Platform, What’s new, and what’s to come with guest Martin Anderson-Clutz. We’ll also cover ECA Tamper as our module of the week.
For show notes visit:
https://www.talkingDrupal.com/517
Topics
- What is Event Platform
- New Features and Multi-Event Architecture
- Event Platform Theme: Event Horizon
- Managing Contribution Time
- Event Platform Workflow Features
- Transitioning to Recipes
- Module Installation Challenges in Drupal
- Event Platform Installation and Configuration
- Performance Improvements and Core Installer Issues
- Modular Design and Recipe Mapping
- Content Migration and Recipe Utilization
- Event Platform Adoption and Community Feedback
- Future Features and Enhancements for Event Platform
- Getting Started with Event Platform
- How to Get Involved with Event Platform
Resources
- Event Platform Starter on Drupal Forge
- Blog post: Smart Menu Links: Drupal navigation with the power of Views
- Recap: My Return to Drupal GovCon 2025!!
- Cussing in Commits: Which Programming Language Inspires the Most Swearing?
- Recipe installer issue for modules in bulk
- Upgrade path
Guests
Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
Hosts
Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
James Sansbury - tugboatqa.com q0rban
MOTW
Correspondent
Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
- Brief description:
- Have you ever wanted a flexible way to manipulate the data being used in your ECA models? There’s a module for that
- Module name/project name:
- Brief history
- How old: created in Apr 2022 by Jürgen Haas of Lake Drops
- Versions available: 1.0.6 and 2.0.4, the latter of which supports Drupal 10.4 and 11
- Maintainership
- Actively maintained
- Security coverage
- Number of open issues: 6 open issues, none of which are bugs
- Usage stats:
- 1,087 sites
- Module features and usage
- For anyone who hasn’t used it before, Tamper is a generic plugin system for transforming data. It’s often used with migrations and Feeds, where you need to make sure incoming data matches the data type of the field where it will be stored. We actually covered Feeds Tamper as MOTW all the way back in episode #056
- For ECA you can use tamper plugins with conditions, so a model can compare against a modified result. Or, you can use the tamper plugins with actions, storing the result as a token that can be for subsequent actions.
- I ended up using ECA Tamper in the Event Platform for a model that sends out emails if an accepted session has not yet been confirmed by the author, and the session confirmation is a specific number of days out, for example 3 days away and one day away