About Postbase
Postbase MCP lets AI agents draft and schedule social posts and threads through Postbase, for social publishing workflows using MCP clients. A hosted remote server is also available with OAuth sign-in.
Key features
- 01Draft and schedule posts
- 02Create and schedule threads
- 03Manage media library items
- 04Check post status and analytics
- 05Edit, cancel, or retry publishing
Use cases
- 01Schedule one thread across social channels
- 02Review engagement metrics for published posts
- 03Retry publishing to channels that failed
- 04Attach files from the media library
MCP support
The MCP server exposes Postbase social publishing tools to clients. It can run as an npm package with an API key, or clients can connect to Postbase's hosted remote MCP server using OAuth.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.postbase.so/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http postbasehq-postbase https://mcp.postbase.so/mcp{"mcpServers":{"postbasehq-postbase":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.postbase.so/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"postbasehq-postbase":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.postbase.so/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"postbasehq-postbase":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.postbase.so/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"postbasehq-postbase":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.postbase.so/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
Details
From the project README@postbasehq/mcp
The Model Context Protocol server for Postbase, the open-source social media scheduler. Add it to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client and let your AI agent draft and schedule posts and threads to X, LinkedIn, Bluesky and Mastodon. (TikTok and YouTube need a video, so schedule those in the app.)
Post everywhere. Even from your AI.
Hosted server (no API key)
Postbase also runs this server for you at https://mcp.postbase.so/mcp, with
OAuth sign-in instead of an API key. Add that URL as a custom connector in Claude
or ChatGPT, or as a remote MCP server in Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Claude Code or
Gemini CLI. The MCP config generator
prints the exact setup for each one.
Use this npm package when you want an API key instead, or a self-hosted Postbase.
Quick start
- Create an API key in your Postbase dashboard under Developers.
- Add the server to your MCP client config (see examples below).
- Ask your agent: "Schedule this thread for 9am to X and Bluesky."
Example configs
Any MCP client — the minimal config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"postbase": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@postbasehq/mcp"],
"env": { "POSTBASE_API_KEY": "pb_live_your_key_here" }
}
}
}
Claude Desktop — add the same block to your config file:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Then restart Claude Desktop.
Cursor — add it to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or Settings → MCP):
{
"mcpServers": {
"postbase": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@postbasehq/mcp"],
"env": { "POSTBASE_API_KEY": "pb_live_your_key_here" }
}
}
}
Local development — point at a Postbase instance running on your machine:
{
"mcpServers": {
"postbase": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@postbasehq/mcp"],
"env": {
"POSTBASE_API_KEY": "pb_live_your_key_here",
"POSTBASE_API_URL": "http://localhost:3000/api/v1"
}
}
}
}
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
list_channels | List the channels connected to your workspace. |
create_post | Create a draft, or schedule a post or thread: channel_ids, scheduled_at (ISO 8601 with an offset) or schedule_in_minutes, channel_bodies for per-channel text, media_ids or media_urls, youtube details, and an idempotency_key so retries can't post twice. TikTok posts can only be drafts. |
get_post | How a post went on each channel: status, live URL, error, retry time and latest metrics. |
update_post | Edit or reschedule a draft or scheduled post; only the fields you pass change. |
retry_post | Send a post again to the channels where it failed. |
get_analytics | Impressions, likes, comments, shares and saves per post and channel, with totals. |
list_media | List images and videos in your Postbase media library, to attach by id. |
add_media | Add an image or video to the media library from a public https link. |
list_scheduled | List scheduled posts, or drafts, published or failed ones with status. |
cancel_post | Cancel a scheduled post by id (it goes back to a draft). |
schedule_thread | Create a thread (tweets in order). Kept for older setups; create_post with thread does the same. |
Environment
| Variable | Required | Default |
|---|---|---|
POSTBASE_API_KEY | yes | — |
POSTBASE_API_URL | no | https://www.postbase.so/api/v1 |
For local development against a Postbase instance on your machine, set
POSTBASE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000/api/v1.
License
AGPL-3.0-or-later. Part of the open-source Postbase project.
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