Social cli
Social media automation for AI agents — post, schedule, analyze, and manage across 15 platforms via CLI or MCP server.From its SKILL.md
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Social CLI — Social Media Automation for AI Agents
Automate social media posting across 15 platforms. Every command outputs structured JSON. MCP-native — plug into Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any agent runtime.
Setup
# Install
npm install -g social-cli
# Set credentials
export SOCIAL_CLI_API_KEY=sk_your_api_key_here
export SOCIAL_CLI_API_URL=https://backend.socialcli.xyz
# Verify
social-cli auth:check
Available Commands
Accounts
social-cli accounts list— List all connected social media accountssocial-cli accounts health— Check token validity of all accountssocial-cli accounts connect <platform>— Get OAuth URL to connect a platformsocial-cli accounts disconnect <accountId>— Disconnect an accountsocial-cli accounts bluesky <handle> <appPassword>— Connect Bluesky via credentials
Posts
social-cli posts create -c <content> -p <platform> -a <accountId> [options]— Create/schedule a postsocial-cli posts list [--status <status>] [--platform <platform>] [--limit <n>]— List postssocial-cli posts get <postId>— Get post detailssocial-cli posts delete <postId>— Delete a postsocial-cli posts retry <postId>— Retry a failed postsocial-cli posts stats— Get post counts by statussocial-cli posts validate -c <content> -p <platform> -a <accountId>— Validate before posting
Media
social-cli upload <filePath>— Upload a local file, returns publicUrl for use in postssocial-cli upload:url— Get a raw presigned upload URL
Queue
social-cli queue list— Show posting queue schedulesocial-cli queue set --slots <json> --timezone <tz>— Set queue schedulesocial-cli queue next— Get next queue slot timesocial-cli queue preview [--count <n>]— Preview upcoming queue times
Profile
social-cli profile get— Get your workspace profilesocial-cli profile update [--name <name>] [--description <desc>]— Update profile
Analytics
social-cli analytics [--platform <platform>] [--limit <n>] [--page <n>]— Get post analyticssocial-cli facebook-insights --account <accountId>— Get Facebook Page insights
Usage
social-cli usage— Get plan usage stats
Post Creation Examples
# Publish immediately to Twitter
social-cli posts create \
-c "Hello from Social CLI!" \
-p twitter \
-a <accountId> \
--now
# Schedule for a specific time
social-cli posts create \
-c "Scheduled post content" \
-p twitter \
-a <accountId> \
--schedule "2025-06-01T09:00:00Z"
# Post with image (upload first)
social-cli upload ./photo.jpg
# → returns: { "publicUrl": "https://..." }
social-cli posts create \
-c "Post with image!" \
-p twitter \
-a <accountId> \
--media "https://..." \
--media-type image \
--now
# Post to multiple platforms
social-cli posts create \
-c "Cross-platform post!" \
-p twitter -a <twitterAccountId> \
-p instagram -a <instagramAccountId> \
--now
# Add to queue
social-cli posts create \
-c "Queued post" \
-p twitter \
-a <accountId> \
--queue
MCP Server
Social CLI also ships as an MCP server for direct agent integration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"social-cli": {
"url": "https://backend.socialcli.xyz/mcp/social-cli",
"auth": "Bearer ${SOCIAL_CLI_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
35+ tools available via MCP: posting, scheduling, inbox, analytics, queue management, and more.
AI Agent Workflow
1. social-cli accounts list → discover accountIds
2. social-cli upload ./image.png → get publicUrl for media
3. social-cli posts create ... → create/schedule post
4. social-cli posts list → verify post was created
5. social-cli analytics → check performance
Output Format
All commands output JSON:
{
"status": "SUCCESS",
"message": "...",
"data": { ... }
}
Errors:
{
"status": "ERROR",
"message": "...",
"data": null
}
Supported Platforms
Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Discord, Bluesky, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Google Business, Threads
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