Social CLI MCP 📱

CLI tool for posting to social media platforms with MCP server support for AI agents

Post to Twitter/X, Reddit, LinkedIn, and Instagram from your terminal or via AI agents.

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Features

• 🐦 Twitter/X - Posts, threads, media uploads, analytics
• 🤖 Reddit - Text posts, link posts, cross-posting
• 💼 LinkedIn - Updates with links and images
• 📸 Instagram - Photo/video posts, carousels (Creator/Business accounts)
• 📧 Email - Gmail SMTP for outreach campaigns
• 🤖 MCP Server - AI agent integration
• 🎨 Interactive mode - Guided posting experience
• 📱 Telegram Bot - Remote control + Claude AI chat
• 🔐 Security Gate - All sensitive actions require Telegram confirmation

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Quick Start

1. Install

git clone https://github.com/Alemusica/social-cli-mcp.git
cd social-cli-mcp
npm install

2. Configure

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API credentials

3. Test connections

npm run cli test

4. Post!

# Single platform
npm run cli post "Hello world!" --twitter

# Multiple platforms
npm run cli post "Check this out!" --twitter --linkedin

# Reddit (requires subreddit)
npm run cli post "My post" --reddit ClaudeAI --title "My Title"

# Instagram (requires image)
npm run cli post "My caption" --instagram "https://example.com/image.jpg"

# Interactive mode
npm run cli interactive

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CLI Commands

# Post to platforms
social post <text> [options]
  -t, --twitter              Post to Twitter/X
  -r, --reddit <subreddit>   Post to Reddit
  -l, --linkedin             Post to LinkedIn
  -i, --instagram <image>    Post to Instagram
  -a, --all                  Post to all configured
  --title <title>            Reddit post title
  --link <url>               Include a link
  --hashtags <tags>          Comma-separated hashtags
  --media <urls>             Comma-separated media URLs

# Post Twitter thread
social thread <tweet1> <tweet2> ...

# Test connections
social test [--all|--twitter|--reddit|--linkedin|--instagram]

# Show status
social status

# Interactive mode
social interactive
social i

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API Credentials Setup

Twitter/X

1. Go to developer.twitter.com
2. Create a project and app
3. Generate API keys and access tokens
4. Add to .env:

   TWITTER_API_KEY=xxx
   TWITTER_API_SECRET=xxx
   TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=xxx
   TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET=xxx
   

Reddit

1. Go to reddit.com/prefs/apps
2. Create a "script" type application
3. Add to .env:

   REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=xxx
   REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=xxx
   REDDIT_USERNAME=xxx
   REDDIT_PASSWORD=xxx
   

LinkedIn

1. Go to linkedin.com/developers
2. Create an app
3. Request "Share on LinkedIn" permission
4. Get OAuth access token
5. Add to .env:

   LINKEDIN_ACCESS_TOKEN=xxx
   

Instagram

Requires Business or Creator account

1. Go to developers.facebook.com
2. Create an app
3. Add Instagram Graph API
4. Link Facebook Page to Instagram account
5. Get access token
6. Add to .env:

   INSTAGRAM_ACCESS_TOKEN=xxx
   INSTAGRAM_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID=xxx
   

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MCP Server

Use with Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI agent.

Configuration

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "social": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/social-cli-mcp/dist/mcp-server.js"],
      "env": {
        "TWITTER_API_KEY": "xxx",
        "TWITTER_API_SECRET": "xxx",
        "TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN": "xxx",
        "TWITTER_ACCESS_SECRET": "xxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
post_twitter	Post a tweet
post_twitter_thread	Post a thread
post_reddit	Post to subreddit
post_linkedin	Post to LinkedIn
post_instagram	Post to Instagram
post_all	Post to all platforms
test_connections	Test all connections
get_status	Get config status

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Telegram Bot 📱

Control your social media from Telegram with security confirmations.

Setup

1. Create bot with @BotFather
2. Get your user ID from @userinfobot
3. Add to .env:

   TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token
   TELEGRAM_USER_ID=your_user_id
   ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-xxx  # Optional, for Claude AI
   

Run

npm run bot

Commands

Command	Description
/tweet <text>	Post tweet (with confirmation)
/email to|subj|body	Send email (with confirmation)
/pending	View pending actions
/twitter	View recent tweets + metrics
/status	Outreach status
/venues	List contacted venues
Free text	Chat with Claude AI

Security

All sensitive actions (tweets, emails) require confirmation via inline buttons. Actions expire after 5 minutes.

See docs/TELEGRAM_BOT_SETUP.md for detailed setup.

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Security Gate 🔐

When using Claude Code or other CLI tools, sensitive actions are routed through Telegram for confirmation:

# Test email with confirmation
npx tsx src/security-gate.ts test-email your@email.com

# Test tweet with confirmation
npx tsx src/security-gate.ts test-tweet "Hello world"

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Development

# Run CLI in dev mode
npm run cli <command>

# Run MCP server
npm run mcp

# Run Telegram bot
npm run bot

# Build
npm run build

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License

MIT

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