PostHero MCP server — schedule and publish social media posts from any MCP-compatible AI tool

How do I install PostHero?

Clone PostHero from https://github.com/a007mr/posthero-mcp and configure it as an MCP server in your client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code).

What category does PostHero belong to?

PostHero is listed under Media & Images MCP servers on MCPFind.

PostHero — MCP Server for Media & Images

@posthero/mcp

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for PostHero — schedule and publish social media posts from Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible AI tool.

Quick start

1. Get your API key

2. Add to your MCP client

Claude Desktop — edit claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "posthero": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@posthero/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "POSTHERO_API_KEY": "pk_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor — edit .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "posthero": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@posthero/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "POSTHERO_API_KEY": "pk_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code — edit .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "posthero": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@posthero/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "POSTHERO_API_KEY": "pk_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Use it

Ask your AI assistant to post to social media:

"Schedule a LinkedIn post about our new feature launch for tomorrow at 9am"

"Create a Twitter thread about the benefits of remote work and publish it now"

"Show me my top-performing posts on Threads this month"

Available tools

Tool	Description
`list_accounts`	List connected social media accounts
`create_post`	Create, schedule, or publish a post
`list_posts`	List posts with filters (status, platform)
`get_post`	Get full details of a post
`update_post`	Update a draft or scheduled post
`delete_post`	Delete a post from PostHero
`publish_post`	Immediately publish a draft/scheduled post
`get_analytics_summary`	Aggregated analytics for a platform
`get_top_posts`	Top-performing posts ranked by metric

Supported platforms

LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky

Environment variables

Variable	Description
`POSTHERO_API_KEY`	Required. Your PostHero API key (`pk_...`)
`POSTHERO_BASE_URL`	Override API base URL (default: `https://server.posthero.ai/api/v1`)

License

MIT

Set up in your AI client

AI clientOperating system

Merge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-posthero-posthero": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@posthero/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.

Claude Desktop setup reference

Compatible MCP Clients

PostHero works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.

Claude Desktop~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect.

VS Code.vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.

Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect.

Claude Code.mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.

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