Give your coding agent a marketing team. Not just a social scheduler.
Add Simplified's MCP server to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, and any other MCP-compatible client. Generate images, video, and presentations, then publish across 10+ platforms, all without leaving your terminal.
Your agent doesn't just post. It makes the thing you're posting.
Turn on Simplified's workflow automation and your coding agent can generate the creative asset first, then publish it. No separate design tool required.
AI image generation
Ask your agent for a product shot, a social graphic, or a thumbnail. Simplified generates it inside your workspace, on brand and ready to use.
AI video generation
Generate a short video from a prompt, a blog post, or a script, including on-camera, avatar-style clips, without opening a video editor.
AI presentations
Brief your agent on a deck and get a brand-locked presentation back, slide by slide, ready to send or drop into a post.
And once it's made, it goes out everywhere. To every major platform.
Built on the official Anthropic MCP SDK. Whatever your agent creates, it reaches 10+ social platforms from the same conversation.
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Claude Code
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Cursor
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VS Code
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Codex
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Amp
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Gemini CLI
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OpenCode
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Warp
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Windsurf
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Zed
Works with your coding agent, out of the box.
Every MCP client reads its config a little differently. Pick yours below for the exact setup, then grab your token from Settings → Integrations → API in your Simplified workspace. One connection covers creating assets and publishing them.
- 1 Open your terminal to access the CLI.Terminal
claude mcp add --env SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN=your-api-token-here --transport stdio simplified -- npx -y simplified-mcp-server - 2 Restart Claude Code (or run
/mcp). Simplified shows up as an available MCP server.
Or
- 1 Edit
.mcp.jsonat your project root and add:.mcp.json{ "mcpServers": { "simplified": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "simplified-mcp-server"], "env": { "SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token-here" } } } } - 2 Save the file and restart your session.
For more details, see the Claude Code MCP documentation.
- 1 Or manually: ⌘ShiftJ to open Cursor Settings.
- 2 Select Skills and Integrations.
- 3 Select New MCP Server.
- 4 .cursor/mcp.json
{ "mcpServers": { "simplified": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "simplified-mcp-server"], "env": { "SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token-here" } } } }
Cursor env values are literal strings only; it doesn't expand ${env:VAR} references. For more details, see the Cursor MCP documentation.
If this doesn't work, add it manually:
- 1 ⌘ShiftP and search for MCP: Add Server, or edit the file directly:.vscode/mcp.json
{ "servers": { "simplified": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "simplified-mcp-server"], "env": { "SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token-here" } } } }
VS Code's config key is servers, not mcpServers. For more details, see the VS Code MCP documentation.
- 1 Open your terminal and run:Terminal
codex mcp add simplified --env SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN=your-api-token-here -- npx -y simplified-mcp-server - 2 Next time you run
codex, the Simplified MCP server will be available.
Or
- 1 Edit
~/.codex/config.tomland add:~/.codex/config.toml[mcp_servers.simplified] command = "npx" args = ["-y", "simplified-mcp-server"] env = { SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN = "your-api-token-here" } - 2 Save the file and restart any running
codexsession.
- 1 Edit
~/.config/amp/settings.json(or project.amp/settings.json) and add:~/.config/amp/settings.json{ "amp.mcpServers": { "simplified": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "simplified-mcp-server"], "env": { "SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token-here" } } } } - 2 Save the file and restart Amp. Simplified will be available as an MCP server.
Amp nests servers under amp.mcpServers. For more details, see the Amp MCP documentation.
- 1 Edit
~/.gemini/settings.jsonand add the MCP server configuration:~/.gemini/settings.json{ "mcpServers": { "simplified": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "simplified-mcp-server"], "env": { "SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token-here" } } } } - 2 Save the file and restart Gemini CLI.
Or via CLI
gemini mcp add simplified -e SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN=your-api-token-here -- npx -y simplified-mcp-server For more details, see the Gemini CLI MCP documentation.
- 1 Edit
opencode.json(or~/.config/opencode/opencode.json) and add:opencode.json{ "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json", "mcp": { "simplified": { "type": "local", "command": ["npx", "-y", "simplified-mcp-server"], "environment": { "SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token-here" } } } } - 2 Save the file and restart OpenCode.
OpenCode's shape differs from the rest: servers sit directly under mcp, command is one array, and the env key is environment. For more details, see the OpenCode MCP documentation.
- 1 Open Warp and navigate to MCP server settings using one of these methods:
- From Warp Drive: Personal → MCP Servers
- From the Command Palette: search for Open MCP Servers
- From Settings: Settings → Agents → MCP Servers
- 2 Click + Add.
- 3 Select CLI Server (Command).
- 4 Warp Drive → MCP Servers
{ "Simplified": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "simplified-mcp-server"], "env": { "SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token-here" } } }
No wrapper key needed for a single server. For more details, see the Warp MCP documentation.
- 1 Open Windsurf Settings.
- 2 Under Cascade, find Model Context Protocol Servers.
- 3 Select Add Server, or edit the file directly:~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{ "mcpServers": { "simplified": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "simplified-mcp-server"], "env": { "SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token-here" } } } } - 4 Restart Windsurf.
For more details, see the Windsurf MCP documentation.
- 1 ⌘, to open Zed settings (
Ctrl+,on Windows/Linux) and add:~/.config/zed/settings.json{ "context_servers": { "simplified-mcp-server": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "simplified-mcp-server"], "env": { "SIMPLIFIED_API_TOKEN": "your-api-token-here" } } } }
Zed's key is context_servers. For more details, see the Zed MCP documentation.
- 1 Download the
.dxtfile: grab the latest release from GitHub - 2 Open Claude Desktop: drag the
.dxtfile into the app, or double-click to install - 3 Connect your Simplified account: enter your Simplified API token when prompted
- 4 Start posting: type "Schedule a LinkedIn post for tomorrow at 10 AM"
No terminal, no config file. Live in under a minute.
Teach your AI agent to create and post. One command.
simplified-ai is an open-source skill for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. It teaches your agent to generate images and run your social media on Simplified's hosted MCP connector. No config file to edit.
npx skills add celeryhq/simplified-ai Works in any agent that reads skills.sh.
Draft, post, and measure
Queue posts across every major platform, then read the analytics back. Your agent always asks before it spends a credit or hits publish, so nothing goes out by surprise.
Make the image, keep the asset
Text to image with Flux, Imagen, GPT Image, Nano Banana, and more. Save a render as a reusable asset and your agent can drop it straight into a post.
One prompt. Scheduled and published.
Watch Simplified's MCP server take a single instruction and turn it into scheduled posts across your social accounts: no dashboard, no copy-paste.
Most MCP servers give your agent a publish button. Simplified gives it your whole workspace.
From generating the first draft of an asset to publishing it everywhere, your coding agent works with the same tools you do, not just a caption box.
Generate images, video, and voiceovers
Turn on Simplified's workflow automation and ask your agent to create a product image, a short video, or a voiceover. It generates inside your workspace, on brand and ready to drop into a post. Your agent makes the asset, not just the caption.
Trigger AI workflow automation
You can trigger Simplified's AI workflows directly from your coding agent: repurpose a long video into short clips, generate a month of caption variations, or kick off a content analysis. Your agent doesn't just post; it orchestrates the creative work.
Schedule and post across 10+ platforms
Tell your agent to schedule your LinkedIn post for Tuesday at 9 AM and your Instagram Reel for Thursday at 6 PM. It handles timing, platform formatting, and publishing while you move on.
Post with platform-specific customization
Each platform has its own character limits, hashtag norms, and aspect ratios. Simplified's MCP understands this. When your agent posts to Bluesky, it stays within the character limit. When it posts to LinkedIn, it formats for professional tone.
Retrieve your connected accounts
Ask your agent which accounts are connected, check which platforms are active for a client, or pull account details before drafting platform-specific copy. Your AI has the full picture before it creates anything.
Send content for team approval
Create the post from your agent. Route it through Simplified's approval workflow. It doesn't publish until a team member or client signs off. No other MCP server in this space offers built-in content approval.
Brand-consistent by default
Every post your agent creates through Simplified's MCP draws on your Brand Kit: saved colors, fonts, voice guidelines, and approved examples. Unlike Zapier MCP, Simplified knows your brand before it writes a single word.
Create and publish. One agent conversation. Free to start.
· Open source · Live in under 3 minutes.
Who is Simplified's MCP server for?
Any team that uses AI to create and publish social content, from solo creators to agencies.
Brief your agent once. Get the asset and the post.
Give your agent the campaign idea. It generates the image or video, then handles captions, scheduling, and platform formatting across every connected account, while you move on.
Get the install commandOne Brand Kit per client. One approval flow.
Each client gets their own workspace with brand kit, tone, and connected accounts. Your agent creates, the client approves, then it publishes. You stay in strategy.
Start for freeOne conversation. 10+ platforms.
LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok: your agent formats each post for its destination. Character limits, hashtag norms, and aspect ratios handled automatically.
Install the MCP serverThere are now half a dozen social media MCP servers. Simplified does more than post.
Simplified vs. Zapier MCP
Zapier MCP connects your AI to 9,000+ apps, including a handful of social tools. Buffer's Zapier MCP, for example, supports three actions: create an idea, pause a queue, add to a queue.
Simplified's native MCP supports full post creation, scheduling, multi-platform publishing, account retrieval, AI image and video generation, workflow automation, and approval routing, with no Zapier service sitting in the middle. No middleware. No extra monthly cost. No action limits.
And Zapier's MCP doesn't know your brand. Simplified does. Every post your agent creates through Simplified's MCP can draw on your Brand Kit.
Simplified vs. Vista Social and Outstand
Vista Social and Outstand both offer solid social media MCP integrations, but both are scheduling-only tools. They can post what your AI writes. They can't help create it.
Simplified is a full marketing platform: design, AI writing, video, scheduling, and analytics in one workspace. Its MCP server inherits that capability. You're not just wiring your agent to a publish button. You're giving it access to a creative infrastructure.
Simplified vs. Postiz
Postiz's MCP integration is primarily developer-facing, and the underlying tool doesn't have design, video, or brand management built in. If you need to create content before you post it, and most teams do, Postiz requires you to bring your own creation workflow.
With Simplified, creation and scheduling live in the same platform. Your agent can draft the caption and schedule the post in one conversation.
Social Media MCP Servers: Feature Comparison
The short version: other MCP servers let your AI post. Simplified lets your AI generate the image or video, approve it, and post, with brand consistency built in.
| Simplified MCP | Zapier / Buffer MCP | Vista Social / Outstand | Postiz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule & post to social | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI workflow automation | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Built-in content approval | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Brand Kit (on-brand by default) | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Content creation (image, video, presentations) | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Tools available to your AI | 100+ | 3 (via Buffer) | varies | varies |
| Native MCP (no middleware) | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-click .dxt install | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Platforms supported | 10+ | 3 (via Buffer) | varies | 30+ |
| Starting price | Free | $0 + Zapier plan | Free tier | Free tier |
Questions about the MCP Server
Everything you'd want to know before you install.
What is MCP and how does it work with Simplified?
MCP, or Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that lets AI models access external tools and data instead of just generating text. It gives an AI agent a menu of real actions it can take. With Simplified's MCP server, your coding agent can generate marketing assets, like images, video, and presentations, and publish them directly from your terminal or IDE, no dashboard required.
Which AI tools and coding agents work with Simplified's MCP server?
Any MCP-compatible client. That includes Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Amp, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Warp, Windsurf, and Zed, plus Claude Desktop through a one-click installer. The server is built on the official Anthropic MCP SDK, so every tool that supports MCP connects with the same short JSON config block.
Which social media platforms does Simplified's MCP server support?
10+ platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, Mastodon, Reddit, Google Business Profile, and Bluesky. Each platform gets correctly formatted posts: character limits, media requirements, and platform-specific options are handled automatically.
Is Simplified's MCP server free?
The MCP server itself is free and open source (MIT license). You need a Simplified account to use it, and Simplified has a free plan that includes 3 connected social accounts and 10 scheduled posts per month. If you need more capacity, start at $20/month and include up to 7 connected accounts plus full analytics and approval workflows.
Do I need coding skills to install it?
No. If you use Claude Desktop, the one-click .dxt installer requires zero command-line work: drag the file in, paste your API token, and you're live. Every other client, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Zed, and the rest, uses the same short JSON config block. Paste it into your client's MCP settings and reload. No programming knowledge required.
Can my AI agent create content through the MCP server, or only schedule it?
It can do both, and this is what separates Simplified from every other social media MCP server. Through Simplified's workflow automation, your agent can trigger AI workflows: generating on-brand images, video, and presentations, repurposing long-form content into short posts, or analyzing performance data. You're giving it access to a creative platform, not just a posting API. The content it creates draws on your Simplified workspace: your templates, your Brand Kit, your saved assets.
How does content approval work through the MCP server?
When your agent creates a post through Simplified's MCP, you can route it through Simplified's approval workflow before it publishes. A team member or client receives a review link, approves or edits the content, and only then does it go live. No post publishes without sign-off. This is particularly useful for agencies managing client accounts: it preserves the human-in-the-loop control that fully automated posting lacks.
Give your AI a marketing team. Free to start.
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