|> Pipepost
Publish from your terminal.
MCP server that turns Claude Code into a complete content publishing pipeline — SEO, multi-platform publishing, social promotion, and analytics.
See it in one chat turn
→ Real agent-loop transcript — Claude Code takes a draft, audits it, scores SEO, fixes issues, cross-publishes to 5 CMS platforms with canonical URL wiring, generates social promo posts for Twitter/LinkedIn/Bluesky, and submits to IndexNow. One prompt. ~90 seconds. 2 credits.
Why Pipepost?
| Task | Without Pipepost | With Pipepost |
|---|---|---|
| Publish to Dev.to | Copy-paste into browser, format, add tags, submit | "Publish this to Dev.to as a draft" |
| Cross-post to 5 platforms | Repeat the above five times | "Cross-publish to all platforms" |
| SEO optimization | Switch between 3 tools, copy results back | "Score this for SEO targeting 'mcp servers'" |
| Social promotion | Write separate posts for each network | "Generate social posts for Twitter, LinkedIn, and Reddit" |
| Cover images | Browse Unsplash, download, upload, add attribution | "Find a cover image for this article" |
| Search indexing | Wait days for crawlers to find your content | "Submit this URL to IndexNow" |
| Content analytics | Log into 5 dashboards, compare manually | "Show my analytics across all platforms" |
| Pre-publish QA | Manually check links, readability, structure | "Audit this article and check all links" |
| Draft management | Copy between editors, lose track of versions | "Save this as a draft targeting Dev.to and Ghost" |
| Canonical URLs | Manually set on each platform after cross-posting | Automatic — first platform URL wired to all others |
Quick Start
npx pipepost-mcp init
Add Pipepost to your Claude Code config (~/.claude/settings.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipepost": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "pipepost-mcp"]
}
}
}
That's it. Try asking Claude:
Score this article for SEO targeting 'mcp servers'
Tools
SEO (4 tools)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
seo_score | Analyze content for readability, keyword density, and heading structure | Free (basic) / Credits (full) |
seo_meta | Generate meta title, description, and Open Graph tags | Credits |
seo_schema | Generate JSON-LD structured data (Article, FAQ, HowTo) | Credits |
index_now | Submit URLs to search engines for instant indexing via IndexNow | Free |
Publishing (3 tools)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
publish | Publish to Dev.to, Ghost, Hashnode, WordPress, Medium, or Substack | 1 credit |
cross_publish | Publish to multiple platforms with automatic canonical URL wiring | 1 credit |
list_posts | List published and draft posts from any platform | Free |
Drafts (4 tools)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
save_draft | Save content as a local draft for later publishing | Free |
list_drafts | List all saved drafts with status, platforms, and dates | Free |
get_draft | Retrieve a saved draft by ID | Free |
delete_draft | Delete a saved draft by ID | Free |
Content Quality (2 tools)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
content_audit | Audit markdown for quality issues — readability, structure, heading hierarchy | Free (basic) / Credits (full) |
check_links | Validate all URLs in markdown — reports broken, redirected, and timed-out links | Free |
Content Repurposing (2 tools)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
generate_social_posts | Generate platform-optimized posts for Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, Bluesky | Credits |
repurpose | Transform a blog post into Twitter threads, LinkedIn posts, Reddit posts, HN titles, Bluesky posts, newsletter intros | Credits |
Broadcast (4 tools)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
bluesky_post | Post directly to Bluesky as a single post or a threaded series. Bare URLs auto-linkified | Free |
mastodon_post | Post directly to any Mastodon instance as a single post or a threaded series | Free |
linkedin_post | Post to LinkedIn (personal). Person URN resolved automatically on first use and cached | Free |
x_post | Post to X as a single tweet or reply-chained thread. OAuth 1.0a HMAC-SHA1 signing built in | Free |
Listening & Reply (4 tools)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
bluesky_mentions | List notifications addressed to the configured account — mentions and replies by default | Free |
bluesky_search | Search public Bluesky posts by keyword, author, mentions, tag, or language. No auth needed | Free |
bluesky_thread | Fetch the full conversation around a post — parents above, replies below, for reply context | Free |
bluesky_reply | Reply to a Bluesky post (single reply or chained thread) — root + parent refs computed automatically | Free |
Images (1 tool)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
cover_image | Search Unsplash for cover images with proper attribution | Free |
Content (1 tool)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
frontmatter | Generate frontmatter for Hugo, Jekyll, Astro, Next.js, Dev.to, Hashnode, Ghost | Free |
Analytics (1 tool)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
analytics | Fetch post views, reactions, and comments across all configured platforms | Free |
Account (3 tools)
| Tool | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
setup | Configure API credentials for any platform | Free |
activate | Activate a credit pack license key | Free |
status | Show current configuration and credit balance | Free |
How It Works
- Install -- add the MCP server to Claude Code with
npx pipepost-mcp init - Configure -- use the
setuptool to store your platform API keys locally - Create -- write content in Claude Code, then use SEO tools to optimize it
- Publish -- publish to any platform with natural language, then promote with generated social posts
Pricing
| Free | Starter ($8) | Pro ($19) | Power ($49) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credits | 3/month | 10 | 30 | 100 |
| SEO scoring | Basic | Full analysis | Full analysis | Full analysis |
| SEO meta + schema | -- | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publish | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cross-publish | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Social generation | -- | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Repurpose | -- | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
3 free credits every month. Purchased credits never expire.
TIP
Cross-publishing to 5 platforms costs just 1 credit. Publishing + social generation for a single article costs 2 credits total.
Platform Support
CMS Platforms
| Platform | Publish | List Posts | Analytics | Featured Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dev.to | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Ghost | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Hashnode | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| WordPress | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Medium | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| Substack | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
Social Platforms (Generation)
| Platform | Format |
|---|---|
| Twitter/X | Threads with hook, key points, and CTA |
| Professional long-form posts | |
| Post with title, body, and suggested subreddits | |
| Bluesky | Short-form posts within character limits |
| Hacker News | Optimized submission titles |
| Newsletter | Intro paragraphs for email digests |
Frontmatter Formats
Hugo, Jekyll, Astro, Next.js, Dev.to, Hashnode, Ghost -- auto-extracts description, reading time, slug, and tags from your content.
Privacy & Security
NOTE
Pipepost runs as a local stdio process. Your API keys are stored in ~/.pipepost/config.json and never leave your machine. No cloud server, no telemetry, no data collection.
Architecture
Claude Code
|
| stdio
v
Pipepost MCP Server
|
|--- SEO Engine (local scoring, meta generation, JSON-LD)
|--- IndexNow API (Bing, Yandex, search engines)
|--- Unsplash API (cover images)
|--- Dev.to / Ghost / Hashnode / WordPress / Medium / Substack APIs
|--- Bluesky AT Protocol (post, search, reply)
|--- Mastodon API (any instance)
|--- LinkedIn /v2/ugcPosts
|--- X v2 /tweets (OAuth 1.0a)
All processing happens locally. Platform APIs are only called when you explicitly publish, fetch analytics, or search for images.
API Key Setup
| Platform | Where to get your key |
|---|---|
| Dev.to | dev.to/settings/extensions |
| Ghost | Ghost Admin > Settings > Integrations > Custom |
| Hashnode | hashnode.com/settings/developer |
| WordPress | Users > Application Passwords |
| Medium | medium.com/me/settings/security |
| Substack | DevTools → Application → Cookies → substack.com → copy connect.sid. Pass with your publication URL (e.g. https://you.substack.com). |
| Unsplash | unsplash.com/developers |
| Bluesky | bsky.app/settings/app-passwords |
| Mastodon | https://<your-instance>/settings/applications (scope: write:statuses) |
linkedin.com/developers/apps (scopes: openid, profile, w_member_social). Run pnpm linkedin:auth for the 3-legged flow. | |
| X | developer.x.com — OAuth 1.0a app with read+write |
Contributing
git clone https://github.com/MendleM/Pipepost.git
cd Pipepost
pnpm install
pnpm test
pnpm build
Run in development mode with file watching:
pnpm dev
License
MIT