# Recast MCP

Turn any URL into platform-ready social media content. LinkedIn posts, Twitter threads, Reddit posts, and newsletter snippets — generated by your AI assistant.

## How it works

Recast MCP gives your AI assistant (Claude, Cursor, etc.) two capabilities:

1. **`fetch_content` tool** — Fetches any URL and extracts clean, readable text (strips ads, navigation, boilerplate)
2. **4 prompt templates** — Platform-specific content generation for LinkedIn, Twitter, Reddit, and Newsletter

Your AI does the writing. Recast handles the extraction and formatting rules.

## Install

```bash
npx recast-mcp
```

### Claude Desktop config

Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recast": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "recast-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
```

### Cursor / VS Code

Add to your MCP settings:

```json
{
  "recast": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "recast-mcp"]
  }
}
```

## Usage

Once installed, just tell your AI:

> "Fetch https://example.com/article and turn it into a LinkedIn post"

Or use the tools directly:

1. Call `fetch_content` with a URL
2. Use any of the 4 prompt templates with the fetched content:
   - `repurpose_linkedin` — Professional post with hook, CTA, and hashtags
   - `repurpose_twitter` — Thread of 3-7 tweets, each under 280 chars
   - `repurpose_reddit` — Authentic post with TLDR and discussion question
   - `repurpose_newsletter` — Personal snippet with insight on why it matters

### Tone options

Each prompt accepts a `tone` parameter:
- `professional` (default) — Polished, business-ready
- `casual` — Relaxed, conversational
- `technical` — Detailed, assumes domain expertise

## Supported sources

Works with any public URL. Automatically detects source type:
- Articles and blog posts
- YouTube pages (extracts description/metadata)
- Reddit threads
- Medium and Substack posts
- News articles

## Privacy

100% local. Content is fetched directly by your machine. No data is sent to any third-party service. Your AI assistant generates the content — no external API calls.

## License

MIT