social-watch-mcp

A small, read-only MCP server that lets Claude see your own Threads, itch.io, YouTube and X numbers and replies through the official APIs, instead of you pasting screenshots.

Ask Claude "how did my posts do this week?" or "any replies I should answer?" and it calls the tools below, reads the real numbers and answers. It never posts, replies, likes or deletes: the HTTP client refuses everything except GET, and tests enforce that (details in SECURITY.md).

platform is one of threads, itch, youtube, x. A platform without a key answers "status": "not set up", never an error, so you can start with just one.

There is also a snapshot command that saves the day's numbers to stats/YYYY-MM-DD.json (and a short .md), so you can compare week to week. The APIs give only today's totals; the history exists only in those files.

Run it locally

You need Node.js 22 or newer and, to use it from Claude, Claude Code or Claude Desktop.

git clone https://github.com/denis1stomin/social-watch-mcp.git
cd social-watch-mcp
npm ci                    # installs the two dependencies from the lockfile
cp .env.example .env      # then fill in the platforms you want
chmod 600 .env            # keys are readable by you only
npm test                  # 24 tests on made-up data: no network, no keys needed

1. Get your keys

Each platform has its own steps (Meta app, API key, ...), all in docs/setup.md. You can set up one platform at a time; the others stay "not set up". Free except X, which is pay-per-use (well under $1 a month at weekly checks).

2. Try it without Claude

npm run snapshot          # writes ./stats/YYYY-MM-DD.json and .md

If it prints your numbers, the keys work. (--out <dir> or SOCIAL_WATCH_OUT_DIR change where it writes; --limit 10 sets how many recent posts per platform.)

3. Connect it to Claude

Claude Code (use the full path to app/server.mjs):

claude mcp add --scope user social-watch -- node "$PWD/app/server.mjs"
claude mcp list           # social-watch should show as connected

Claude Desktop: add this to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings > Developer > Edit Config), with your full path, then restart the app:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "social-watch": { "command": "node", "args": ["/full/path/to/social-watch-mcp/app/server.mjs"] }
  }
}

The server reads the .env next to the code itself, so no keys go into the command or the config file. After changing .env, restart Claude (or reconnect the server with /mcp).

Then just ask: "Which of my platforms are set up?", "Take a snapshot and compare it with last week's."

Related MCP server: X MCP Server

Layout

app/http.mjs the GET-only client, the only code that touches the network · app/platforms.mjs config, "not set up", the five tools · app/platforms/ one adapter per platform · app/server.mjs the MCP server · app/snapshot.mjs the snapshot command · tests/ tests and made-up fixtures · docs/ setup guide and X/TikTok notes.

Not included (yet)

TikTok (needs OAuth with daily token refresh), anything that writes, automatic Threads token refresh, scheduling the snapshot.

Security

See SECURITY.md: what the server guarantees, the CI checks (secret scan, dependency audit, CodeQL) and how to report a problem.

License

MIT