threads-mcp
Provides tools for managing Threads profiles, publishing content (text, image, video, carousel), reading posts and replies, and discovering content through the Threads API.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@threads-mcppost a text saying Hello World"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
threads-mcp
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Threads API. Exposes 26 tools covering profile management, content reading, publishing, replies, and discovery.
Quick Start
1. Get a Threads Access Token
You can start using Threads API immediately for your own account via the Threads Tester — no App Review required for self-use.
Select your Threads App from the app dropdown (or create one at developers.facebook.com/apps with the Threads product)
In the Threads Tester, generate a short-lived token
To get a long-lived token (60 days), call:
curl "https://graph.threads.net/access_token?grant_type=th_exchange_token&client_id=YOUR_APP_ID&client_secret=YOUR_APP_SECRET&access_token=SHORT_LIVED_TOKEN"To refresh a long-lived token before it expires:
curl "https://graph.threads.net/refresh_access_token?grant_type=th_refresh_token&access_token=LONG_LIVED_TOKEN"Note: Long-lived tokens expire after 60 days. Refresh them at least once per 60 days. There is no refresh token — you must always refresh before expiry.
2. Set Environment Variables
export THREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token_here
# Optional: skip the GET /me call at startup by providing your user ID directly
export THREADS_USER_ID=your_threads_user_id3. Run the Server
# Install globally
npm install -g threads-mcp
# Or run directly
npx threads-mcpOr build from source:
git clone https://github.com/your-repo/threads-mcp
cd threads-mcp
pnpm install
pnpm build
THREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token node dist/index.jsRelated MCP server: meta-mcp
Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS):
{
"mcpServers": {
"threads": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "threads-mcp"],
"env": {
"THREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token_here"
}
}
}
}Or if installed globally:
{
"mcpServers": {
"threads": {
"command": "threads-mcp",
"env": {
"THREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token_here",
"THREADS_USER_ID": "your_user_id_optional"
}
}
}
}Cursor Configuration
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project root, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json globally:
{
"mcpServers": {
"threads": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "threads-mcp"],
"env": {
"THREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token_here"
}
}
}
}Tools Reference
Profile Tools
Tool | Description | Required Permission |
| Get your Threads profile (username, bio, follower count) |
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| Check remaining publishing quota (250 posts/24h) |
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| Account-level analytics (views, likes, followers) |
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Content Tools
Tool | Description | Required Permission |
| Paginated list of your posts |
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| Paginated list of your replies |
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| Get details of a specific post |
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| Engagement metrics for a post |
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| Posts where you've been @mentioned |
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Publishing Tools
Tool | Description | Required Permission |
| Create/publish a text post |
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| Create/publish a post with an image |
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| Create a video post container |
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| Create a multi-media carousel post |
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| Publish a container created with |
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| Check if a video container finished processing |
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| Delete one of your posts |
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| Repost another user's thread |
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| Quote-post another thread with your commentary |
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Replies Tools
Tool | Description | Required Permission |
| Get direct replies to a post |
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| Get full conversation thread |
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| Post a reply to a thread |
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| Hide or unhide a reply on your posts |
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Discovery Tools
Tool | Description | Required Permission |
| Search posts by keyword |
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| Look up a user profile by username |
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| List posts from any public user |
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| Search for location tags |
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| Get details about a location |
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⚠️ App Review required for
threads_keyword_searchandthreads_profile_discovery. These permissions require Meta's App Review process before they can be used in production. For self-use development, you may be able to use them in Development mode with your own account only.
Publishing Workflow
Text Post (simplest)
Tool: create_text_post
text: "Hello, Threads!"
publish: true ← publishes immediatelyVideo Post (requires polling)
1. Tool: create_video_post
video_url: "https://..."
publish: false ← don't auto-publish; get container ID
2. Tool: get_container_status
container_id: "from step 1"
→ poll until status = FINISHED
3. Tool: publish_thread
container_id: "from step 1"Carousel Post
1. Tool: create_carousel_post
items: [{type: IMAGE, url: "..."}, {type: IMAGE, url: "..."}]
publish: true ← auto-publish carouselRate Limits
Publishing: 250 posts per 24 hours (use
get_publishing_limitto check)API rate limits: Follow standard Meta API rate limits (~200 calls/hour per user for most endpoints)
Video processing: Videos typically take 10–30 seconds; poll with
get_container_status
Security
The
THREADS_ACCESS_TOKENis never logged or included in tool responsesAll outgoing URLs with the token are built internally and never surfaced to the MCP layer
Error messages from the API that may reference the token URL are automatically redacted
Development
pnpm install
pnpm test # run all tests
pnpm test:watch # watch mode
pnpm typecheck # TypeScript check
pnpm build # build dist/Running locally
THREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_token pnpm build && node dist/index.jsVerify tool count
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}' \
| THREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN=test node dist/index.js 2>/dev/null \
| python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(len(d['result']['tools']), 'tools')"Maintenance
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