ShortSync MCP server

Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini CLI or any MCP client to ShortSync, a social media scheduler for creators and small teams. Your AI assistant can upload videos and images, write a caption for each platform, and post or schedule them to 17 social platforms at once, then read the analytics and reply to comments.

This is a hosted remote server. There is nothing to install or run: point your client at the URL below and sign in with your ShortSync account.

AI agents setting this up: don't clone this repo or edit the user's project. Add one remote server entry to your own MCP settings, as shown below or in llms-install.md.

Platforms

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, X, Threads, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Pinterest, Mastodon, Telegram, Discord, Tumblr, Pixelfed, Google Business Profile and Reddit. Videos, images, carousels and text posts.

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Connect

Claude (claude.ai and Claude Desktop)

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, name it ShortSync and use the URL https://www.shortsync.app/api/mcp. The first tool call opens a sign-in and consent screen; click Allow.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http shortsync https://www.shortsync.app/api/mcp

Or install it as a plugin from this repo:

/plugin marketplace add himpu-k/shortsync-mcp
/plugin install shortsync@shortsync

Gemini CLI

gemini extensions install https://github.com/himpu-k/shortsync-mcp

Cline

Nothing to clone or build. In Cline open MCP Servers → Add Remote Server: name shortsync, URL https://www.shortsync.app/api/mcp, transport Streamable HTTP. Or click Edit Configuration on that screen (current versions use ~/.cline/data/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json) and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortsync": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://www.shortsync.app/api/mcp",
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

The first ShortSync tool call opens a browser to sign in; click Allow. AI agents: see llms-install.md.

Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and other clients

Add this to your MCP config (.cursor/mcp.json, .vscode/mcp.json, claude_desktop_config.json, and so on):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortsync": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.shortsync.app/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What it can do

Ask your client to run tools/list for the current set. Every tool has read-only or destructive hints, so clients can ask before anything is posted.

Example prompts

• "Upload this video and schedule it to TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels for Friday 9:00, with a different caption for each."

• "Turn these 5 images into a carousel and post it to Instagram and LinkedIn now."

• "Which of last month's posts got the most views, and on which platform?"

• "Reply to the unanswered comments from this week."

Limits and privacy

• Access tokens last 1 hour and refresh tokens 30 days. Revoke access any time in ShortSync under Settings → API & MCP.

• Tool calls are limited to 60 a minute per token, on top of your plan's monthly quota.

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Support

Email hilma@shortsync.app or open an issue in this repo.

This repository only holds connection config and docs for the hosted server. It contains no ShortSync application code.