How to connect Blotato MCP to Claude Desktop
Add this block to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows), then restart Claude Desktop. Cursor and Codex use a similar schema.
{
"mcpServers": {
"blotato": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-remote", "<YOUR_MCP_URL>"]
}
}
}
// HTTP-transport MCP. Get your <YOUR_MCP_URL> from the vendor dashboard.
// Server source: https://mcp.blotato.com/mcp
// Claude Code (one-liner): claude mcp add blotato <YOUR_MCP_URL> --transport httpSome MCP servers require an API key. Check the source page for setup: mcp.blotato.com/mcp.
Does Blotato MCP cost extra?
Blotato ships an official MCP server that uses your existing subscription credentials.
- No separate MCP licence to buy. You pay for your Blotato plan, the MCP server queries that account.
- Whether it's gated to a specific tier wasn't extracted automatically — verify the access requirements on the MCP page or pricing docs.
Blotato also publishes a REST API
Blotato publishes an API, but per-tier gating wasn't extracted automatically.
What you can do with Blotato from an AI agent
Three shapes of agent workflow. Pick the row that matches how you actually use Claude / Cursor / Codex day to day.
Skip the dashboard, ask Claude
- "What changed this week?" answered in seconds
- Quick one-off questions without leaving the editor
- Pipe Blotato data into your personal notes / docs without writing a script
Run client analysis at agent speed
- Hand the MCP server to your team — every consultant can ask Claude about any client's Blotato account
- Multi-account workflows without context-switching the Blotato UI
- Reports you'd normally spend hours on, done before standup
Production agent workflows
- Embed in your internal Codex / Cursor agents that triage Blotato data daily
- Combine with other MCP servers in a multi-step agent chain
- Constrain agents to read-only roles to keep production Blotato safe
Limits and gotchas
- Official MCP server — published by Blotato themselves, so it should track product changes.
- Fallback: the REST API works for any flow the MCP server doesn't cover.
- Rate limits: MCP calls count against your underlying Blotato API quota. Burst usage from a curious agent can drain a daily allowance fast.
Agent-readiness verdict
Strong agent fit with a first-party MCP server. Blotato ships an official MCP server at mcp.blotato.com (roughly 16 tools, OAuth or API key, for Claude, Cursor, and other clients) on top of a documented REST API with an OpenAPI spec, plus native Make and n8n nodes, across 9+ social platforms. So an agent can generate, schedule, and publish content no-code over MCP or in code over REST. The main gap is the lack of language SDKs, so deeper custom integrations parse the API directly.
Scored 2026-06-07 by Joonas (TMB).
Blotato MCP & API FAQ
Is the Blotato MCP server official?+
Can I use the Blotato MCP with Cursor or Codex?+
Does Blotato have a public API?+
Sources
- Blotato official site: https://www.blotato.com
- MCP server page: https://mcp.blotato.com/mcp
- API docs: https://help.blotato.com/api/start
Data verified by Joonas on the dates shown. MCP server status auto-rechecked weekly.
10+ years in digital marketing. I review marketing software for AI-stack fit: real pricing, MCP and API support, and how cleanly each tool drops into an AI agent workflow, cross-checked against verified data and real user feedback.