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Publer MCP Server

Yes. Publer has a community-built MCP server, hosted at github.com/alexkess/publer-mcp-server.

COMMUNITY MCP✓ alivePublic APIOpenAPI specAuth: api-keySDKs: node
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MCP status verified 2026-05-31Agent-readiness 6/10
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What is the Publer MCP server?

The Publer MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, Codex, and other MCP-compatible clients query posts, schedules, engagement metrics, and mentions without leaving the editor. The server is community-built. Expect occasional drift from the source tool and check the README before depending on it for production agents.

Three things you actually do with it: ask Claude which post types drive the most clicks this month, have Cursor draft a follow-up to your top-performing thread, and let Codex schedule a post across LinkedIn and X with one prompt.

Publer also has a public REST API at publer.com. Use the API for scheduled jobs and custom dashboards. Use the MCP server when an LLM is in the loop.

For the rest of the picture see the Publer review, full pricing breakdown, .

Inside Claude / Cursor / Codex

What you can build with the Publer MCP

Illustrative workflow examples. Exact tool names, parameters, and outputs come from Publer's MCP server schema — check the docs for the live surface.

publer-mcp
>Show my top 5 posts by engagement this week
●publer.top_posts({ period: "7d" })
TOP POSTS · LAST 7 DAYS
MCP rundown thread4.2k engagements
Pricing teardown2.8k
Tool comparison1.9k
Quick tip carousel1.4k
Founder story1.1k
Draft a follow-up to the MCP thread?
publer-mcp
>Schedule a thread across LinkedIn and X for Friday
●publer.schedule({ channels: ["linkedin","x"] })
SCHEDULED · 2 CHANNELS
LinkedInFri 09:00 EST
X / TwitterFri 09:00 EST
publer-mcp
>Which post type drove the most clicks this month?
●publer.posts_by_type({ metric: "clicks" })
CLICKS BY POST TYPE
Carousel9,420 clicks
Single image4,210
Video2,180
Text-only1,140
TMB SCORE FOR PublerMCP: CommunityAgent fit: 6/10
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How to connect Publer 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": {
    "publer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "<server-package-name>"],
      "env": {
        "PUBLER_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}
// Server source: https://github.com/alexkess/publer-mcp-server
// Check the server's README for the exact "command" and required env vars.

Some MCP servers require an API key. Check the source page for setup: github.com/alexkess/publer-mcp-server.

Does Publer MCP cost extra?

Community (free)

The Publer MCP server is community-built — free to run, but you still pay for your Publer subscription.

  • Community MCPs are normally self-hosted from a GitHub repo. There's no extra license fee.
  • Your Publer account still needs whatever plan is required to access the data the MCP server queries.
  • Trade-off: zero MCP cost, but no guarantee it'll keep working when Publer changes their UI or API.
MCP cost
Free (self-hosted)
Subscription required
Yes (your tool plan)
Maintained by
Community

Publer subscription pricing

PlanMonthlyAnnual / mo
Free——
Professional$5$4
Business$10$8
EnterpriseContact sales—

Source: publer.io/pricing. Verified 2026-05-31.

Publer also publishes a REST API

Publer publishes an API, but per-tier gating wasn't extracted automatically.

Auth method
api-key
SDK languages
node
OpenAPI spec
yes
Webhooks
—
Structured outputs
—
See Publer API page

What you can do with Publer from an AI agent

Three shapes of agent workflow. Pick the row that matches how you actually use Claude / Cursor / Codex day to day.

INDIE / SOLO

Skip the dashboard, ask Claude

  • "What changed this week?" answered in seconds
  • Quick one-off questions without leaving the editor
  • Pipe Publer data into your personal notes / docs without writing a script
Effort: 30 seconds — paste the config, restart Claude
AGENCY

Run client analysis at agent speed

  • Hand the MCP server to your team — every consultant can ask Claude about any client's Publer account
  • Multi-account workflows without context-switching the Publer UI
  • Reports you'd normally spend hours on, done before standup
Effort: An afternoon — set up auth per client
IN-HOUSE TEAM

Production agent workflows

  • Embed in your internal Codex / Cursor agents that triage Publer data daily
  • Combine with other MCP servers in a multi-step agent chain
  • Constrain agents to read-only roles to keep production Publer safe
Effort: Days — security review + role config

Limits and gotchas

  • Community MCP — not maintained by Publer. Check the README and last-update date before depending on it.
  • Fallback: the REST API works for any flow the MCP server doesn't cover.
  • Auth flow: MCP servers usually inherit the underlying API auth method (api-key). Expect to configure that on first install.
  • OpenAPI spec is published — easy to validate which endpoints the MCP server actually exposes vs the full API surface.
  • Rate limits: MCP calls count against your underlying Publer API quota. Burst usage from a curious agent can drain a daily allowance fast.
6/10

Agent-readiness verdict

Moderate agent-fit with community MCP and documented API. Publer has a public API with OpenAPI spec and Node SDK, plus an active community MCP server, making it accessible to custom agent workflows. The lack of official MCP hosting and structured output support limits native integration with Claude and other LLMs.

MCP server availablePublic API with docsOpenAPI/Swagger spec publishedMultiple SDK languages

Scored 2026-05-31 by Joonas (TMB).

Publer MCP & API FAQ

Is the Publer MCP server official?+
No — it's a community build, not maintained by Publer. Expect occasional drift and check the README before depending on it for production agents.
Can I use the Publer MCP with Cursor or Codex?+
Yes — MCP is a protocol, not Claude-specific. Any MCP-capable client (Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Zed) can use the same server config with minor path adjustments.
Does Publer have a public API?+
Yes — public REST API at publer.com/docs, auth via api-key. Official SDKs: node.
Does Publer publish an OpenAPI / Swagger spec?+
Yes — publer.com/openapi.yaml. Auto-generate typed clients from it.

Sources

Data verified by Joonas on the dates shown. MCP server status auto-rechecked weekly.

Joonas Rotko
Joonas RotkoAuthor & Founder of That Marketing Buddy

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.

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