Outpost

Social media API and MCP server for AI agents. Publish to X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Bluesky, and Threads from a single endpoint.

Post to X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit, Bluesky, and Threads — from any AI agent — with a single API call. Outpost understands agent needs: structured errors with agentHint, MCP native integration for Claude Desktop/Cursor, and per-org credential isolation (the thing Postiz literally cannot do).

<!-- tags: social-media, mcp, multi-platform, agents, publish, ai-agents, oauth, webhooks -->

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One-Liner Quickstart

# Self-host with Docker (Postgres + Redis included):
git clone https://github.com/andrezani/outpost Outpost && cd Outpost && cp .env.example .env && docker compose up -d && docker compose exec app npm run seed:admin

Then post to any platform:

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/v1/publish \
  -H "X-API-Key: sa_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"platform":"x","accountId":"<id>","content":{"text":"Hello from Outpost!"}}'

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Why Outpost

• Agent-native errors — every failure returns code + agentHint so your LLM knows exactly what to do
• MCP server included — works natively in Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent
• Multi-tenant OAuth — each org connects their own social accounts (not shared credentials like Postiz)
• One unified endpoint — POST /api/v1/publish posts to any platform, same request shape
• 6 platforms, all working — X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit, Bluesky, Threads

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Stack

Layer	Technology
Framework	NestJS 11 (TypeScript)
Database	PostgreSQL 16 via Prisma
Cache	Redis 7
Auth	API Key (X-API-Key or Authorization: Bearer)
MCP	stdio transport (Claude Desktop, Cursor)

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Monorepo map

This repository is now the canonical Outpost monorepo:

• ./ — NestJS API, Prisma schema, Docker infra, and core product code
• packages/mcp/ — canonical in-repo MCP package
• packages/outpost-mcp-standalone/ — legacy standalone MCP repo imported for history/reference
• apps/landing/ — static marketing site imported from the old outpost-landing repo

The old standalone GitHub repos are legacy sources only. New agent work should happen in this repo on dev.

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Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Docker (for Postgres + Redis)

1. Install

git clone https://github.com/andrezani/outpost Outpost
cd Outpost
npm install
npx prisma generate

2. Configure environment

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env — DATABASE_URL and social platform credentials

3. Start infrastructure

docker compose up -d

4. Run migrations + seed

npx prisma migrate dev

5. Start

npm run start:dev

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API Reference

Authentication

All endpoints (except POST /organizations and GET /health) require an API key:

X-API-Key: sa_xxx
# or
Authorization: Bearer sa_xxx

Create your organization + get an API key:

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/organizations \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "My Org"}'

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POST /api/v1/publish

Publish a post to any platform.

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/v1/publish \
  -H "X-API-Key: sa_xxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "platform": "x",
    "accountId": "clxxx",
    "content": {
      "text": "Hello from Outpost! 🤖"
    }
  }'

Success response:

{
  "success": true,
  "postId": "1234567890",
  "platform": "x",
  "url": "https://x.com/user/status/1234567890",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T03:35:00.000Z"
}

Failure response (agent-parseable):

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
    "message": "X rate limit exceeded",
    "agentHint": "Retry after 2026-03-25T03:45:00Z. Rate limit resets every 15 minutes.",
    "retryAfter": "2026-03-25T03:45:00Z"
  }
}

Error codes:

Code	Meaning
AUTH_EXPIRED	Token expired — reconnect account
AUTH_INVALID	Token revoked — full re-auth needed
RATE_LIMITED	Platform rate limit hit
ORG_QUOTA_EXCEEDED	Monthly free tier (100 posts) exhausted
CONTENT_TOO_LONG	Text exceeds platform limit
CONTENT_POLICY	Platform rejected for policy violation
MEDIA_TOO_LARGE	Media file too large
MEDIA_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED	Platform doesn't support this media type
ACCOUNT_NOT_FOUND	accountId not found in org
PLATFORM_ERROR	Generic platform-side error
PLATFORM_DOWN	Platform API unavailable
SUBREDDIT_REQUIRED	Reddit post missing subreddit
SUBREDDIT_NOT_FOUND	Subreddit doesn't exist

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GET /api/v1/platforms

List all platforms + capabilities. Call this before composing content.

curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/platforms -H "X-API-Key: sa_xxx"

GET /api/v1/platforms/:platform/capabilities

Check a specific platform's text limits, media types, rate limits.

curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/platforms/x/capabilities -H "X-API-Key: sa_xxx"

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Account Management

# List connected accounts
GET /api/v1/accounts

# Connect X via OAuth
POST /api/v1/accounts/connect/x
Body: { "redirectUri": "https://yourapp.com/callback" }
→ Returns: { "authUrl": "...", "state": "...", "instructions": "..." }

# OAuth callback
POST /api/v1/accounts/connect/x/callback
Body: { "code": "...", "state": "..." }

# Connect Bluesky (app password)
POST /api/v1/accounts/connect/bluesky
Body: { "handle": "user.bsky.social", "appPassword": "xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx" }

# Disconnect account
DELETE /api/v1/accounts/:id

# Check rate limits
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/rate-limits

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Webhooks

Get notified when posts succeed or fail:

# Register webhook
POST /api/v1/webhooks
Body: { "url": "https://your-agent.com/hook", "events": ["post_published", "post_failed"] }

Payload:

{
  "event": "post.published",
  "postId": "1234567890",
  "platform": "x",
  "url": "https://x.com/user/status/1234567890",
  "timestamp": "2026-03-25T03:35:00.000Z"
}

Delivery: 3 retries with exponential backoff (1s → 5s → 30s). HMAC-SHA256 signed.

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MCP Server (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

Outpost ships a built-in MCP server — use it with Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible agent.

Step 1: Build the MCP server

npm run build

Step 2: Add to your MCP config:

Claude Desktop (~/.claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outpost": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/Outpost/dist/mcp/mcp-server.js"],
      "env": {
        "OUTPOST_API_KEY": "sa_xxx",
        "OUTPOST_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:3000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json in your project or ~/.cursor/mcp.json globally):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outpost": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/Outpost/dist/mcp/mcp-server.js"],
      "env": {
        "OUTPOST_API_KEY": "sa_xxx",
        "OUTPOST_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:3000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Once published to npm, use npx instead:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "outpost": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@outpost/mcp-server"],
      "env": { "OUTPOST_API_KEY": "sa_xxx" }
    }
  }
}

Build first: npm run build

MCP Tools available:

Tool	Description
publish_post	Publish to any platform
list_accounts	List connected accounts
check_platform_capabilities	Get text limits, media types, rate limits
check_rate_limits	Current rate limit status for an account
list_all_platform_capabilities	All platforms at once
get_post_status	Check status of a published post

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Platform OAuth Setup

Each platform requires its own developer app. Add credentials to .env.

Platform	Auth method	Setup URL
X (Twitter)	OAuth 2.0 PKCE	developer.twitter.com
Reddit	OAuth 2.0	reddit.com/prefs/apps
Instagram	Meta OAuth	developers.facebook.com
LinkedIn	OAuth 2.0	linkedin.com/developers
Threads	Meta OAuth	Same Meta app as Instagram
Bluesky	App password	No setup needed — user provides app password

⚠️ Instagram/Threads: Use the "Other/legacy" Meta app type, NOT the new use-case wizard (it auto-attaches deprecated scopes that get rejected).

⚠️ X OAuth: Add your callback URL to the Twitter developer app or OAuth will silently fail.

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Self-Host with Docker

Deploy the full stack (app + postgres + redis) in 5 commands:

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/andrezani/outpost Outpost && cd Outpost

# 2. Copy and fill in credentials
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env — add your social platform client IDs/secrets

# 3. Start everything
docker compose up -d

# 4. Seed your admin org + get API key
docker compose exec app npm run seed:admin

# 5. Open Swagger playground
open http://localhost:3000/api

The app container runs prisma migrate deploy automatically on startup. Postgres and Redis data persist in named Docker volumes across restarts.

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Development

# Run in watch mode
npm run start:dev

# TypeScript check (must be 0 errors before committing)
node node_modules/typescript/bin/tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.json

# Regenerate Prisma client after schema changes
npx prisma generate

# Run tests
npm test

Pre-commit hook runs prisma generate + tsc --noEmit automatically.

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License

MIT — see LICENSE.