SimplePost + OpenClaw
Publish to social media from OpenClaw
Give your OpenClaw agent a way to publish. Connect SimplePost to prepare drafts, review your calendar and schedule posts across your accounts.
Connect your social accounts in SimplePost first. 7 days free, no credit card.
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Connect OpenClaw
SimplePost publishes a bundle plugin on ClawHub. It contains the SimplePost skill and a connection to the hosted MCP server; it is not a native OpenClaw code extension. You can also add the MCP server directly with openclaw mcp add.
What you need
- OpenClaw with plugin and MCP support.
- A SimplePost account on the free trial or any paid plan, with social accounts connected in the web app. The MCP route needs no SimplePost API key.
Option A: install the ClawHub bundle
Installs the skill and the hosted MCP configuration together.
openclaw plugins install clawhub:simplepostOption B: add the MCP server directly
Use this if you only want the tools.
openclaw mcp add simplepost --url https://app.simplepost.social/mcp --transport streamable-http --auth oauth --no-probe openclaw mcp login simplepostComplete OAuth
Finish sign-in in the browser. If OpenClaw asks for the returned code, run openclaw mcp login simplepost --code <code>. Treat the code as a credential.
Test
Ask the agent to list your SimplePost accounts and save a draft.
New to SimplePost? <link>Connect your social accounts first</link>.
Workflow
Example: a weekly digest your agent schedules
OpenClaw is useful for recurring publishing. Keep a human review step by asking for drafts.
Every Friday at 16:00, collect the three most important updates from our changelog and save a SimplePost draft for LinkedIn and Telegram. Send me the preview here.
Result: The agent saves the draft in SimplePost and replies with the preview text.
Looks good. Schedule it for Monday 09:00 Europe/Berlin.
Result: The draft is scheduled; the agent confirms the exact time and accounts.
On Monday after 09:05, check the results and tell me if any account failed.
Result: The agent inspects the post and reports per-account results.
Publishing details
What OpenClaw can do
- Give the agent the SimplePost skill: how to publish, schedule, draft and inspect posts without inventing IDs or retrying unsafely.
- Publish or schedule on your connected accounts from any channel you use to talk to OpenClaw.
- Check the calendar and manage drafts and scheduled posts.
- Report per-account results, including partial failures in threads.
Connect social accounts in the SimplePost web app. Engagement analytics and changes to already published posts stay on the social network.
Different versions for each network
- The SimplePost skill tells the agent to keep network versions in one post with per-account overrides rather than creating separate posts.
- Tell the agent your preferred shape per network once; it can reuse the instructions for recurring posts.
Sign-in and permissions
- Both options use OAuth with the hosted server. No API key is stored in OpenClaw's configuration.
- The authorization code returned during manual login is a one-time credential; do not paste it into shared chats.
- Tokens expire after 90 days; run openclaw mcp login simplepost again when needed.
Publishing actions and tools
| Preview | preview_post and show_post_preview; OpenClaw shows the text result in your channel. |
|---|---|
| Schedule | create_post with a scheduled time and a new idempotency key. |
| Publish now | create_post in now mode when you ask the agent to post immediately. |
| View scheduled posts | get_schedule and inspect_posts. |
| Update or cancel | update_scheduled_post and discard_scheduled_post before publishing starts. |
If something does not work
Login asks for a code
Some OpenClaw setups finish OAuth by pasting the returned code: openclaw mcp login simplepost --code <code>.
The agent posts to the wrong account
Ask the agent to list accounts first and name the target account in your instructions. The skill forbids guessing account IDs.
Plugin install finds no package
Use the direct MCP option, or check the package page on ClawHub for the current install command.
Supported platforms
Networks OpenClaw can publish to
All ten hosted networks work the same way from OpenClaw: X, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and Telegram. These platform guides are most relevant here:
- Schedule Telegram posts with AIChannel and group messages, albums of up to 10 items and reply chains through your own bot.
- Schedule LinkedIn posts with AIPersonal-profile posts with up to 9 images or a video, visibility settings and a feed preview.
- Schedule X (Twitter) posts with AIPosts, threads of up to 25 posts, quotes and media on X, with weighted-length checks before publishing.
- Schedule Bluesky posts and threadsPosts, threads and quotes with up to 4 images or a video on Bluesky, with alt text support.
FAQ
OpenClaw and SimplePost questions
Is the ClawHub package a native OpenClaw extension?
No. It is a bundle plugin that packages the SimplePost skill and the hosted MCP server configuration. It contains no executable extension code.
Does OpenClaw use the SimplePost CLI?
Not by default. The bundle and the direct setup use the hosted MCP server with OAuth. The skill mentions the CLI only as an alternative for terminal posting, which requires an Advanced or Pro plan.
Can OpenClaw schedule posts on its own?
It can create scheduled posts whenever it acts on your instructions, including recurring tasks. Ask it to save drafts if you want to approve each post.
Which plan do I need?
Any SimplePost plan or the free trial. MCP is included on every plan.
Guides and documentation
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