Threads MCP server

Post to Threads from Claude

Claude cannot reach Threads by itself. Connect Blotato's MCP server once and it can publish posts, threads, image posts, video to Threads from a plain prompt. One hosted endpoint, no developer app, no copy-paste.

This one publishes. Search "Threads MCP server" and you get two different kinds of tool: scrapers that read public Threads data, and publishers that put a post live on your own account. Blotato is the second kind, on Threads's official API, not browser automation.

MCP endpoint https://mcp.blotato.com/mcp

Connect Threads to Claude See pricing

Updated July 2026

How to post to Threads with Claude

Connect your Threads account. Sign in to Blotato and connect Threads through the normal login flow. Blotato holds the tokens and refreshes them, so this is the last time you think about auth.
Add the MCP server to Claude. In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors, then add a custom connector pointing at https://mcp.blotato.com/mcp. Claude Code and Cowork take the same URL.
Ask Claude to post. Write it the way you would say it out loud: "Post this to Threads and reply to it with the source link." Claude calls the publish tool and Blotato puts the post live.

What Claude can do on Threads through Blotato

Publish to Threads

Post posts, threads, image posts, video directly, with the fields each format requires.

Schedule for later

Queue a Threads post for a future time and let Blotato publish it on the clock.

Upload or generate media

Hand Claude a local file or a URL, or have it generate the image or video first.

List connected accounts

See which Threads accounts are connected and pick the right one to post from.

Check post status

Confirm a post actually went live, and read back the error if a platform rejected it.

Read post analytics

Pull performance metrics back off your Threads posts so an agent can learn from what worked.

On Threads, Blotato covers publishing and scheduling and analytics. It does not yet cover comments and direct messages on this platform, so if that is what you need, this is the wrong tool and it is better you know now.

Tools your agent can call on Threads

These are the exact MCP tool names exposed on this platform, so you can reference them directly in a prompt or check them against your client's tool list.

blotato_list_accounts
blotato_create_post
blotato_get_post_status
blotato_create_presigned_upload_url
blotato_get_schedule
blotato_list_schedules
blotato_update_schedule
blotato_delete_schedule
blotato_create_visual
blotato_get_visual_status
blotato_get_post_analytics
blotato_list_top_posts
blotato_list_posts

What it looks like in practice

Screenshots from the full Threads walkthrough, showing the connection and a real published post.

The Blotato MCP server connected in Claude Code — One endpoint, Threads included.

Claude publishing to Threads through Blotato — The agent posts and confirms, in the same conversation.

The published post live on Threads — No Meta developer app and no 60-day token to refresh.

Why not just build it against the Threads API?

The Threads API is newer than the rest and uses the same container-then-publish pattern as Instagram, so it behaves unlike the simple text endpoints people expect.

You can absolutely build it yourself, and if Threads is the only network you will ever post to, that is a reasonable call. The trade shows up at the second platform: every network has its own auth model, its own upload flow, and its own review process, and they change on their own schedules. Blotato is one endpoint across nine of them, at a flat price that does not move when you post more.

If you would rather own that layer yourself, we wrote up the honest tradeoff between open-source and managed posting APIs, and our roundup of social media MCP servers covers the alternatives, including the ones that only draft rather than publish.

Who is already running this

These are Blotato customers describing their own agent and API setups, in their own words.

Now I use Blotato together with n8n to automate social media posts, both for my business and my personal accounts. It makes the whole process incredibly simple. You upload your content to one platform, Blotato, and it takes care of the rest. That alone saves me more than 10 hours every month.

Marcos Lima
Creator, Nação IA, Australia

I have tried many of the scheduling methods from hoot suite to later. Given ADD and detail overwhelm I didn't have success with them. Sabrina is a genius with a clear no nonsense approach and Blotato is like a Lamborghini. Admittedly I am still in first gear. However, even in first gear it is amazing! but I know that there are other gears. I now have a use for the hey gen and eleven labs services I have been paying for!!!", name: "Brendan O'Connell", role: 'Artist · NY', avatar: '/testimonials/17.jpg', }, { q: "I was recently diagnosed with ADHD later in life, which finally explained why my brain is always juggling so many ideas at once. Before Blotato, my ideas felt like an endless storm. Blotato has been a total game-changer. It's taken all the chaos in my head and helped me turn it into something clear and actionable. With Blotato, I've been able to draft plans, create content, and actually finish projects. By tweaking the prompts and letting it guide me, I've found ways to connect my ideas that I couldn't articulate before.

Fish
Navy Diver, BJJ Black Belt

FAQ

Threads MCP server FAQs

01 Can Claude post to Threads?

Yes. Claude cannot reach Threads on its own, but connecting an MCP server gives it the tools to publish. Add Blotato's server at https://mcp.blotato.com/mcp, connect your Threads account once, then ask Claude to post in plain language.

02 What is a Threads MCP server?

It is a Model Context Protocol server that exposes Threads actions as tools an AI assistant can call. Instead of you describing the Threads API to Claude, the server hands Claude a publish action it can invoke directly.

03 Do I need Threads API access or a developer app?

No. Blotato holds the platform integration and the OAuth tokens, so you connect your account through a normal login flow instead of registering a developer app. The Threads API is newer than the rest and uses the same container-then-publish pattern as Instagram, so it behaves unlike the simple text endpoints people expect.

04 Can Claude schedule Threads posts for later?

Yes. Ask for a time and Blotato queues the post and publishes it then. You do not need Claude open at the scheduled moment.

05 What else can Blotato's MCP server do on Threads?

06 Does this Threads MCP server publish, or only read Threads data?

It publishes. This matters because "Threads MCP server" returns two different kinds of tool: scrapers that read public Threads data for analysis, and publishers that put a post live on your own account. Blotato is the second kind, built on Threads's official API rather than scraping, so your agent finishes the job instead of handing you a draft.

07 Does this work with Claude Code and Cowork too?

Yes. It is one hosted endpoint, so anything that speaks MCP can use it: Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cowork, and other MCP clients. The same server also covers the other eight platforms, so one connection handles your whole posting surface.

08 How much does it cost?

Blotato starts at $29/mo flat for 20 connected accounts, and the price does not move with your posting volume. Note that API and MCP access is not part of the 7-day trial: generating a key starts the paid Starter plan, so plan on subscribing rather than trialing it.

The same connection covers eight more platforms

Threads is one target on the same endpoint. Once Claude is connected, it can publish to the rest without any further setup.