Simplified Social

Skill ID: simplified-social · Install skills · Canonical source

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The instructions below describe the workflow. Installed skills and connected tools are separate; use only operations exposed by your authorized connection.

Schedule, queue, and draft social media posts, add timed auto-comments, and retrieve analytics across 13 platforms using Simplified.com.

Connector

All tools (social_getSocialMediaAccounts, social_createSocialMediaPost, api_createAsset, etc.) are provided by the Simplified hosted MCP connector (https://apikit.simplified.com/mcp). They are not built-in tools.

The connector is OAuth-secured — the connected client walks the OAuth flow; there is no API key to set.

IMPORTANT: Before Any Operation

If any tool call returns a 401 / Unauthorized, the Simplified connector is not authorized:

1. Stop immediately — do not retry the failed call.
2. Inform the user that they need to connect Simplified (authorize the connector) before social tools will work.
3. Do not proceed with the original request until the connector is authorized.

Setup

1. Sign up at simplified.com.
2. Connect your social media accounts in the Simplified dashboard.
3. Enable the Simplified connector in your client and complete the OAuth authorization.

Core Workflow

For publishing, follow Discover → Select → Compose → Confirm → Publish. For drafts, resolve workspace/teamspace scope and compose; a connected account is optional. Carry an explicitly selected space_id through every related read, write, and poll.

Step 1: Discover Accounts

Call social_getSocialMediaAccounts once without network to list connected accounts. The network filter is deprecated; filter returned accounts client-side.

social_getSocialMediaAccounts({})

Returns { accounts: [...] } where each account has id (integer), name, and type (see type values below).

If publishing or account-specific analytics requires an account and the list is empty, explain that an account must be connected. For a requested draft, continue with action: "draft" and omit account_ids; do not block accountless drafting. For account-dependent operations, explain which account needs connecting in Simplified.

Step 2: Select Target Accounts

Pick one or more account IDs from the results and serialize them as strings for posting, e.g. account_ids: ["123"]. Analytics account_id remains an integer; draft/post listing account_ids is a comma-separated string. You can post to multiple accounts in a single call.

Step 3: Compose the Post

Build the post payload:

• message (required) — the post text, max 5000 chars at the connector boundary (tighter per-platform limits apply)
• account_ids (required for publishing actions) — array of stringified target account IDs
• action (required) — schedule, add_to_queue, or draft
• date — required for schedule, format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM
• media — array (max 10) of Simplified asset UUIDs, public media URLs, or {url, thumbUrl} objects for video with an explicit poster
• comments — ordered auto-comments, each with message and a nonnegative delay in seconds after the post publishes; comments cannot include media
• additional — platform-specific settings (see below)

Attaching a generated image: media accepts Simplified asset UUIDs, resolved server-side to fresh permanent URLs at publish time — exactly what the generate-image skill returns with storage:"asset". Pass that asset_id straight into media.

Attaching a local file: never pass a client-local path to the hosted server. Read references/assets.md, then follow the UI-equivalent flow: api_signAssetUpload → direct client PUT to signed storage → api_registerAsset. Poll api_getAsset until status=4, then pass that exact UUID into media. Never expose the signed upload URL or attach Simplified auth to the storage PUT.

Step 4: Confirm, then Publish

Publishing is outward-facing. For schedule / add_to_queue, show the composed post, target accounts, timing, and auto-comments for approval. Existing explicit authorization covering that exact content, targets, and timing is sufficient; ask only when authorization is missing or the proposed publication changed. An internal action:"draft" preview is useful when content still needs review. Then call social_createSocialMediaPost.

If the post includes auto-comments, the authorized publication plan must cover each comment’s text and post-relative delay. For “link in first comment after X minutes,” convert nonnegative minutes to an integer number of seconds with delay = X * 60. delay is measured in seconds after the post publishes, not after the previous comment. Comments execute in array order. Do not move the comment text into the main post.

Media presentation. Use a native media preview when the client supports it and the user wants to review the result. Otherwise show a usable link. Refresh expired asset URLs; do not download remote media merely to bypass client display restrictions. Review bundles and other web pages remain links.

Choosing the Right Analytics Tool

Read details for the current operation

• Accounts, draft listing/revisions, review bundles, and action selection: references/operations.md. Accountless drafts can be created, but the current draft listing requires connected account IDs; retain actual create-response IDs and disclose that listing limitation.
• Platform-specific additional fields, supported media, and enums: references/platform-settings.md. Read only the relevant platform before writing. Mastodon and Telegram have no dedicated additional-settings branch; Reddit requires additional.reddit.post.targets.
• Analytics metrics, periods, status fields, and response shapes: references/analytics.md. Missing/unsupported metrics are not zero; paginate comprehensive reports.
• Local media intake and readiness: references/assets.md.
• Concrete queue, scheduled-video, generated-image, Reddit, and auto-comment payloads: references/examples.md.

Timing and completion

For scheduling, resolve workspace settings and selected account metadata. The create tool has no timezone argument. Convert a user-specified timezone only after establishing the service’s interpretation; retain a draft if a material conflict remains unresolved. Send date as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM, with no seconds or timezone suffix.

“Post now” requests add_to_queue; actual timing is service-determined and immediate delivery is not guaranteed. Report returned status/timing. “Save” or “draft” requests action: "draft".

For batches, retain each successful typed draft/group ID and continue only unfinished items. A successful call must still be inspected for actual output; do not invent IDs or duplicate successful drafts after a later failure. Publication and review-bundle approval remain separate.