Schedule social media posts with Claude Desktop
The same ClipSpeed connector you add on claude.ai works in the desktop app, where Claude can also read a folder of exports and post from it.
- Connector syncs from claude.ai; add it once
- Local folders and exports become posts
- Exact-or-refused booking, previewed before anything goes out
ClipSpeed is the scheduler whose agent also makes the content. Posting today: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. Keep a human in the loop: Claude Desktop shows the plan and you approve it.
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How to connect ClipSpeed to Claude Desktop
If you already added ClipSpeed on claude.ai it is already in the desktop app. Otherwise add it in the desktop app's connector settings; it is the same URL and the same sign-in.
1 · Connect · about a minute
https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcpConnectors are account-level. Adding on the desktop makes it available on the web and mobile too.
2 · Then ask
- Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
- Name it ClipSpeed, paste https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcp, save, then Connect and approve the ClipSpeed sign-in.
- Start a new chat and enable ClipSpeed in the tools menu.
- Give it a local file (drag the export in) or a link and ask for clips and a schedule.
Want a terminal instead of a window? Claude Code is one command. Developer reference: the Claude Desktop MCP page.
What a first session looks like
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One connection powers every channel you run
Connect each platform to ClipSpeed once, through the platform's own sign-in. From then on Claude Desktop can post to any of them by name, and ClipSpeed publishes at the minute you set. Posting today: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. The badge on each platform tells you the truth about the rest.
posting today next on the rail on the roadmap
Which way should I connect ClipSpeed to Claude Desktop?
The first row is the route this page documents. Every row reaches the same account, the same calendar and the same booking rules; they differ in how you sign in and what else is in the toolset.
| Method | How you connect | Auth | Toolset | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom connector (this page) | Settings → Connectors → paste the URL | OAuth sign-in | Full: scheduling, clipping, generation | Desktop users |
| Directory listing | Add ClipSpeed from the connector directory | OAuth | Clipping only | Clips without scheduling |
| Claude Code | claude mcp add --transport http clipspeed https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcp | OAuth or API key | Full plus headless | Developers |
The same server works with every other agent too: see the MCP server page and the AI agents overview.
Why use Claude Desktop for social media with ClipSpeed?
Claude Desktop brings the context: the Claude desktop app for Mac and Windows. ClipSpeed brings structured tools for every platform, the booking rules that keep an account healthy, and the two things no other scheduler's agent can do: cut the clips and generate the media in the same conversation.
Drag the export in
A finished edit on your Desktop becomes the source. Claude clips it, writes captions from the transcript and books the posts.
Same account everywhere
Connectors live on your Claude account. Add on the desktop, use on the phone.
Approve before it posts
Claude shows the plan and asks. Preview mode books nothing until you say so.
Clips from inside the tool call
Submit a video or a live stream, get back captioned 9:16 clips with a viral score, and book the best ones. The clipping step is a tool, not a separate product.
Image and video generation
Generate a product shot, a quote card or a short opener with ClipSpeed's models, see the credit price first, and post the hosted result with media_url.
Rules that run on the server
Caps, spacing, exact-or-refused booking, duplicate protection and per-platform limits are enforced when Claude Desktop books, so a hurried prompt cannot flood a platform or post the same thing twice.
What is Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is Anthropic's Mac and Windows app for Claude. It carries the same connectors as claude.ai and adds local context: folders, files and desktop apps the web version cannot see. With the ClipSpeed connector on, Claude can take a video export from your Desktop, clip it, write the posts and book them.
Claude Desktop vs Claude on the web vs Claude Code
| Surface | Where it runs | Who it is for | How ClipSpeed connects | Notable difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Desktop | Mac and Windows app | Desk workers | Connector (synced) | This page. Local files and folders in the chat. |
| Claude (claude.ai) | Browser, mobile | Anyone | Connector | Same connector, no local files. |
| Claude Code | Terminal | Developers | claude mcp add | Repo access, headless runs. |
Where it runs
Mac and Windows.
Who it is for
People who edit locally and want to post without leaving the desk.
Status with ClipSpeed
Verified end to end. ClipSpeed has driven Claude Desktop end to end: install, sign-in, clip, schedule.
How ClipSpeed works with Claude Desktop
Once connected, Claude Desktop sees every ClipSpeed tool the moment the sign-in completes: channels, platform rules, posts, analytics, clipping and generation. It chains them for you; the rules below are what keeps that safe.
- The connector exposes ClipSpeed's scheduling, clipping and generation tools to the desktop app
- Claude reads platform rules before composing, so limits are met the first time
- Exact-or-refused booking with the next open slot named; nothing moved quietly
preview: truefor a dry run of a week- OAuth; no platform password is ever typed in chat
How booking works, whatever the client
- Exact or refused. A time you name is booked to the minute or refused with the reason and the next open slot. ClipSpeed never moves a booked post without asking.
- As soon as possible is placed and said. Leave the time out and the reply tells you exactly where the post landed.
- Preview books nothing.
preview: trueruns the whole booking, including caps, spacing and slot choice, and writes nothing. It is how a week gets planned before it is booked. - Limits are refused at booking, never trimmed at send time. The reply carries the real count so the fix is one edit.
- Pacing protects the account. Text posts on X are at least 30 minutes apart (ten a day); LinkedIn text is an hour apart (three a day); video uploads are two to four hours apart under your plan's daily cap.
- One piece of content goes to one platform once. The same text or the same file to the same platform is recognised as a duplicate and refused.
- Cancel is undoable for 72 hours in the ClipSpeed app. Copy can be edited while a post is still scheduled; the time cannot, by design.
Connector type: Custom (MCP)
Name: ClipSpeed
URL: https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcp
Auth: OAuth
# Also available on claude.ai and the mobile apps once added here.# What the agent reads at connect time (tool descriptions, abridged)
list_channels Connected platforms, what each accepts, limits, your time zone
connect_channel A private 10-minute link to connect one platform
platform_settings Limits, title rules, link handling, pacing per platform
schedule_post clip_id | text | media_url → platforms[], scheduled_at, preview
list_scheduled_posts Scheduled, sending, posted, failed — with post links
update_scheduled_post Edit copy while still scheduled (the time never moves)
cancel_scheduled_post Cancel; undoable 72 h in the app
post_analytics Views, likes, comments, shares where the platform gives them
submit_to_clipspeed Start clipping a video or stream link → projectId
check_clips Finished 9:16 clips with titles, transcripts, viral scores
generate_image / generate_video / wait_for_generation
---
name: clipspeed
description: Clip videos, generate images and video, and schedule posts with ClipSpeed
# SKILL.md ships with the ClipSpeed CLI (in progress). Over MCP the same rules
# live in the tool descriptions the agent reads at connect time.
---
# Rules
- Read platform_settings before composing; limits are refused, never trimmed.
- Preview a plan (preview: true) before booking; never skip the user's approval.
- A refused slot comes back with the next open one. Use it; never guess a time.
- One piece of content goes to one platform once.What Postiz-style schedulers cannot do
Cut the clips first
Claude Desktop does not need finished video to start. Hand it a YouTube link, a podcast, a stream VOD or a local export. ClipSpeed finds the moments, cuts them to 9:16 with word-by-word captions, scores each one 0 to 100 for shareability, and returns them in the same conversation. Claude Desktop picks by score, writes the caption from the transcript, and books the clips on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. Three tool calls, one approval, no download and no re-upload.
- Clips arrive with a title written from the hook, a transcript and a viral score, so the agent can choose and caption without watching the footage.
- Live streams can be clipped while they are still on air; the agent books the highlights for the next morning before the stream ends.
- Every clip is already hosted, so
schedule_posttakes its id directly. Nothing moves through your laptop.
submit_to_clipspeedPaste the link. ClipSpeed starts the job and returns a project id.check_clipsPoll with the project id. Back come the finished 9:16 clips with titles, transcripts, viral scores and preview links.schedule_postPass the clip id, the platforms, a caption and a time. Claude Desktop shows the plan with preview: true, you say yes, it books.generate_image or generate_videoDescribe the shot. ClipSpeed runs it on the model that fits (Seedance, Kling, Veo, Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image and others) and quotes the credits first.wait_for_generationReturns the hosted result link and a preview the agent can show you.schedule_post with media_urlThe result link goes straight into the booking. The caption, the time and the file are approved together.The other half nobody else has
Generate the image or video, then post it
A product shot for Instagram, a 16:9 announcement graphic for X, a six-second opener before a clip: Claude Desktop can make an image or a short video with ClipSpeed's image and video models and book the result in the same reply. There is no separate design tool, no export, no upload page. The generated file is hosted, so media_url is the only thing the booking needs.
- The price in credits is quoted before anything renders, within the per-generation and daily caps you set in Settings.
- Results are previewed in the conversation, so you approve the picture and the post at once.
- Images post as JPG, PNG or WebP up to 25 MB; video posts as MP4, MOV or WebM up to 1 GB.
Local files are the difference
The web version of Claude needs a link or an upload; the desktop app can read the file where it sits. For a creator who exports from an editor, that removes a step: the export is clipped and booked without an upload page.
What can you ask Claude Desktop to do?
Anything the ClipSpeed tools expose: channels, posts, media, clips, generation and analytics. Four typical requests and what Claude Desktop does with each. Copy one and change the names.
Post from a local file
Clip ~/Desktop/keynote.mp4, keep the three best moments, post them to YouTube Shorts one a day at 11am with titles under 100 characters. Preview first.
Plan from a folder
Read the five drafts in ~/Posts and schedule them to LinkedIn one a day at 8:30am next week.
Generate then post
Generate a 1:1 quote card from the first line of draft-1.md and post it to Instagram at 6pm.
Weekly review
What's scheduled this week, and which of last week's posts had the most views?
Which platforms can Claude Desktop post to?
ClipSpeed posts today to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. Every platform below has a dedicated Claude Desktop guide with the settings reference, the limits and example prompts. The badge is the truth: only a platform marked posting today can be booked.
Claude Desktop and ClipSpeed: frequently asked questions
How do I connect ClipSpeed to Claude Desktop?
If you already added ClipSpeed on claude.ai it is already in the desktop app. Otherwise add it in the desktop app's connector settings; it is the same URL and the same sign-in. Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Name it ClipSpeed, paste https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcp, save, then Connect and approve the ClipSpeed sign-in. Nothing else is installed, and the same account you use in the ClipSpeed app is the one Claude Desktop books into.
Do I need a paid ClipSpeed plan to schedule from Claude Desktop?
Scheduling needs an active ClipSpeed plan or the $1 trial, and it is included on every paid plan at no extra cost. Claude Desktop itself is billed by Anthropic under your own account. Connect during the trial, book a few posts, and the plan screen in ClipSpeed takes it from there.
Is Claude Desktop the same as Claude (claude.ai)?
No. Claude Desktop: mac and windows app, local files and folders in the chat. Claude (claude.ai): browser, mobile, same connector, no local files. Claude Code: terminal, repo access, headless runs. All of them reach the same ClipSpeed account and the same calendar; this page covers Claude Desktop.
What can Claude Desktop do with ClipSpeed?
List your connected channels, read each platform's rules, write posts within those rules, schedule or preview them, edit or cancel what is scheduled, and read the numbers after a post goes out. It can also cut a video or a live stream into captioned 9:16 clips with a viral score, generate images and video, and book the results. Today that posts to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn; text-only posts go to X (Twitter) and LinkedIn.
Will posts go out while I am away?
Yes. Once Claude Desktop books a post, ClipSpeed holds it and publishes at the scheduled minute whether or not the chat is open. For fully unattended runs, pair ClipSpeed with a headless agent such as Claude Code or Codex.
Does Claude Desktop need my social media passwords?
No. You connect each platform to ClipSpeed once through that platform's own sign-in; ClipSpeed never sees the password and Claude Desktop never sees the platform at all. Claude Desktop authenticates to ClipSpeed over OAuth, so no key is pasted anywhere, and it can only reach channels already connected in your account. Keep Claude Desktop's confirmation step on for anything that goes live.
Which platforms can Claude Desktop post to through ClipSpeed?
Today: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. Next on the rail: Facebook, Threads, Bluesky and Pinterest. 21 more platforms, from Telegram and Discord to Reddit and WordPress, are described on their pages with an honest status badge and are not bookable until that badge changes. Each platform below has its own Claude Desktop guide with a settings reference and the limits that apply.
Claude Desktop does not show the ClipSpeed tools. What should I check?
Confirm the connection finished: the ClipSpeed sign-in (or the API key header) has to complete before the tool list is advertised. Then start a fresh chat and make sure the ClipSpeed connector is enabled for it. If a channel is missing rather than a tool, connect the platform in ClipSpeed first and ask Claude Desktop to list channels again.
Do I have to add the connector again in the desktop app?
No. Connectors are account-level; one added on claude.ai shows up in the desktop app and on mobile.
Can Claude Desktop post a local video file?
It can clip a local file into ClipSpeed clips and schedule those. Posting an arbitrary local file as-is needs a public link; ask Claude to clip it or upload it to your own hosting first.
Other AI agents that schedule through ClipSpeed
The same ClipSpeed account works with every agent below, through the MCP server or, for agents that run commands, the CLI that is in progress.