ViralCat
Schedule and publish social posts across platforms, with drafts, media uploads and analytics.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"viral-cat": {
"url": "https://viral-cat.com/api/mcp/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://viral-cat.com/api/mcp/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (21)
🟡list_brands(limit, include_samples)
List brands (content profiles), newest first, with per-brand post counts (posted/scheduled) and the next scheduled date. Use to see which brands exist and how active each is. Excludes archived brands. Returns `total` (all active brands) next to `count` (rows returned): when `truncated` is true the roster was cut off by `limit`, so raise it (max 50) before concluding a brand does not exist.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"limit": {
"default": 20,
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50
},
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users (email contains \"sample\"). Default: real data only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡get_brand_details(brand_id, include_samples)
Full content profile for one brand: description, taglines, hashtags, CTA/website URL, niche (category/subcategory), content type, target platforms, and active discount. Use this to write on-brand captions BEFORE calling create_draft or schedule_post. Read-only; returns no secrets.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"brand_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
},
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users (email contains \"sample\"). Default: real data only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"brand_id"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢list_posts(status, platform, limit, include_samples)
List posts across all platforms, newest scheduled first. Each row is one publication on one platform. Filter by status (draft|scheduled|posting|posted|failed|cancelled) and/or platform (youtube|tiktok|instagram|...). Returns caption, brand name, permalink, error message when present, and publishWarning for posts that succeeded with an anomaly (e.g. published without media).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"draft",
"scheduled",
"posting",
"posted",
"failed",
"cancelled"
]
},
"platform": {
"description": "Filter to a single platform, e.g. youtube or tiktok",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20
},
"limit": {
"default": 20,
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50
},
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users (email contains \"sample\"). Default: real data only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_pipeline_summary(include_samples)
High-level snapshot of the posting pipeline: active brand count, a status breakdown (how many scheduled/posted/failed/etc.), a per-platform breakdown, how many posts are due in the next 7 days, and the next scheduled date. Use for 'how's the pipeline?' style questions.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users (email contains \"sample\"). Default: real data only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢list_connections(include_samples)
List connected platform accounts (channels) and their health: platform, account username, connected flag, posting-enabled flag, and token expiry. Use to check which platforms are wired up and whether any connection has expired. Never returns access or refresh tokens.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users (email contains \"sample\"). Default: real data only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡post_performance(brand_id, platform, days, include_samples)
Publish-outcome metrics over a rolling window (default 30 days): posted/failed/cancelled totals, success rate, per-platform breakdown, and the most recent published posts with permalinks plus their latest stored engagement snapshot (views/likes/comments/shares; available for youtube/tiktok/twitter/threads). Snapshots are stored, not live: call refresh_post_metrics first if the numbers must be current. Optionally scope by brand_id and/or platform.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"brand_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
},
"platform": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20
},
"days": {
"default": 30,
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 365
},
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users (email contains \"sample\"). Default: real data only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡content_queue(limit, include_samples)
The forward content pipeline: drafts awaiting approval first, then scheduled posts in publish order. Use to review what is queued before it goes out, and to find draft ids for schedule_post.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"limit": {
"default": 50,
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100
},
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users (email contains \"sample\"). Default: real data only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡campaign_summary(brand_id, include_samples)
Per-brand campaign rollup (brands are ViralCat's campaign unit): posted/scheduled/failed/draft counts, platforms used, next scheduled date, last posted date, and auto-post settings. Optionally scope to one brand_id.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"brand_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
},
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users (email contains \"sample\"). Default: real data only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢diagnose_failures(days, platform, include_samples)
Group failed posts by platform + normalized failure reason: counts, date range, affected brands, a sample raw error, a recoverable flag (retry_failed_posts can re-queue it) and a concrete suggested fix per group. Answers "what is broken and why" in one call. Read-only.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"days": {
"default": 60,
"description": "Rolling window of failed posts to analyze",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 365
},
"platform": {
"description": "Scope to a single platform, e.g. pinterest",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20
},
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users (email contains \"sample\"). Default: real data only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡preflight_check(post_id, limit, include_samples)
READ-ONLY: validate a post BEFORE it is scheduled or published, so a problem is caught up front instead of discovered as a failure afterwards. Checks the exact things that produced the failed-post backlog: incompatible media for the platform (e.g. video to Pinterest), a disconnected or unrefreshable platform token (LinkedIn has no refresh token on this API tier and needs a manual browser reconnect roughly every 60 days — that's an expected state, not a bug), Facebook posting to an account with no Page (impossible via the Graph API), content referencing an already-passed date/season/promo code, and X/Twitter free-tier monthly write-cap headroom. Pass post_id to check one existing post; omit it to scan the forward queue (draft + scheduled, soonest first) and return only posts that have at least one issue.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"post_id": {
"description": "Check one existing post (id from list_posts or content_queue). Omit to scan the whole upcoming queue instead.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"limit": {
"default": 20,
"description": "Queue-scan mode only: how many upcoming posts to check.",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50
},
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users (email contains \"sample\"). Default: real data only.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡create_draft(brand_id, platform, caption, scheduled_date, skip_hashtags, ...)
WRITE (safe): create a DRAFT post for a brand. Drafts are never picked up by the publisher, so nothing goes live; a human approves in the dashboard or promotes it later with schedule_post. scheduled_date is a proposed slot (default: 7 days out).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"brand_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
},
"platform": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20,
"description": "Target platform, e.g. youtube, tiktok, instagram"
},
"caption": {
"description": "Post body. Omit to inherit the brand's taglines.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 2200
},
"scheduled_date": {
"description": "Proposed ISO 8601 slot, e.g. 2026-07-15T09:00:00Z",
"type": "string"
},
"skip_hashtags": {
"description": "true = publish the caption as-is with NO brand hashtags appended; false = always append them. Omit to auto-detect: long hand-authored captions (>280 chars, no '#') skip hashtags. The result's hashtagsSkipped shows the decision.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"reply_text": {
"description": "Follow-up reply posted under the main post. On X this is where a link belongs: a URL in the post body costs up to 94% of the reach (near-total on a non-Premium account), while the same URL one reply down costs nothing. Omit to reply with the brand's CTA url; pass an empty string for no reply at all. Ignored by every platform except X.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 2200
}
},
"required": [
"brand_id",
"platform"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡schedule_post(post_id, brand_id, platform, caption, scheduled_date, ...)
WRITE (gated): queue a post for FUTURE publishing, at least 15 minutes out (immediate posting is not available over MCP). Either pass post_id to promote an existing draft, or brand_id + platform to create a new scheduled post. The publishing cron sends it at the scheduled time.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"post_id": {
"description": "Draft post id to promote (from content_queue)",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"brand_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
},
"platform": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20
},
"caption": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 2200
},
"scheduled_date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 8601, at least 15 minutes in the future"
},
"skip_hashtags": {
"description": "true = publish the caption as-is with NO brand hashtags appended; false = always append them. Omit to auto-detect: long hand-authored captions (>280 chars, no '#') skip hashtags. When promoting a draft without a new caption, omitting this keeps the draft's existing setting.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"reply_text": {
"description": "Follow-up reply posted under the main post. On X this is where a link belongs: a URL in the post body costs up to 94% of the reach (near-total on a non-Premium account), while the same URL one reply down costs nothing. Omit to reply with the brand's CTA url; pass an empty string for no reply at all. Ignored by every platform except X.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 2200
}
},
"required": [
"scheduled_date"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🔴cancel_post(post_id, scheduled_date)
WRITE (safe): cancel a queued post, or move it to a new slot. Omit scheduled_date to CANCEL (status -> cancelled; the publisher ignores it). Pass scheduled_date to RESCHEDULE to that time instead (ISO 8601, at least 15 minutes out; a draft keeps its draft status). Works on draft or scheduled posts (cancel or reschedule); also works on FAILED posts but cancel-only (omit scheduled_date) — this is the way to clear a dead failed-post backlog, since failed has no other exit. Posts already posting/posted/cancelled are immutable. Get post ids from content_queue, list_posts or diagnose_failures.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"post_id": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991,
"description": "Post id to cancel or reschedule (from content_queue)"
},
"scheduled_date": {
"description": "Omit to cancel. Provide to reschedule: ISO 8601, at least 15 minutes in the future",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"post_id"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡retry_failed_posts(dry_run, platform, reasons, limit, start_at, ...)
WRITE (gated): bulk re-queue recoverable failed posts (default reason classes: token_expired, missed_window, platform_transient_error, drive_media_missing). dry_run DEFAULTS TO TRUE and only returns the plan; pass dry_run=false to actually reschedule. Retries are staggered per platform (spacing_minutes apart) and capped at limit, so a bulk retry cannot dogpile a platform API. Posts that would structurally fail again (archived brand, incompatible media, Facebook with no Page) are skipped with the reason. Use diagnose_failures first to see what is recoverable.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"dry_run": {
"default": true,
"description": "true = plan only, change nothing (the default)",
"type": "boolean"
},
"platform": {
"description": "Scope to a single platform",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20
},
"reasons": {
"description": "Failure reason classes to retry. Default: token_expired, missed_window, platform_transient_error, drive_media_missing. Non-retryable classes are rejected.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 40
}
},
"limit": {
"default": 20,
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50
},
"start_at": {
"description": "ISO 8601 start of the retry window, at least 15 minutes out. Default: ~20 minutes from now.",
"type": "string"
},
"spacing_minutes": {
"default": 30,
"description": "Gap between retries on the same platform",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 5,
"maximum": 240
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🔴reschedule_post(post_id, scheduled_date)
WRITE (gated): move ONE post to a new future slot (ISO 8601, at least 15 minutes out). Unlike cancel_post this also accepts FAILED posts: a failed post is re-queued (status -> scheduled, error cleared). Draft and scheduled posts keep their status. Refuses posts that would structurally fail again (archived brand, incompatible media, Facebook with no Page).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"post_id": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991,
"description": "Post id (from list_posts, content_queue or diagnose_failures)"
},
"scheduled_date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "New slot, ISO 8601, at least 15 minutes in the future"
}
},
"required": [
"post_id",
"scheduled_date"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡refresh_post_metrics(include_samples)
WRITE (gated): fetch current engagement (views/likes/comments/shares) for already-published posts and store today's snapshot, then read it back with post_performance. This is the only way to update the numbers without opening the dashboard Stats tab. Supported platforms: youtube, tiktok, twitter, threads; LinkedIn and the rest expose no engagement API. A 60-minute cooldown applies per account and protects X's free-tier read quota, so a call inside it returns skipped:true and changes nothing. Publishes nothing and reaches no audience.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"include_samples": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include sample users. Default false: real accounts only, matching every read tool.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡reconnect_platform(platform)
WRITE (safe): attempt a server-side token refresh for a platform whose access token has lapsed, updating the stored connection's token/expiry. Works without a browser when a refresh token is on file (twitter/youtube/google_drive self-heal this way); returns needsManualReauth + a dashboard link when the platform genuinely requires a manual browser reconnect (e.g. threads). Cannot publish or touch content, only refreshes credentials; safe to retry. Never exposes tokens.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"platform": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 20,
"description": "Platform to reconnect, e.g. twitter, youtube, google_drive"
}
},
"required": [
"platform"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡upload_media(source_url, file_name, brand, kind, folder_id)
WRITE (gated): fetch a public media URL and store it in the connected Google Drive, returning the Drive fileId to pass to create_draft or schedule_post. This uploads to YOUR OWN Drive; it publishes nothing and reaches no audience. Accepts video, image or audio up to 100MB. With brand, files land in the folder the generator actually reads for that media type: Viral-Cat/_Res/{brand}/Imgs for an image, Vids for a video, Music for audio. Without brand it defaults to the Viral-Cat folder, and folder_id overrides both.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"source_url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "Public https URL of the media to store, e.g. a rendered Short. Must be reachable without auth."
},
"file_name": {
"description": "Name to save as. Omit to take it from the URL.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200
},
"brand": {
"description": "Brand whose _Res/{brand} folder should receive the file. Ignored when folder_id is given.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200
},
"kind": {
"description": "Which brand folder receives the file: Vids, Imgs or Music. Omit to route by media type, which is almost always right.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"video",
"image",
"music"
]
},
"folder_id": {
"description": "Destination Drive folder id, overriding brand. Omit to use the Viral-Cat folder.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200
}
},
"required": [
"source_url"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡create_media_upload(file_name, mime_type, size_bytes, brand, kind, ...)
WRITE (gated): open a Google Drive upload session for media you hold locally, so a clip rendered on your own machine never has to be published publicly just so ViralCat can fetch it back. Returns an uploadUrl - PUT the bytes to it yourself (no auth header) and Drive stores the file; the response Location/id is the fileId for create_draft or schedule_post. When brand is given the file lands in the folder the generator actually reads for that media type: Viral-Cat/_Res/{brand}/Imgs for an image, Vids for a video, Music for audio. Without brand it defaults to the Viral-Cat folder. Video, image or audio up to 100MB. Publishes nothing and reaches no audience.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"file_name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Name to save as in Drive, e.g. \"ducktax-short.mp4\"."
},
"mime_type": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Media type of the file, e.g. \"video/mp4\"."
},
"size_bytes": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991,
"description": "Exact byte length of the file. Drive rejects a mismatch."
},
"brand": {
"description": "Brand whose _Res/{brand} folder should receive the file. Ignored when folder_id is given.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200
},
"kind": {
"description": "Which brand folder receives the file: Vids, Imgs or Music. Omit to route by media type, which is almost always right.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"video",
"image",
"music"
]
},
"folder_id": {
"description": "Destination Drive folder id, overriding brand.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200
}
},
"required": [
"file_name",
"mime_type",
"size_bytes"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡create_brand(name, description, hashtags, cta_url, website_url, ...)
WRITE (gated): create a brand (content profile) so create_draft and schedule_post have something to target. Every other write here needs a brand_id, so an agent had no way to set one up. Returns the brand_id and the Drive folder the publisher will read its media from (Viral-Cat/_Res/{name}/Vids). Publishes nothing and reaches no audience.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Brand name. Also names its Drive media folder, so keep it filesystem-friendly."
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1000
},
"hashtags": {
"description": "Brand hashtags appended to captions unless skip_hashtags is set.",
"maxItems": 30,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100
}
},
"cta_url": {
"description": "Link included in posts.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
},
"website_url": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
},
"content_type": {
"description": "What the publisher should expect to find for this brand.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"video",
"image"
]
}
},
"required": [
"name"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡update_brand(brand_id, description, taglines, hashtags, cta_url, ...)
WRITE (gated): correct a brand's content profile: description, taglines, hashtags, CTA and website links, content type, and the auto-post switch. This is the repair path for a brand carrying wrong copy, which otherwise makes every caption for it wrong, and the off switch for a brand whose generator is posting against your content rules. Only the fields you pass change; the rest keep their stored values. Cannot rename a brand (the name also names its Drive media folder) and cannot touch posting frequency/day or discount settings. Queues nothing and publishes nothing itself.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"brand_id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
},
"description": {
"description": "What the product actually is. The generator writes captions from this, so a wrong description makes every post wrong.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1000
},
"taglines": {
"description": "Short lines the publisher rotates through when a post has no caption of its own.",
"maxItems": 30,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
}
},
"hashtags": {
"description": "Brand hashtags appended to captions unless skip_hashtags is set.",
"maxItems": 30,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 100
}
},
"cta_url": {
"description": "Link included in posts. Pass an empty string to clear it.",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
},
"website_url": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
},
"content_type": {
"description": "What the publisher should expect to find for this brand.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"video",
"image"
]
},
"auto_post_enabled": {
"description": "false = stop the content generator booking posts for this brand from its next cycle; true = let it resume. This is the only way to stop a brand auto-posting without opening the dashboard. Already-scheduled posts are NOT withdrawn by this: cancel those with cancel_post.",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"brand_id"
],
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}Community
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