How do I find my Medium Integration Token?

Log in to Medium on the web, go to **Settings** > **Security and apps** > **Integration tokens**, and generate a new token. Copy and paste it into the field below.

Can the agent publish a story as a draft?

Yes. When using the `create_post` tool, you can specify `draft` in the `publishStatus` parameter. Your agent will confirm that the story is saved as a draft for your review.

Is it possible to publish to a publication I contribute to?

Yes. First, list your publications using `list_publications`, then use the `create_publication_post` tool with the target Publication ID to submit your story.

Medium Alternative MCP Server for Pydantic AI 5 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Medium Alternative
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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Built by Vinkius GDPR 5 Tools SDK

Pydantic AI brings type-safe agent development to Python with first-class MCP support. Connect Medium Alternative through the Vinkius and every tool is automatically validated against Pydantic schemas — catch errors at build time, not in production.

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python

import asyncio
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from pydantic_ai.mcp import MCPServerHTTP

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    server = MCPServerHTTP(url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")

    agent = Agent(
        model="openai:gpt-4o",
        mcp_servers=[server],
        system_prompt=(
            "You are an assistant with access to Medium Alternative "
            "(5 tools)."
        ),
    )

    result = await agent.run(
        "What tools are available in Medium Alternative?"
    )
    print(result.data)

asyncio.run(main())

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About Medium Alternative MCP Server

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire writing ecosystem on Medium, the platform for world-class stories and ideas. By connecting Medium to your agent, you transform publishing into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly list your publications, audit contributor lists, and create new posts without you ever touching a dashboard. Whether you are a solo blogger or managing a high-traffic publication, your agent acts as a real-time editorial assistant, ensuring your content is always correctly formatted and distributed.

Pydantic AI validates every Medium Alternative tool response against typed schemas, catching data inconsistencies at build time. Connect 5 tools through the Vinkius and switch between OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini without changing your integration code — full type safety, structured output guarantees, and dependency injection for testable agents.

What you can do

Post Distribution — Create and publish new stories directly to your profile or a target publication with custom tags.
Publication Auditing — List all publications associated with your account and retrieve detailed metadata for each.
Contributor Oversight — Query contributor lists for any publication to maintain a clear view of your writing team.
Profile Intelligence — Retrieve detailed user information and username details to ensure organizational alignment.
Content Formatting — Publish content in both HTML and Markdown to maintain your desired aesthetic.

The Medium Alternative MCP Server exposes 5 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Pydantic AI in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Medium Alternative to Pydantic AI via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Medium Alternative MCP Server with Pydantic AI.

Install Pydantic AI

Run pip install pydantic-ai

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Run the agent

Save to agent.py and run: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent discovers 5 tools from Medium Alternative with type-safe schemas

Why Use Pydantic AI with the Medium Alternative MCP Server

Pydantic AI provides unique advantages when paired with Medium Alternative through the Model Context Protocol.

Full type safety: every MCP tool response is validated against Pydantic models, catching data inconsistencies before they reach your application

Model-agnostic architecture — switch between OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini without changing your Medium Alternative integration code

Structured output guarantee: Pydantic AI ensures tool results conform to defined schemas, eliminating runtime type errors

Dependency injection system cleanly separates your Medium Alternative connection logic from agent behavior for testable, maintainable code

Medium Alternative + Pydantic AI Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Pydantic AI combined with the Medium Alternative MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Type-safe data pipelines: query Medium Alternative with guaranteed response schemas, feeding validated data into downstream processing

API orchestration: chain multiple Medium Alternative tool calls with Pydantic validation at each step to ensure data integrity end-to-end

Production monitoring: build validated alert agents that query Medium Alternative and output structured, schema-compliant notifications

Testing and QA: use Pydantic AI's dependency injection to mock Medium Alternative responses and write comprehensive agent tests

Medium Alternative MCP Tools for Pydantic AI (5)

These 5 tools become available when you connect Medium Alternative to Pydantic AI via MCP:

create_post

Create a new post on Medium

create_publication_post

Create a new post under a publication

get_me

Get authenticated user info from Medium

list_contributors

List publication contributors

list_publications

List user publications

Example Prompts for Medium Alternative in Pydantic AI

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Pydantic AI agent to start working with Medium Alternative immediately.

"Get my Medium user ID and publications."

"Publish a draft titled 'My AI Story' with tags 'AI,Future'."

"Who are the contributors for publication ID xxxx?"

Troubleshooting Medium Alternative MCP Server with Pydantic AI

Common issues when connecting Medium Alternative to Pydantic AI through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerHTTP not found

Update: pip install --upgrade pydantic-ai

Medium Alternative + Pydantic AI FAQ

Common questions about integrating Medium Alternative MCP Server with Pydantic AI.

How does Pydantic AI discover MCP tools?

Create an MCPServerHTTP instance with the server URL. Pydantic AI connects, discovers all tools, and generates typed Python interfaces automatically.

Does Pydantic AI validate MCP tool responses?

Yes. When you define result types as Pydantic models, every tool response is validated against the schema. Invalid data raises a clear error instead of silently corrupting your pipeline.

Can I switch LLM providers without changing MCP code?

Absolutely. Pydantic AI abstracts the model layer — your Medium Alternative MCP integration works identically with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or any supported provider.