• CONTENT
  • REPLIES
  • FEEDBACK
  • CONTROL

How to publish and engage with posts with your AI

Connect your AI to Mastodon to handle your social presence. Once linked, you can draft updates and interact with the fediverse through simple chat.

Ask AI about this page

Short answer

How can I use my AI to manage my Mastodon account?

You can use your AI to write new status updates, reblog existing posts, and manage your likes or deletions. You'll see how these actions work in the breakdown below.

Social outcomes

Your presence, managed by chat.

The AI handles the technical Mastodon API calls while you focus on the conversation.

CONTENT

Drafting updates

The AI uses post_status to turn your thoughts into live Mastodon posts. You just tell it what you want to say.

REPLIES

Spreading content

You can tell your agent to reblog specific posts. It uses reblog_status to share content with your followers.

FEEDBACK

Managing likes

Your AI can favorite or unfavorite posts. It uses favourite_status to handle your engagement.

CONTROL

Human oversight needed

You decide which posts to delete. The AI uses delete_status only when you explicitly tell it to remove something.

The workflow

What your AI does when you send a command.

The AI translates your intent into specific Mastodon actions.

  1. Create posts

    When you describe an idea, the AI formats the text and sends it to your timeline.

    post_status

  2. Share posts

    If you point to a specific post, the AI can reblog it to your followers.

    reblog_status

  3. React to content

    The AI can add a star to posts you like or remove them if you change your mind.

    favourite_status

  4. Clean up

    If you make a mistake, you can tell the AI to remove a specific post from your profile.

    delete_status

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger actions on Mastodon immediately.

Starting points

These are templates. Replace the bracketed text with your actual thoughts or specific post IDs.

Mastodon Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_OcZSZHcJ3OWHolVSWhuoU0V7jkXnIDavIiypZb9A/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Mastodon capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mastodon-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_OcZSZHcJ3OWHolVSWhuoU0V7jkXnIDavIiypZb9A/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Post a status update saying [your message here].

  • Reblog the post with ID [insert ID].

  • Favorite the latest post from [account name].

  • Delete my last post about [topic].

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Start here

Connect Mastodon once, then ask.

Follow the link to authorize the connection. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure, and you can immediately start chatting with your Mastodon account.

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FAQ

How the Mastodon task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI post on my behalf without me seeing it first?

    The AI uses the tools to send posts immediately. You should review the draft in your chat before telling the AI to send it.

  • 02

    Can my AI read my private messages?

    No. This MCP only has tools for posting, reblogging, favoriting, and deleting statuses.

  • 03

    Will the AI delete my entire account?

    No. The AI can only delete specific posts using the delete_status tool when you ask it to.

  • 04

    Can I use this with any Mastodon instance?

    Yes, as long as the instance is accessible via the standard API that this MCP connects to.

  • 05

    Does the AI decide what to favorite?

    No. The AI only favorites posts when you explicitly instruct it to do so.

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