meta-threads-mcp

Unofficial MCP server for Meta's Threads API. Enables LLMs like Claude to publish posts, manage replies, and track insights through the Model Context Protocol.

Features

• Full Threads API coverage via MCP tools
• Create text, image, and video posts
• Reply management (reply, hide/unhide, get conversation)
• Post and user insights/metrics
• Publishing quota tracking
• Built on meta-threads-sdk and FastMCP

Installation

pip install meta-threads-mcp

Or with uv:

uv add meta-threads-mcp

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "threads": {
      "command": "meta-threads-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Authentication

The server expects a bearer token in the format:

<access_token>:<user_id>

The client passes this token via the request context when calling tools.

Available Tools

Posts

Tool	Description	Parameters
threads_create_post	Create and publish a text post	text (required), reply_control (optional)
threads_create_image_post	Create post with image	image_url (required), text (optional)
threads_create_video_post	Create post with video	video_url (required), text (optional)
threads_get_post	Get a post by ID	post_id (required)
threads_get_user_posts	Get user's recent posts	limit (optional, default 10)
threads_delete_post	Delete a post	post_id (required)
threads_get_publishing_limit	Check remaining quota	none

Replies

Tool	Description	Parameters
threads_reply_to_post	Reply to a post	post_id (required), text (required)
threads_get_replies	Get replies to a post	post_id (required)
threads_get_conversation	Get full conversation thread	post_id (required)
threads_hide_reply	Hide a reply	reply_id (required)
threads_unhide_reply	Unhide a reply	reply_id (required)

Insights

Tool	Description	Parameters
threads_get_media_insights	Get metrics for a post	media_id (required)
threads_get_user_insights	Get user-level metrics	none

User

Tool	Description	Parameters
threads_get_profile	Get current user's profile	none

Reply Control Options

When creating posts, you can control who can reply:

• EVERYONE (default) - Anyone can reply
• ACCOUNTS_YOU_FOLLOW - Only accounts you follow can reply
• MENTIONED_ONLY - Only mentioned accounts can reply

Rate Limits

• 250 posts per 24 hours
• 1000 replies per 24 hours

Use threads_get_publishing_limit to check your current quota.

Development

Setup

git clone https://github.com/MetaThreads/meta-threads-mcp.git
cd meta-threads-mcp
uv sync --dev

Running Tests

uv run pytest

Linting & Type Checking

uv run ruff check src tests
uv run ruff format src tests
uv run mypy src

Testing with FastMCP CLI

fastmcp dev src/meta_threads_mcp/server.py

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Related Projects

• meta-threads-sdk - Python SDK for Meta's Threads API
• FastMCP - Simple MCP server framework