Gemini CLI + PostlyBee

Schedule social media posts with Gemini CLI

Add PostlyBee to Gemini CLI with one command and sign in from the terminal. Gemini can then turn your notes, changelogs, and files into posts and schedule them to your social channels.

  • One command, then /mcp auth postlybee to sign in with OAuth
  • Gemini asks before every PostlyBee tool call unless you trust the server
  • Limit the tools Gemini sees with includeTools
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How do I connect PostlyBee to Gemini CLI?

Gemini CLI stores MCP servers in settings.json. The gemini mcp add command writes the entry for you.

  1. 1

    Connect your social channels

    Start your 7-day free trial and connect the accounts Gemini should post to, such as LinkedIn, Threads, or Discord.

  2. 2

    Add PostlyBee to Gemini CLI

    Run gemini mcp add, then /mcp auth postlybee inside Gemini CLI to sign in and pick a workspace.

  3. 3

    Ask Gemini to post

    Describe the post or point Gemini at a file. It shows each PostlyBee tool call and waits for your approval.

MCP server URL

https://api.postlybee.com/mcp

Best on your own machine. Gemini CLI discovers PostlyBee’s sign-in automatically and stores the tokens for you. It needs a local browser.

  1. 1Run the command below. -s user adds PostlyBee to every project; without it, Gemini adds it to the current project only.
  2. 2Start Gemini CLI and run /mcp auth postlybee.
  3. 3Sign in to PostlyBee in the browser, pick the workspace, and approve access.
  4. 4Run /mcp to check that postlybee is connected and its tools are listed.
gemini mcp add -s user -t http postlybee https://api.postlybee.com/mcp
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Connection options

Where should PostlyBee live in Gemini CLI?

gemini mcp add writes to your project’s .gemini/settings.json unless you choose user scope.

  • User scope (-s user)

    Best for: using PostlyBee across all your projects

    The entry goes in ~/.gemini/settings.json, so PostlyBee is ready wherever you start Gemini CLI and no token ends up in a repo.

  • Project scope (default)

    Best for: one project that posts about itself

    The entry goes in .gemini/settings.json in that project. Use OAuth here, and do not commit a file that contains a token.

Capabilities

What can Gemini do with PostlyBee?

Gemini CLI works with your local files. PostlyBee gives it the tools to turn them into scheduled posts.

  • Write from local files

    Point Gemini at notes, a changelog, or a folder of drafts and get posts written from them.

  • Plan and schedule ahead

    Fill your next open posting slots or pick exact times, across one channel or many.

  • Generate images and video

    Create an image or a short video for a post on the Growth plan and above, or import media from a public URL.

  • Post to communities

    Announce releases in Discord or Telegram as well as on LinkedIn, Threads, or X.

  • Review the calendar

    List drafts, scheduled, published, and failed posts for any date range.

  • Read analytics

    Pull account and post analytics and ask Gemini to summarize what worked.

Approvals

Gemini asks before every PostlyBee tool call

By default, Gemini CLI treats an MCP server as untrusted and asks you to confirm each tool call. That includes reads like listing channels, so you always see what Gemini is doing.

We recommend leaving trust off for PostlyBee. To keep Gemini focused, add includeTools to the postlybee entry in ~/.gemini/settings.json, so it only sees the PostlyBee tools a project needs.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postlybee": {
      "httpUrl": "https://api.postlybee.com/mcp",
      "includeTools": [
        "integrationList",
        "integrationSchema",
        "postingSlotsTool",
        "integrationSchedulePostTool"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI or the Gemini app?

This guide is for Gemini CLI

Gemini CLI is Google’s open-source AI agent for the terminal, and it connects to MCP servers like PostlyBee through settings.json. The Gemini app on the web and phone is a separate product with its own features, and this setup does not apply to it.

If you are building your own agent on the Gemini API, use the PostlyBee Public API or Node.js SDK instead.

Example prompts

What can I ask Gemini to post?

~/my-app · gemini-cliExample

> Read CHANGELOG.md, generate an image for the 3.0 release, and schedule a post to LinkedIn tomorrow at 9 AM.

  • ● ReadFile CHANGELOG.md└ Read the 3.0 section
  • ● postlybee · integrationList└ Found LinkedIn
  • ● postlybee · integrationSchema└ Loaded LinkedIn post rules

● Version 3.0 is about offline mode. I will generate a clean banner that says “Works offline” and use this post:

LinkedInTomorrow, 9:00 AM

Version 3.0 works offline. Keep editing on a plane or a train, and everything syncs when you are back online.

? Generate the image and schedule the post? (y/n) y

● postlybee · generateImageTool

● postlybee · integrationSchedulePostTool

✓ Image created, post scheduled

Platforms

Which platforms can Gemini post to?

Gemini CLI can post to any channel you connect in PostlyBee, from LinkedIn and Threads to Discord and Telegram.

Which guide?

Gemini CLI or another terminal agent?

Every guide uses the same PostlyBee MCP server. Pick the one for the agent you already use.

  • Gemini CLI(this page)

    Google’s open-source terminal agent. Add PostlyBee with gemini mcp add and sign in with /mcp auth.

  • Claude Code

    Anthropic’s coding agent in the terminal and IDE. Add PostlyBee with claude mcp add.

    Read the Claude Code guide

  • Codex

    OpenAI’s coding agent. Add PostlyBee with codex mcp add and share it across Codex clients.

    Read the Codex guide

Pricing and security

How much does it cost?

MCP access is included in every paid PostlyBee plan, starting from $9.99 per month, with a 7-day free trial. AI image and video tools need the Growth plan or above.

How is access secured?

OAuth sign-ins and API tokens are scoped to one workspace, and Gemini asks before each tool call unless you trust the server.

Something not working?

Run /mcp to see the server status and /mcp auth postlybee to sign in again. If only read tools appear, reconnect with write access.

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