Social Signal vs Upload Post
A side-by-side look at the Social Signal and Upload Post MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Social Signal for social media work as a local process; choose Upload Post for social media as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Social Signal when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
social_topic_volume, social_account_activity.
Choose Upload Post when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
UPLOAD_POST_API_KEY, UPLOAD_POST_MAX_INLINE_MB. - You want tools like
upload_video, upload_photos, upload_text.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 65/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | UPLOAD_POST_API_KEYUPLOAD_POST_MAX_INLINE_MB |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 11 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 2 | 57 |
| Full listing | View Social Signal | View Upload Post |
Tools & capabilities
Social Signal tools 2
social_topic_volumeSOCIAL MEDIA VOLUME as a TIME SERIES: how many posts mention a topic, bucketed by day or hour, so you can see the POST VOLUME TREND and whether SOCIAL CHATTER ABOUT A TOPIC is rising or fading. Answers "how much is X being discussed", "BUZZ OVER TIME for X", "is attention on X growing this week". Returns a per-bucket count broken out by network, running totals, engagement sums where the source exposes them, and an explicit window_actually_covered block. A bucket is a number only where that network was truly measured; where reach ran out it is null, so a measured zero is always distinguishable from an unobserved gap. Coverage is Bluesky, Mastodon, Reddit and Hacker News; X/Twitter is excluded (paid API), so results are a directional proxy over a partial slice of social media rather than total social volume. Examples: topic "bitcoin", days 7, bucket "day" for a week-long attention curve; topic "openai", days 2, bucket "hour", networks ["bluesky","hackernews"] for an intraday spike check.social_account_activityPOSTING CADENCE for one social media account as a TIME SERIES: posts per day over a window, plus average engagement per post and the timestamp of the most recent post. Answers "how often does this account post", "has this account gone quiet", "what is their POST VOLUME TREND", "how active is @someone on social media". The network is inferred from the handle shape (a dotted handle is Bluesky, "@user@instance.tld" is Mastodon, "u/name" is Reddit); when the shape is ambiguous the response lists every network tried in networks_tried. Days with a null count were outside the reach of the feed and stay distinguishable from days with a measured zero. Coverage is Bluesky, Mastodon, Reddit and Hacker News; X/Twitter is excluded (paid API), so results are a directional proxy over a partial slice of social media rather than total social volume. Examples: handle "bsky.app", days 30 for a month of posting cadence; handle "@Mastodon@mastodon.social", days 90 for a long-run activity check.
Upload Post tools 57
upload_videoPublish a video to one or more platforms. Use `videoPathOrUrl` only for public/signed HTTPS URLs, or for absolute local paths when the MCP server runs on the same machine as the file. `videoBase64` is only for clients that can provide raw bytes directly and is capped by UPLOAD_POST_MAX_INLINE_MB (default 100). Returns a `request_id` you can poll with `get_status`. Supports per-platform overrides (tiktokPrivacyLevel, youtubePrivacyStatus, youtubePlaylistId, youtubeThumbnailUrl, youtubeTags, facebookPageId, instagramMediaType, etc.). Reddit posting is currently unavailable (error_code=reddit_unavailable) until the Reddit app is restored. Do not use reddit as a publish target. A hosted MCP server cannot read files on the user's machine or chat attachments (`/mnt/data`, sandbox paths). To publish a local file: (1) if this client can run HTTP requests itself (for example a coding agent with a shell), stage it with `create_media_upload` (returns `upload_id` + `upload_url`), PUT the raw file bytes to `upload_url` with the same Content-Type, call `complete_media_upload` and pass the returned `media_url` as the media URL; (2) otherwise ask the user for a public HTTPS URL of the file, or tell them to publish it from the dashboard at https://app.upload-post.com. Staged media is deleted after 24 hours.upload_photosPublish one or more photos (single image or carousel). Each item in `photosPathsOrUrls` may be a public URL or a local path. Reddit posting is currently unavailable (error_code=reddit_unavailable) until the Reddit app is restored. Do not use reddit as a publish target.upload_textPublish a text-only post. `linkUrl` (or platform-specific *LinkUrl) attaches a link preview where supported. Reddit posting is currently unavailable (error_code=reddit_unavailable) until the Reddit app is restored. Do not use reddit as a publish target.upload_documentPublish a document (PDF / PPT / PPTX / DOC / DOCX) to LinkedIn. Title is required.get_statusCheck the status of an async upload by `request_id`. Poll this until `status` is 'success' or 'failed'.get_job_statusCheck the status of a scheduled or queued upload by `job_id`. Use this for posts created with `addToQueue` or `scheduledDate`.get_historyPaginated history of uploads across all profiles.get_mediaRetrieve recent media (videos, photos, text posts) pulled directly from a profile's connected social accounts. Supports instagram, tiktok, youtube, linkedin, facebook, x, threads, pinterest, bluesky, reddit. Useful for browsing what already exists on a platform before posting more. Paginated: the response carries `pagination` = { limit, next_cursor, has_more }; pass `next_cursor` back as `cursor` for the next page (the last page returns next_cursor null and has_more false).list_scheduledList all currently scheduled (not-yet-published) posts.cancel_scheduledCancel a scheduled post by its `job_id`.edit_scheduledEdit a pending scheduled post in place, keeping its job ID and media: reschedule it (scheduledDate/timezone) and/or fix its text. `title` and `caption` rewrite the text for EVERY platform of the post; to change only some platforms, send `platformContent` instead, e.g. {"instagram":{"caption":"..."},"tiktok":{"caption":"..."}} — platforms not listed keep their text. First comments cannot be edited on a pending post.get_analyticsAggregated analytics for a profile across selected platforms (followers, views, engagement). Instagram also returns two audience breakdowns with the same shape (age / gender / country / city): `follower_demographics` for the account's followers and `engaged_audience_demographics` for the accounts that engaged with its content.- +45 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Social Signal
{
"mcpServers": {
"social-signal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-social-signal"
]
}
}
}
Upload Post
{
"mcpServers": {
"upload-post": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@upload-post/mcp"
],
"env": {
"UPLOAD_POST_API_KEY": "YOUR_UPLOAD_POST_API_KEY_HERE",
"UPLOAD_POST_MAX_INLINE_MB": "YOUR_UPLOAD_POST_MAX_INLINE_MB_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Social Signal is categorized under Social Media and uses a local stdio subprocess. Upload Post belongs to Social Media and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Social Signal for social media work and Upload Post for social media.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Social Signal has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Upload Post is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add social-signal and upload-post as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Social Signal has a quality signal of 59/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Upload Post has 65/100 (Great) with 3 views, 0 installs and 11 GitHub stars.