Shippost MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 72 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 29 Mar 2026.
Twitter/X tools for AI agents — read timelines, post tweets, search, and engage
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add shippost-mcp -e 'TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=<TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -- uvx shippost-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"shippost-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"shippost-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.shippost-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["shippost-mcp"]
env = { TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"shippost-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"shippost-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"shippost-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"shippost-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN> (Your Twitter OAuth 2.0 access token).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
TWITTER_REFRESH_TOKEN (Twitter refresh token for automatic renewal), TWITTER_CLIENT_ID (Your Twitter app client ID (needed for token refresh)), SHIPPOST_API_KEY (ShipPost API key for AI-powered features (get at https://shippost.ai)).
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Shippost MCP — questions
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