Let AI agents publish text and image posts to any Lemmy community, on any instance — from a single prompt.
{
"mcpServers": {
"upload-post": {
"url": "https://mcp.upload-post.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "ApiKey YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
} Part of the 40-tool Upload-Post MCP server — the agent picks them automatically from your prompt.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| upload_text | Publish a text post to a Lemmy community |
| upload_photos | Publish an image post, uploaded via pict-rs |
| list_scheduled / edit_scheduled / cancel_scheduled | Manage scheduled posts |
| get_status / get_history | Track what was posted and when |
Looking for another way to post? See the Lemmy API page or the Claude Code Lemmy skill.
No commands to memorize — just describe what you want.
“Post this write-up to the selfhosted community on Lemmy.”
“Cross-post my Reddit post to Lemmy — same title, native tone.”
“Post this screenshot to Lemmy with a descriptive title.”
“Schedule this post for when the community is most active.”
Lemmy + AI agents, answered. Last updated June 2026.
A Lemmy MCP server is a Model Context Protocol server that exposes Lemmy posting as tools an AI agent can call. The Upload-Post MCP server lets ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any MCP client publish text and image posts to Lemmy communities — no custom code.
Yes. Connect your instance URL, username and password to Upload-Post once, add the MCP server to your AI client, and the agent can publish to the community of your choice from a prompt.
Yes. It works with lemmy.world or any self-hosted Lemmy instance — you pick the instance and the target community per post.
The MCP server is free and open-source (MIT). It works with any Upload-Post plan, including the free tier.
Free to start, no credit card. Connect Lemmy once and post from any MCP client.