Can Gemini CLI post to Bluesky?

Yes. Connect Gemini CLI to xpost and it can write, schedule and publish Bluesky posts for your account. Every post it creates lands in your inbox, and you can switch approvals on so they wait for your yes.

Do I have to approve every Bluesky post it writes?

Only if you want to. Out of the box the post goes out and lands in your inbox; switch approvals on and anything an assistant creates is held for a human. No key, tool or prompt can approve a post.

Does Gemini CLI need my Bluesky password?

No. You connect your Bluesky account to xpost yourself, the normal way, and Gemini CLI only ever talks to xpost. It never sees a password or a token.

Does posting to Bluesky from Gemini CLI cost extra?

No. The connector and the API are included in every xpost plan, with no extra fee and no usage meter. You pay for the accounts you connect; posts are unlimited.

Gemini CLI + Bluesky

Post to Bluesky from Gemini CLI.

Connect Gemini CLI to xpost once, and you can ask it for a Bluesky post — written in the shape Bluesky takes, and mailed to you before it goes out or the moment it has.

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Connecting Gemini CLI

Three steps, about two minutes. Once it is done, every network is available to it, not just Bluesky.

1
Add the MCP server
Add this address to Gemini CLI's MCP server settings, where it keeps the servers it can call.
2
Sign in to xpost
A browser window opens on the xpost sign-in page. Log in once and the connection is made.
3
Ask for a post
Say what you want, for which accounts and when. It comes back with a link to the post. Switch approvals on and that link is where you approve it.

What Gemini CLI can make for Bluesky

The same limits the composer checks, so a draft your assistant writes is one Bluesky will actually take.

Post types	Post, with pictures or video
Pictures and video	Up to 4 pictures, or 1 video, checked for the shape Bluesky accepts
Caption length	Up to 300 characters, counted as you type
First comment	Not yet
Tagging	Not yet
Also	Alt text on every picture and video, clickable links and mentions

What happens when you ask

It drafts, in Bluesky's shape

Caption length, post types, what Bluesky does with pictures — all of it is checked before the draft is saved.

It tells you

The post lands in your inbox with a link, before it reaches Bluesky or the moment it has. Switch approvals on and nothing reaches Bluesky until you say yes — and no key can say it for you.

You get a receipt

When it publishes, the Bluesky account comes back with a link to the live post — and Gemini CLI can read that too.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Yes. Connect Gemini CLI to xpost and it can write, schedule and publish Bluesky posts for your account. Every post it creates lands in your inbox, and you can switch approvals on so they wait for your yes.