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, waiting in your queue until you approve it.
Your first post is free. No credit card.
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. Approve it from the link Gemini gives you, or in your queue.
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
It waits for you
You get a receipt
Questions people ask
Yes. Connect Gemini CLI to xpost and it can write, schedule and publish Bluesky posts for your account. It cannot publish on its own — every post it creates waits in your approval queue until you approve it.
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