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Buffer MCP server

Official vendor-hosted server. Connect Claude or ChatGPT with your own login.

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Server URL

https://mcp.buffer.com/mcp

Live checked 4 minutes ago

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Is the Buffer MCP server up?

Live Checked 4 minutes ago, answered in 226 ms

Answered with an MCP sign-in challenge, so the server is up and asks for your account.

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What can an AI assistant do with Buffer?

Buffer shares its tool list only after you sign in, so these capabilities come from the listing and Buffer's own documentation. Your AI app shows the exact tools once it is connected.

Things recruiters ask tools like this

  • “When a candidate moves to Offer in our ATS, post a note in the hiring channel.”
  • “Draft a LinkedIn post about our new open roles and schedule it for Tuesday morning.”

What the Buffer MCP server does

First-party MCP at mcp.buffer.com. Official vendor-hosted server. Connect Claude or ChatGPT with your own login.

Run by
Buffer (official server)
Categories
Personal brand
Starting price
$5/channel/mo, with a free plan

Read the full Buffer review: pricing, pros and cons, alternatives

Server facts

Sign-in
Sign in (OAuth)
Observed
Sign-in handled by
auth.buffer.com
Observed
Permission scopes
posts:read, posts:write, ideas:read, ideas:write, account:read, account:write, insights:read, engagements:read, engagements:write, snippets:read, snippets:write
Observed
Transport
Streamable HTTP
Observed
Last response time
226 ms
Observed
First checked
Oct 16, 2026, 5 checks since
Observed

Observed means our own checker saw it at the server URL, without signing in. Nothing here is copied from the vendor's marketing. Server details refresh weekly; last refreshed Oct 16, 2026.

How to connect Buffer to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

When you add it, your AI app opens a sign-in window for Buffer. Log in with your own Buffer account and approve access. Nothing to copy or paste beyond the URL.

Server URLhttps://mcp.buffer.com/mcp

Claude on the web or desktop

  1. Go to Customize, then Connectors.
  2. Click Add custom connector, name it Buffer and paste the server URL.
  3. Click Add, then sign in to Buffer when asked.
  4. In a chat, open the + menu and switch it on under Connectors.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it first under Organization settings.

Claude Code

  1. Run claude mcp add --transport http 'buffer' 'https://mcp.buffer.com/mcp'
  2. Type /mcp to check it shows as connected and to sign in.

Cursor

  1. Open Settings, then MCP, and add a new server.
  2. Paste {"mcpServers":{"buffer":{"url":"https://mcp.buffer.com/mcp"}}}
  3. Reload, then ask in the agent chat.

ChatGPT, Grok and others

  1. Add a custom connector or remote MCP server where your app and plan allow it.
  2. Paste the server URL. Transport is Streamable HTTP.

Steps follow Anthropic's guides to custom connectors and MCP in Claude Code. Menu names change, so check there if a label looks different. Start read only and keep sends, writes and credit spend on approval.

Questions

Does Buffer have an MCP server?

Yes. Buffer runs its own official MCP server at https://mcp.buffer.com/mcp, so an AI assistant such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can work inside Buffer with your own account and permissions.

What is the Buffer MCP server URL?

The server URL is https://mcp.buffer.com/mcp. Paste it into your AI app as a custom connector or remote MCP server.

Do I need to sign in to use it?

Yes. You sign in with your own Buffer account when you add the connector, and the assistant only sees what your account can see.

Is the Buffer MCP server working right now?

At our last check, 4 minutes ago, it was live. Answered with an MCP sign-in challenge, so the server is up and asks for your account.

Is it safe to connect Buffer to AI?

An official server only lets the assistant see and do what your own Buffer account allows. Start read only, keep anything that sends, writes or spends credits on approval, and check whether your admin needs to approve the connection.

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