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pendpost is free and open source (MIT). Run it with one command, install the desktop app, add it to your AI in one click, or self-host it always-on. It runs on your own machine, binds 127.0.0.1, and needs no account: with no credentials set it starts in mock mode, so you can try the full draft, approve, schedule, and publish loop before you connect anything. Pick the path that fits you below.
Download, double-click, and run setup from the app. No terminal needed.
Heads up: the app makes installing one click, but connecting a real platform still uses a short per-platform setup step. You can explore everything in mock mode first.
For developers. Node.js 18+ or Docker, then open http://127.0.0.1:8090.
$ npx pendpost $ brew install pendpost/tap/pendpost $ docker compose up
Prefer source? Clone the repository and run npm start.
pendpost is an MCP server. Add it to your client and let an agent draft and schedule for your approval.
Any MCP client: add this to your config
{
"mcpServers": {
"pendpost": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pendpost",
"--stdio"
]
}
}
}Run it on a host that never sleeps so Instagram, LinkedIn, and X publish on schedule even when your computer is off. See the always-on guide.
$ docker run -p 8090:8090 ghcr.io/pendpost/pendpost 
Fly.io and Railway templates ship in deploy/ too. Bind it beyond loopback
only behind a tunnel; see security and trust and the
optional 24/7 cloud service.
If you do not live in a terminal, the desktop app (when it lands) is the simplest. If you
are a developer, npx pendpost is the fastest, and Docker or self-host suit a
server. If you want an agent like Claude to operate it, use the MCP path. Every path runs
the same local-first pendpost with the same human approval gate; the
full reference is in the documentation, and the
FAQ answers the common setup questions. New here? See
letting an AI agent run your social or how pendpost
compares to other tools.