Hey Pickful community,

Today we’re excited to announce something that will change how you publish: brand new API and CLI interfaces that let you automate your entire publishing workflow with AI.

⚡ Why API and CLI?

We’ve watched how most creators work:

2 hours writing great content → 30 minutes formatting and editing → 10 minutes posting across platforms.

That last 40 minutes is just repetition. Time that could go toward thinking, innovating, engaging with your community.

Our answer: Open API and CLI interfaces so you can control publishing through code, scripts, or AI automation. Let the machine handle what machines are good at. Let you focus on what only you can do—create.

🚀 Two Ways to Publish

1. REST API (Most Flexible — Perfect for Integration)

Whatever your workflow is, publish via HTTP:

POST /api/posts
{
  "title": "My Article",
  "content": "Article content...",
  "topic_id": "t5a"
}

Full documentation available. Supports all publishing options—drafts, scheduling, topics, everything.

2. Claude CLI (Powered by MCP — Most Powerful)

Claude CLI connects to Pickful seamlessly via MCP (Model Context Protocol). Use your existing Claude subscription to automate the entire workflow:

claude -p "Publish to Pickful: title {Your Title}, content {Your Content}"

Or define custom workflows:

codex exec pickful-publish --auto-title --generate-summary

Get the most value from your existing AI subscription—no additional costs, just leverage the frontier models you already have access to for your creative work.

🔗 Pick Your Tool, No Learning Curve

REST API for direct integration, Claude CLI through your existing subscription environment—both follow the same design principles. Developers choose what fits their workflow best, no learning curve, no vendor lock-in.

💡 Real Scenarios Where This Shines

• Content teams: Publish directly from your CMS to Pickful, zero manual steps
• AI workflow builders: Auto-generate summaries, keywords, formatting with Claude CLI—publish with one command
• Developers: Wire Pickful into Slack bots, Discord channels, email workflows via API or CLI
• Solo creators: Save 10 minutes per post—that’s hundreds of hours per year back in your pocket

💬 To Our Community

We believe great tools should reduce friction, not create it. Opening our API and CLI is our promise to you: the power to choose, the space to build, the freedom to create without fighting the publishing process.

Publishing shouldn’t be the hard part. Your ideas should be.

This feature is live on Web, iOS, and Android—no app update needed. Combined with Pickful’s X publishing system, your creative work becomes effortless and free. Start publishing with API or CLI today and show us what you build when AI removes the friction.

Pickful Team
June 16, 2026