Gemini

Schedule social media posts with Gemini CLI.

Add Simplified to Gemini CLI and one prompt in your terminal can write the copy, generate the graphic and put it on your calendar.

  • One settings.json entry and one sign-in
  • Image generation across several models, Google's Gemini and Imagen among them
  • Ask for drafts first and approve every post before it goes live
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Your setup prompt

Read https://docs.simplified.com/setup.md and set up Simplified in this client. Reuse existing connections and skills, complete the setup steps you can perform, and guide me through sign-in when needed. Verify access without creating content or spending credits.

  1. Copy the prompt (the Add to Gemini button does it too).
  2. Open a new Gemini CLI session and paste it.
  3. Send it. Gemini sets up Simplified and walks you through sign-in.
Or edit the config yourself
Connect

Add Simplified to Gemini CLI with one config entry.

Add Simplified as a remote MCP server in Gemini CLI and sign in with your Simplified account. You get everything Simplified can do, from images and video to scheduling and analytics.

1

Add the server.

Open ~/.gemini/settings.json and add a simplified entry to mcpServers. Use httpUrl with the server URL.

2

Restart and sign in.

Save the file and restart Gemini CLI. Finish the sign-in in your browser when prompted. There is no password or key to paste.

3

Check it, then ask.

Start a new session and ask Gemini to identify your workspace and list your teamspaces. Then ask for your first post.

Remote servers in Gemini CLI use httpUrl, not command and args. If the file already has an mcpServers object, add the simplified entry to it. Gemini CLI's MCP documentation Read the full setup guide

From a terminal prompt to every channel.

Gemini CLI reaches the social accounts linked to your Simplified workspace. Platform setup stays in Simplified, not in your settings file.

What Gemini CLI can do with Simplified

Gemini CLI plans and writes. Simplified makes the visuals and handles the publishing.

One prompt, whole post

Describe the post and the day. Gemini writes the copy, Simplified makes the image and schedules it, all in one go.

Images from several models

Simplified can generate images across leading models, Google's Gemini and Imagen among them, then apply your Brand Kit.

Short video for Reels and Shorts

Ask for a short clip alongside the post, sized for the platform it is going to.

A file in, posts out

Give Gemini a changelog or a notes file and get a set of posts written from it.

A calendar you can edit

Plan a week of drafts and change them with plain sentences, like "move Tuesday to Thursday".

Results in the terminal

Ask how posts and accounts are doing and get a short readout without opening a dashboard.

Nothing goes live unseen

Follow Gemini CLI's approval prompts when it uses a tool, or ask for drafts and approve them yourself.

What does Simplified add to Gemini CLI?

Gemini CLI is a terminal agent that plans and writes. Simplified adds what it does not have on its own: your Brand Kit, image and video generation, a content calendar and publishing to your channels, so a single session can go from idea to scheduled post.

Sign in once in your browser. There is no API key to paste, and the server runs in the cloud.

  1. Gemini plans and writes

    Turns your brief or a file into captions and a plan.

  2. Simplified designs and posts

    Images and video in your Brand Kit, the calendar, scheduling to 13 platforms and analytics.

  3. You approve

    Approve each tool call, or ask for drafts first.

What is the Simplified connector for Gemini CLI?

A hosted MCP server you add to Gemini CLI by editing ~/.gemini/settings.json. Remote servers use the httpUrl key, not command and args, so the entry is a single URL.

Save the file, restart Gemini CLI and finish the sign-in in your browser. After that Gemini can call the Simplified tools: generate images and video, plan a calendar and schedule posts.

Read the developer setup
G Generate a launch image and post it to Instagram at 9.
Simplified connector Secure sign-in
  • Social Create, schedule, draft and publish posts, with timed auto-comments.
  • Create Generate images and video from a prompt, across leading models.
  • Brand Read your Brand Kit: colors, fonts, logo and voice.
  • Plan Build and read your content calendar.
  • Learn Post and account analytics across your channels.
  • Accounts List the channels connected in your workspace.

Gemini CLI, Claude Code or Codex?

Three terminal agents, one connector.

Gemini CLI (this page)

Google's terminal agent. One settings.json entry with httpUrl, then a browser sign-in.

Claude Code

Anthropic's terminal agent. It installs as a plugin and signs in with /mcp.

Codex

OpenAI's coding agent. Two commands, in the CLI, the app or your IDE.

The Gemini app

This page is about Gemini CLI. A setup for the Gemini app is not documented yet.

Try asking

Try asking Gemini CLI.

Pick a request to see what Gemini and Simplified hand back.

gemini · example
Write an Instagram post announcing our spring launch, generate an image in our brand colors, and schedule it for Thursday at 10am.
G

The post and the image are ready, and scheduled for Thursday at 10:00 AM.

Launching Thursday
LinkedIn Tomorrow, 9:00 AM
Launching Thursday
Instagram Tomorrow, 9:00 AM

Where Gemini CLI can post

Any of the 13 channels connected in your Simplified workspace. Open a platform to see its scheduler page.

Gemini CLI, Claude Code or Codex?

Same connector. Pick the agent you already use.

Gemini CLI (this page)Claude CodeCodex
Where you use it TerminalTerminal and code editorTerminal, desktop app or IDE extension
Setup Add one config entry and sign inInstall the plugin and sign inAdd the server and sign in
Best for People who work in a terminalPeople who work in a terminalPeople who work in a terminal
Uses your Brand Kit ✓✓✓
Beyond Gemini CLI

Other terminal agents and editors

The connector is the same everywhere. Open another tool to see how it sets up there.

If Gemini CLI is not using Simplified

Gemini CLI does not load the server

Check the JSON syntax and that you used httpUrl, since remote servers do not use command and args. Save the file and restart Gemini CLI.

The Simplified tools do not show up

Start a new session so the tools load. A saved config entry alone does not prove the tools are available, so ask Gemini to list your workspace and teamspaces to check.

Gemini CLI asks me to sign in again

Approve access once more in the browser. Signing in again refreshes the connection and your work carries on where it stopped.

Gemini cannot see my channels

Connect your social accounts in Simplified first. An empty list does not mean the connection failed: it usually means no accounts are linked to that workspace yet. Also check that you picked the right teamspace.

Questions before you connect

And some things you'd ask us.

How do I add Simplified to Gemini CLI?

Add a simplified entry to mcpServers in ~/.gemini/settings.json, using httpUrl with https://apikit.simplified.com/mcp. Save the file, restart Gemini CLI and finish the sign-in in your browser. Then start a new session and ask Gemini to identify your workspace and list your teamspaces to check it worked.

See the developer setup page

Can Gemini CLI post to my social accounts?

Yes. Once Simplified is connected, Gemini can draft, schedule and publish to the 13 platforms linked in your Simplified workspace: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Threads, Bluesky, X, Google Business Profile, Mastodon, Reddit and Telegram. It only reaches accounts you have already connected.

Which image models does Simplified use?

Simplified generates images across several leading models, including Google's Gemini and Imagen, OpenAI's GPT Image, Flux, Ideogram, Recraft and others, and saves each result as a reusable asset in your workspace.

Why does the config use httpUrl?

Remote servers in Gemini CLI use the httpUrl key, not command and args. Those belong to local servers that Gemini starts itself. Simplified is hosted, so the entry is only its URL.

Do I need an API key?

No. You sign in to your Simplified account in the browser and approve access. If your client cannot use OAuth, the MCP authentication guide covers API-key headers.

Will Gemini publish without asking me first?

Follow Gemini CLI's approval prompts when it uses a tool. If you would rather review everything yourself, ask for drafts and approve them when you are ready.

Can Gemini use files from my machine?

It can read them and write about them, but the hosted Simplified server cannot read your files, so a local image path will not upload. Media has to reach Simplified as bytes or a link, or be generated by Simplified from a prompt.

Is this the Gemini app or Gemini CLI?

This page covers Gemini CLI, the terminal agent. Simplified does not document a setup for the Gemini app yet. The connector is the same in every client, and other assistants have their own pages.

See the developer setup page

Gemini does not show the Simplified tools. What should I check?

A saved config entry does not prove the tools are loaded. Check the JSON and the httpUrl key, restart Gemini CLI, finish the sign-in, then ask it to list your workspace and teamspaces. If the list of accounts is empty, connect your social accounts in Simplified first.

Read the general setup guide

Is this different from using Simplified with Claude Code or Codex?

It is the same connector with a different config. Claude Code and Codex have their own pages with their own setup steps.

See the Codex page

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Make your next post from the terminal.

Connect Simplified to Gemini CLI and let it handle the design, the schedule and the follow-up.

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