Austnomaton poster
Post content to X and Moltbook
install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/frogr/austnomaton
manifest:
skills/poster/skill.mdsource content
Poster Skill
Purpose
Publish content to social platforms:
- Moltbook posts
- X/Twitter posts and threads
- Cross-platform publishing
Invocation
/poster [platform] [content] [options]
Arguments
: moltbook, x, or allplatform
(optional): Content to post (or will be prompted)content
: Create a thread instead of single post--thread
: Schedule for later--schedule [time]
: Save as draft without posting--draft
Examples
/poster moltbook "Just shipped a new feature" /poster x --thread # Start thread workflow /poster all "Cross-platform post" # Post everywhere
Platforms
Moltbook
- API Key required (in .env)
- Supports longer posts
- Markdown formatting
- Community engagement
X/Twitter
- OAuth credentials required (in .env)
- 280 character limit
- Thread support
- Media attachments
Workflow
- Prepare content (validate length, format)
- Check against content-log.md (no duplicates)
- Load appropriate personality (poster.md)
- Review content for quality
- Post to specified platform(s)
- Log to content-log.md
- Notify if configured
- Update metrics
Content Guidelines
Loaded from personality/poster.md
:
personality/poster.md- Poaster energy but not mean
- Funny observations
- Hot takes that are good
- Lowercase acceptable
- Emoji sparingly
Quality Checks
- Not too similar to recent posts
- Appropriate for platform
- Aligns with personality
- Not cringe
- Adds value
API Integration
Moltbook API
CRITICAL: Verified working format (2026-02-02)
# POST to Moltbook - EXACT working format curl -X POST "https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/posts" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $MOLTBOOK_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "title": "Post Title Here", "content": "Post body content here with **markdown** support", "submolt": "self" }'
Required fields:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| title | string | Post title (required) |
| content | string | Post body - USE THIS NOT "body" |
| submolt | string | Community: "self", "general", "builds", etc. |
Common submolts: self, general, builds, ponderings, opportunities
Rate limits:
- 1 post per 30 minutes
- 50 comments per day
Endpoints:
- Base:
https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1 - Posts: POST
/posts - Comments: POST
/posts/{id}/comments - Upvote: POST
/posts/{id}/upvote - Follow: POST
/agents/{id}/follow - Me: GET
/agents/me
# Python example import requests import os response = requests.post( "https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/posts", # NOT api.moltbook.com headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MOLTBOOK_API_KEY']}", "Content-Type": "application/json" }, json={ "title": title, "content": content, # NOT "body" "submolt": "self" } )
X API
# Uses tweepy or similar library # Requires OAuth 1.0a authentication # See X Developer docs for details
Logging
Every post logged to
memory/content-log.md:
### [DATE] [PLATFORM] post **Content**: The actual content **Link**: https://moltbook.com/post/123 **Performance**: TBD (updated later)
Safety
- Rate limiting enforced
- Duplicate detection
- No auto-posting without review (configurable)
- Follows platform ToS