Sprout Social MCP Server

Full Sprout Social API coverage for AI-powered social media management

20 tools • 6 domains • 100% API coverage • 11 networks

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A Model Context Protocol server that gives AI assistants complete access to the Sprout Social API — analytics, inbox messages, social listening, content publishing, media uploads, and support cases. Works with Claude, GPT, or any MCP-compatible client.

Why This Exists

Sprout Social is the command center for social media teams managing multiple brands across multiple networks. But its power lives behind a dashboard that requires manual interaction for every query, every export, every draft. This server turns that dashboard into a conversation — ask your AI assistant to pull analytics, draft posts, search listening data, or triage support cases without switching tabs.

Every endpoint in the Sprout Social API is covered. No gaps, no workarounds.

What You Can Do

Ask your AI assistant to work with Sprout Social directly:

"How did our Instagram perform last month?" — Pull profile-level impressions, engagements, and follower growth across any date range
"Show me our top posts on LinkedIn this quarter" — Query post-level analytics sorted by engagement metrics
"What are people saying about our brand?" — Search social listening topics for sentiment, volume, and trending themes
"Draft a post announcing our product launch across all channels" — Create draft posts with media, scheduling, and tags
"Are there any open support cases assigned to me?" — Filter cases by status, priority, assignee, and queue

20 Tools Across 6 Domains

Metadata — 8 tools

Discover and enumerate your Sprout Social account structure.

Tool	Description
`sprout_list_customers`	List all customer accounts accessible to your token
`sprout_list_profiles`	List connected social profiles (Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.)
`sprout_list_groups`	List profile groups for organizing and routing
`sprout_list_tags`	List conversation tags (labels and campaigns)
`sprout_list_users`	List team members with roles and permissions
`sprout_list_teams`	List teams within your organization
`sprout_list_queues`	List case management queues
`sprout_list_topics`	List social listening topics being monitored

Analytics — 2 tools

Query performance metrics across profiles and individual posts. Supports all major networks: Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, TikTok, Threads, and Bluesky.

Tool	Description
`sprout_get_profile_analytics`	Aggregate profile metrics (impressions, engagements, followers) by day over a date range
`sprout_get_post_analytics`	Post-level metrics and content fields with flexible sorting, timezone support, and cursor-based pagination for 10K+ results via `guid_cursor`

Messages — 1 tool

Tool	Description
`sprout_get_messages`	Query inbox messages with filters for profiles, groups, date ranges, post types, tags, language, sender GUIDs, and action timestamps. Cursor-based pagination for large result sets

Listening — 2 tools

Tool	Description
`sprout_get_listening_messages`	Retrieve individual listening messages for a topic with filters for sentiment, network, text search, language, location, themes, media presence, and distribution type. Supports requesting metrics alongside fields
`sprout_get_listening_metrics`	Aggregated metrics for a listening topic with filters for network, sentiment, text search, language, location, themes, and metric comparisons. Supports dimensions for trend analysis (by day, sentiment, network, etc.)

Publishing — 6 tools

Create draft content and manage media uploads of any size.

Tool	Description
`sprout_create_draft_post`	Create a draft post for one or more profiles with optional text, media, scheduling, and tags
`sprout_upload_media`	Upload media from a URL (images, video up to 50MB). Returns a `media_id` for post creation
`sprout_get_post`	Retrieve a publishing post by ID
`sprout_start_multipart_upload`	Start a multipart upload for large media files (>50MB) or URL downloads
`sprout_continue_multipart_upload`	Upload subsequent 5MB parts of a multipart media file
`sprout_complete_multipart_upload`	Finalize a multipart upload — automatically polls until processing completes

Cases — 1 tool

Tool	Description
`sprout_get_cases`	Query support and feedback cases with filters for status, priority, type, queue, assignee, assigner, creator, related messages, tags (include/exclude), and multiple date ranges via `additional_filters`

Quick Start

Install with MCPB

For Claude Desktop and other MCPB-compatible clients, download the local bundle from the v1.1.2 release:

Download sprout-mcp-server-1.1.2.mcpb

The bundle includes the Sprout Social favicon, production runtime dependencies, and setup prompts for API token or OAuth machine-to-machine credentials.

Prerequisites

Node.js 18+
A Sprout Social account with API access enabled (request access)

Install from npm

npm install -g @oliverames/sprout-mcp-server

Or run directly with npx:

npx @oliverames/sprout-mcp-server

Install from source

git clone https://github.com/oliverames/sprout-mcp-server.git
cd sprout-mcp-server
npm install && npm run build

Authentication

The server supports two authentication methods. Configure one via environment variables.

Option 1: API Token

The simplest option. Generate a token in Sprout Social under Settings → Global Features → API Page → API Token Management.

export SPROUT_API_TOKEN=your-token-here

Option 2: OAuth 2.0 Machine-to-Machine

Recommended for production and automated workflows. Uses the client credentials grant.

export SPROUT_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
export SPROUT_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
export SPROUT_ORG_ID=your-org-id

The server handles token acquisition and refresh automatically.

1Password Integration

If credentials are not set in the environment, the server automatically attempts to resolve them from 1Password CLI:

Variable	1Password Reference
`SPROUT_API_TOKEN`	`op://Development/Sprout API Token/credential`
`SPROUT_CLIENT_ID`	`op://Development/Sprout OAuth Client/client_id`
`SPROUT_CLIENT_SECRET`	`op://Development/Sprout OAuth Client/client_secret`
`SPROUT_ORG_ID`	`op://Development/Sprout OAuth Client/org_id`

This means you can skip setting env vars entirely if you have op installed and a service account or session active. The fallback adds ~1-2s to startup and is silently skipped if 1Password is unavailable.

Configuration

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

Add to your MCP settings (e.g., .claude/settings.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sprout": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@oliverames/sprout-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SPROUT_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

From a local clone

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sprout": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/sprout-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SPROUT_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Any MCP Client

The server communicates over stdio transport. Point any MCP-compatible client at node dist/index.js (or npx @oliverames/sprout-mcp-server) with the appropriate environment variables.

Multi-Customer Support

On startup, the server auto-discovers your customer ID from the API. If your token has access to multiple customers, specify which one:

export SPROUT_CUSTOMER_ID=123456

Every tool also accepts an optional customer_id parameter to override the default per-request — useful for agencies managing multiple brands.

Response Formats

All tools accept a response_format parameter:

Format	Description
`"markdown"`	Human-readable tables, lists, and summaries (default)
`"json"`	Raw structured data for programmatic use

Supported Networks

Analytics, messages, and publishing support all networks connected in your Sprout Social account:

Network	Analytics	Messages	Publishing
Instagram (Business & Creator)	✅	✅	✅
Facebook Pages	✅	✅	✅
X (Twitter)	✅	✅	✅
LinkedIn (Pages & Personal)	✅	✅	✅
TikTok	✅	✅	✅
YouTube	✅	✅	✅
Pinterest	✅	✅	✅
Threads	✅	✅	✅
Bluesky	✅	✅	—
Google Business	✅	✅	✅
WhatsApp	—	✅	—

Built-In Reliability

The server handles the operational details so you don't have to:

Rate limiting — Sliding-window throttle stays under Sprout's 60 req/min limit (soft cap at 55)
Automatic retries — Exponential backoff on 429, 500, 503, and 504 responses (up to 3 retries)
202 polling — Media uploads and multipart completions automatically poll until processing finishes
Input validation — Date ranges, profile limits, and required fields validated before hitting the API
Graceful startup — Starts in unauthenticated mode with setup instructions if no credentials are found
Response truncation — Large responses are intelligently truncated to stay within LLM context limits

API Coverage

This server provides 100% coverage of the Sprout Social Public API (v1).

Domain	Endpoints	Tools	Status
Customer Metadata	8	8	✅ Complete
Analytics	2	2	✅ Complete
Messages	1	1	✅ Complete
Listening	2	2	✅ Complete
Publishing	2	2	✅ Complete
Media Upload (Simple)	1	1	✅ Complete
Media Upload (Multipart)	3	3	✅ Complete
Cases	1	1	✅ Complete
Total	20	20	✅ Complete

Known Limitations

These are Sprout Social API constraints, not server limitations:

Limitation	Detail
Draft-only publishing	Posts are created with `is_draft: true`. Approve and publish in the Sprout UI.
Cases: 7-day max range	The cases endpoint enforces a maximum 7-day date range per request.
Analytics: 10K result cap	Profile analytics caps at 10,000 results. Use pagination for larger datasets.
Media expires in 24 hours	Uploaded media must be attached to a post within 24 hours.
X (Twitter) data	Requires accepting a separate EULA in the Sprout Social UI.
Simple upload: 50MB limit	Files over 50MB must use the multipart upload flow.

Development

npm install          # Install dependencies
npm run build        # Compile TypeScript
npm test             # Run test suite (119 tests)
npm run test:watch   # Watch mode
npm run dev          # TypeScript watch mode
npm start            # Start the server

Project Structure

src/
├── index.ts              # Entry point — auth, customer discovery, tool registration
├── constants.ts          # API URLs, rate limits, validation constraints
├── types.ts              # Shared TypeScript interfaces
├── schemas/
│   └── common.ts         # Reusable Zod schemas for tool input validation
├── services/
│   ├── auth.ts           # API token + OAuth M2M token management
│   ├── api-client.ts     # HTTP client with retries, rate limiting, 202 polling
│   ├── filter-builder.ts # Translates typed params → Sprout's filter DSL (eq, neq, in, gt, match, exists)
│   └── formatter.ts      # Markdown/JSON formatting + truncation
└── tools/
    ├── metadata.ts       # 8 tools — account structure discovery
    ├── analytics.ts      # 2 tools — profile + post performance
    ├── messages.ts       # 1 tool  — inbox message queries
    ├── listening.ts      # 2 tools — topic messages + aggregated metrics
    ├── publishing.ts     # 6 tools — drafts, media upload (simple + multipart)
    └── cases.ts          # 1 tool  — support case management

Architecture

All tool handlers are pure functions with the signature:

handler(client: ApiClient, customerId: number, params: T) → Promise<ToolResponse>

This makes every handler independently testable with a mock ApiClient — no server bootstrap required.

The filter builder translates friendly parameters into Sprout's custom filter DSL (field.op(values)), keeping the DSL syntax internal to the server.

License

MIT

Built with the Model Context Protocol · Powered by the Sprout Social API

_{Built by Oliver Ames in Vermont
• GitHub
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Sprout Social MCP Server

Why This Exists

What You Can Do

20 Tools Across 6 Domains

Metadata — 8 tools

Analytics — 2 tools

Messages — 1 tool

Listening — 2 tools

Publishing — 6 tools

Cases — 1 tool

Quick Start

Install with MCPB

Prerequisites

Install from npm

Install from source

Authentication

Option 1: API Token

Option 2: OAuth 2.0 Machine-to-Machine

1Password Integration

Configuration

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

From a local clone

Any MCP Client

Multi-Customer Support

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Supported Networks

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API Coverage

Known Limitations

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