I do most of my brainstorming and first drafts in Claude. It's where I sketch out the angle for a LinkedIn post, unpack a half-formed idea I had on a walk, or turn a few screenshots, a quote from Apple Notes, and a half-finished Canva design into something I'd actually be proud to publish.
Since connecting Claude to Buffer, sharing to social has become even smoother. Now I can ask Claude what resources I've already saved on a topic, have it pull from the tools I already rely on, shape an idea while it's still fresh, and send it directly to my Buffer queue without ever leaving the chat.
It's the first time AI has felt genuinely helpful for my real workflows, not just for answering questions about them.
Below is how to set everything up and how I use it in my daily routine.
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- What is the Buffer MCP, and how does it work with Claude?
- How to connect Buffer to Claude
- Connect the Buffer MCP to Claude
- Connect the Buffer API to Claude
- How I use the Buffer + Claude setup to post to social media
- See what's scheduled across every channel
- Draft, schedule, and repurpose posts — or save them for later
- Edit posts already in the queue
- Why this means less context-switching and more time for the real work
What is the Buffer MCP, and how does it work with Claude?
If you haven't come across the term before, an MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the connector that…