Post to X from Perplexity Computer

Perplexity Computer can schedule and publish X (Twitter) posts through Postiz. Add the Postiz MCP server as a custom connector in Perplexity, or install the Postiz CLI skill, then describe the tweet or thread in plain language. Computer finds your connected X channel, sets who can reply, attaches media, and schedules the post for you.

Setup Guide

Please make sure there is always a human in the loop.

Last updated: September 2026

How to set up Postiz for X in Perplexity Computer

Setup takes two steps: add Postiz as a custom MCP connector in Perplexity (OAuth, no API key) or install the Postiz CLI skill, then connect your X (Twitter) account in Postiz. After that, you just ask.

Setup, then just ask

# Option A (recommended): custom MCP connector
# Perplexity > Settings > Connectors > + Custom connector > Remote
#   Name:            Postiz
#   MCP server URL:  https://mcp.postiz.com/mcp-oauth-dynamic
#   Authentication:  OAuth (sign in with your Postiz account)

# Option B: Postiz CLI skill in Computer's sandbox
npx skills add gitroomhq/postiz-agent
export POSTIZ_API_KEY=your_api_key

# Then just ask Perplexity Computer:
> Post a 5-tweet thread about our launch on X,
  everyone can reply, schedule it for tomorrow 9am

Perplexity Computer: Done. Thread scheduled on X
  for tomorrow at 9:00 AM (who_can_reply_post: everyone).

X-Specific Features

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Reply Controls

Control who can reply to your posts: everyone, people you follow, mentioned users, subscribers, or verified accounts only.

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Thread Support

Ask for a thread and Perplexity Computer splits it into separate tweets, posted in order.

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Community Posting

Post directly to X Communities by providing a community URL. Reach targeted audiences with relevant content.

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Simple Text Posts

Quickly publish text-only tweets with hashtags, mentions, and links. No media upload required for basic posts.

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Media Attachments

Attach images or videos to your posts. Upload media through Postiz and include it seamlessly in your scheduled tweets.

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Scheduled Posting

Schedule posts with precise timestamps. Queue up a week of content in minutes and let Postiz handle the publishing.

How to post to X from Perplexity Computer

You describe what you want in plain language and Perplexity Computer handles the Postiz calls for you. Here is how a typical conversation goes.

Find Your X Integration

Ask Perplexity Computer whether your X account is connected. It also checks which options the platform supports.

Example conversation

> Is my X account connected to Postiz?

Perplexity Computer: Yes — your X account is connected
  and ready. Want me to post something?

Compose Your Content

Describe your tweet or thread. Ask for a thread and Perplexity Computer splits it into separate tweets; mention an image or video and it uploads it for you.

Example conversation

> Draft an X post about our new
  feature launch

Perplexity Computer: Here's a draft for X:
  "We just shipped something big..."
  Want me to add media and schedule it?

Schedule & Publish

Schedule your post for a specific time or publish immediately. Set reply controls and optionally target an X Community.

Example conversation

> Yes — add screenshot.png and schedule
  it for tomorrow at 9am

Perplexity Computer: Done! Scheduled on X for
  tomorrow at 9:00 AM.

X Settings Reference

Mention any of these in plain language and Perplexity Computer sets them for you. These are the X options it can apply to any post.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`__type`	string	Yes	Must be "x"
`who_can_reply_post`	string	Yes	Who can reply: everyone, following, mentionedUsers, subscribers, verified
`community`	string	No	X Community URL to post into

Common Configurations

Ask Perplexity Computer for any of these common X scenarios and it applies the matching settings.

Public Post — Everyone Can Reply

Just ask

> Post it with: Public Post — Everyone Can Reply

Perplexity Computer: Got it. Applying:
  who_can_reply_post: everyone

Followers Only Replies

Just ask

> Post it with: Followers Only Replies

Perplexity Computer: Got it. Applying:
  who_can_reply_post: following

Community Post with Verified Replies

Just ask

> Post it with: Community Post with Verified Replies

Perplexity Computer: Got it. Applying:
  who_can_reply_post: verified
  community: https://x.com/i/communities/1234567890

Mentioned Users Only

Just ask

> Post it with: Mentioned Users Only

Perplexity Computer: Got it. Applying:
  who_can_reply_post: mentionedUsers

What is Perplexity Computer?

Perplexity Computer is Perplexity's agentic workspace: you give it a goal, it breaks the goal into subtasks, orchestrates 20+ AI models, uses connectors and skills, and delivers a finished result. It is not the Perplexity search engine and not the Comet browser. It is available on Perplexity Pro and Max plans.

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Task Decomposition

Perplexity Computer breaks complex social media campaigns into subtasks and handles each one with specialized sub-agents for maximum quality.

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Multi-Model

Spawns sub-agents across 20+ different AI models, picking the best model for each subtask — content writing, image generation, scheduling, and more.

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End-to-End Delivery

From content ideation to final publishing — Perplexity Computer handles the complete social media workflow and delivers finished results.

How Postiz Works with Perplexity Computer

Perplexity Computer discovers Postiz commands through its tool integration system. It can decompose a social media campaign into subtasks and use Postiz to execute each one.

✓Add the Postiz MCP connector in Perplexity (OAuth), or install the Postiz CLI skill
✓Every Computer task can call the Postiz tools once the connector is added
✓Tasks are decomposed across specialized sub-agents
✓Each sub-agent picks the best model for its subtask
✓Results are delivered end-to-end with verification

Connect Postiz

# Perplexity > Settings > Connectors
# + Custom connector > Remote
Name:            Postiz
MCP server URL:  https://mcp.postiz.com/mcp-oauth-dynamic
Authentication:  OAuth

# Or, the CLI skill:
npx skills add gitroomhq/postiz-agent
export POSTIZ_API_KEY=your_api_key

X Posting with Perplexity Computer

Give Perplexity Computer a high-level goal and it decomposes it into subtasks, discovers your integrations via Postiz, and delivers a complete posting workflow.

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From the Computer Workspace or Slack

Delegate the goal, Computer runs the steps

Give Perplexity Computer the goal inside the Computer workspace or from Computer in Slack. It calls the Postiz connector to find your X channel, drafts the tweets, splits a thread into ordered posts, applies the reply setting you asked for, and schedules everything while you keep working.

Perplexity Computer

You: Create a week-long X
  campaign for our product launch

Perplexity Computer:
  Breaking this into subtasks:
  1. Research trending topics
  2. Draft 5 posts with varied angles
  3. Find your X integration
  4. Schedule posts across the week

  All 5 posts scheduled!
  Mon-Fri at 10:00 AM.

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Scheduled & Proactive

Scheduled Tasks in Computer

Perplexity Computer Scheduled Tasks run in Perplexity's cloud on a cadence you confirm, up to once per hour. Set up a recurring task that generates and schedules content, no manual trigger needed.

Perplexity Computer Task

Tell Perplexity Computer:

"Every Monday morning, create a
week's worth of X content
based on trending topics in our
industry. Schedule one post per day
at 10 AM. Use engaging hooks and
relevant hashtags."

Perplexity Computer will:
  1. Research current trends
  2. Generate 5 unique posts
  3. Schedule via Postiz
  4. Report results back

Why Perplexity Computer + Postiz for X

Perplexity Computer makes Postiz a natural fit for your X workflow. The agent discovers all available commands and autonomously chains them together.

✓Decomposes complex X campaigns into optimized subtasks
✓20+ AI models — picks the best one for each part of the workflow
✓End-to-end delivery from ideation to scheduled publishing
✓Research-powered content based on real-time trending topics
✓Cross-post to X + other platforms in a single request
✓Available on Perplexity Pro and Max plans (Max includes monthly Computer credits)

SKILL.md (auto-discovered)

---
name: postiz
description: Social media automation
  CLI for scheduling posts across
  30+ platforms including X
metadata:
  perplexity-computer:
    requirements:
      env:
        - POSTIZ_API_KEY
      binaries:
        - postiz
---

# Available Commands
- postiz integrations:list
- postiz integrations:settings <id>
- postiz posts:create
- postiz upload <file>
- postiz analytics:platform <id>

# X Settings
who_can_reply_post, community

Also Works with Claude Code

Postiz works with any AI agent that can run commands or call MCP tools — you ask, the agent does the work. That includes Anthropic's Claude Code.

Claude Code

by Anthropic

Claude reads the Postiz skill so it knows what it can do, then autonomously discovers your X integration, composes your tweet or thread, applies reply settings, and schedules the post.

Claude Code

> Post a thread about our product launch
  on X, schedule for tomorrow, everyone
  can reply

Claude: Done! Scheduled on X for
  tomorrow at 9:00 AM.

X + Other Platforms

Schedule the same content to X and other platforms in a single request. Each platform gets its own settings.

Example

> Post "Excited to announce our new feature!" to
  X and LinkedIn tomorrow at 9am, then schedule
  a daily tip on X every weekday at 10am

Perplexity Computer: Done! Scheduled:
  - X + LinkedIn: tomorrow 9:00 AM
  - Daily tips on X: Mon-Fri 10:00 AM

Reply Options

Everyone

everyone

Following

following

Mentioned Users

mentionedUsers

Subscribers

subscribers

Verified

verified

What can you ask Perplexity Computer to do on X?

You can ask Perplexity Computer for anything Postiz can do on X (Twitter): draft, schedule, publish, attach media, and set X-specific options. These are prompts people actually type.

You say

> Turn this blog post into a 6-tweet thread on X,
  hook first, link in the last tweet, post it
  Thursday at 10am

Computer drafts the thread, keeps each tweet under 280 characters, and creates one Postiz post with the follow-up tweets as comments so X publishes it as a native thread.

You say

> Post our launch announcement to X with
  launch.png, only people we follow can reply

Computer uploads launch.png through Postiz, attaches it to the tweet, and sets who_can_reply_post to following before scheduling.

You say

> Share this tip in the Indie Hackers X Community
  https://x.com/i/communities/1234567890

Computer fills the community field with the community URL and posts the tweet into that X Community instead of your main timeline.

X (Twitter) rules Perplexity Computer has to respect

X (Twitter) enforces a few rules on every post. Postiz exposes them as settings, and Perplexity Computer applies them, but knowing them helps you phrase the request.

✓Standard X accounts are limited to 280 characters per tweet; ask Computer for a thread when the message runs longer.
✓who_can_reply_post is required on every X post. If you do not mention it, Computer should default to everyone.
✓Each tweet can carry up to 4 images or 1 video. Media must be uploaded through Postiz before it is attached.
✓Threads are created as one Postiz post with comments; each comment becomes the next tweet, in order, with its own media.
✓The community field expects the full x.com/i/communities/... URL, not the community name.

Perplexity Computer and X: frequently asked questions

How do I post to X from Perplexity Computer?

Add Postiz as a custom remote connector in Perplexity (Settings, Connectors, Custom connector) using the MCP URL https://mcp.postiz.com/mcp-oauth-dynamic and OAuth. Connect your X account inside Postiz. Then ask Computer to write, schedule, or publish a tweet, and it calls the Postiz tools to do it.

Can Perplexity Computer post a thread to X?

Yes. Ask for a thread and Computer creates a single Postiz post whose comments become the follow-up tweets. Postiz publishes them in order as a native X thread, and each tweet can carry its own image or video. Computer keeps each part under the 280-character limit for standard accounts.

How does Perplexity Computer control who can reply to my tweet?

Every X post in Postiz carries a who_can_reply_post value: everyone, following, mentionedUsers, subscribers, or verified. Say the audience in plain language, for example only verified accounts can reply, and Computer sets the matching value before scheduling. Leaving it out defaults to everyone.

Do I need an X API key or a Postiz API key for this?

No X API key is needed; you connect your X account inside Postiz once. With the MCP connector, Perplexity signs in to Postiz over OAuth, so no Postiz API key is required either. The CLI skill path is the exception: it uses POSTIZ_API_KEY as an environment variable in Computer's sandbox.

Is this the same as asking Perplexity search or Comet to tweet?

No. Perplexity search answers questions and Comet is Perplexity's agentic browser. Perplexity Computer is the agent workspace that runs multi-step tasks and uses connectors, so it is the surface that can call Postiz and actually schedule or publish a tweet on your behalf.