ContentDrips MCP Skill

ContentDrips MCP connects your agent to ContentDrips — create designs, generate AI carousels/graphics, run the AI Design Agent, manage posts, and publish to LinkedIn and Instagram through conversation.

MCP URL: https://mcp.contentdrips.com/mcp

Triggers: contentdrips, carousel, graphic, design, template, social post, LinkedIn, Instagram, schedule post, publish post, AI design agent, my designs, my templates, template categories

Setup (run once)

1. Get an API key

1. Log in at app.contentdrips.com
2. Go to Settings → API Tokens
3. Create a token and copy it

2. Register the MCP server in OpenClaw

Export your key, then register the server. Use your actual key in the header (single-quoted JSON does not expand shell variables):

export CONTENTDRIPS_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

openclaw mcp set contentdrips "{
  \"type\": \"streamable-http\",
  \"url\": \"https://mcp.contentdrips.com/mcp\",
  \"headers\": { \"Authorization\": \"Bearer $CONTENTDRIPS_API_KEY\" }
}"

Or paste the key directly: "Authorization": "Bearer cd_xxxx..."

3. Verify

openclaw mcp list

You should see contentdrips with status active. All tools below are then available via MCP.

4. Install this skill (optional)

Copy this folder into your OpenClaw workspace:

mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/contentdrips
cp -r /path/to/contentdrips-mcp/skills/contentdrips/* ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/contentdrips/

Important URLs

Always share these links with the user after creating a design or post.

Agent rules

1. Workspaces first (always) — call get_profiles before create_graphic, create_post, generate_*, render_template, schedule, or publish. If 2+ workspaces, ASK which. Always pass profile_id. Never tell the user you lack a profile_id — fetch it.
2. MAIN FLOW — route by whether they named a template (template = design = graphic = carousel = infographic):
   • No ID or name: AI Design Agent. get_profiles → create_graphic(profile_id) → get_brand_styles (if 2+ ASK which) → run_ai_design_agent (pass reference_image if they uploaded a picture) → share the editor link and STOP.
   • Has ID or name: AI maker (keep layout). get_template → get_template_structure → generate_ai_carousel / generate_ai_graphic → check_job_status.
   • Use Design Agent on an existing template only if they explicitly ask to override/recreate the layout (or recreate from a reference image).
3. Confirm before publish — platforms matter — confirm naming platforms (e.g. "Publish to LinkedIn only?" / "Publish to Instagram only?"). Set explicit booleans for only platforms they named — never add LinkedIn when they asked for Instagram, or Instagram when they asked for LinkedIn.
4. Confirm before delete — ask before delete_graphic or delete_post.
5. Design synonyms — "designs", "graphics", "creatives", "templates", "infographics", and "carousels" all map to ContentDrips templates.
6. Platforms — LinkedIn and Instagram equally — only schedule/publish to platforms the user explicitly named. LinkedIn-only → linkedin_publish=true, instagram_publish=false. Instagram-only → opposite. Ask if unclear.
7. Do not auto-export — after Design Agent, share edit_url only. Call render_template → check_job_status only if they ask to preview, download PNG/PDF, attach to a post, or publish. Never say export is unavailable.
8. Style + model before Design Agent — call get_brand_styles before every run_ai_design_agent. If 2+ saved styles, ASK which to use (or none) — never auto-pick. If exactly 1, use it unless they declined. If Pro is available (can_use_pro_model), ASK Basic vs Pro (default Basic). Pass style_id and model.
9. Reference images (ChatGPT) — if the user uploads an image (“recreate this”, “use this as reference”), pass it to run_ai_design_agent as reference_image (https URL preferred, or data URI). Claude typically cannot pass chat images to MCP.
10. Post images — two paths only:

• ContentDrips exports → set_post_images with export_urls from check_job_status
• External/user images → upload_images_to_post with image_urls (prefer URLs over base64; base64 fails above ~4 MB)

11. Before scheduling/publishing — call get_social_accounts for the profile. If the requested platform is not connected, tell the user to connect at the social-accounts URL above. Do not publish to a different connected platform as a substitute.
12. Text-only tool output — share the Open in editor link when the user wants to see a design. Do not start a render job just to show them the design.
13. Custom canvas sizes — create_graphic with format: "custom", width, and height (100–3000 px). Do not fall back to a preset.
14. Browse by category — only when the user asks to show/find templates, or after they chose an existing template and need help picking one.

Tools (28)

Templates & designs

create_graphic formats:

For custom, always pass format: "custom" plus both width and height. Carousels: set slides (default 3).

AI generation & design

Workspaces & social

Posts

Post images

Publishing

Common workflows

A. Browse or search public templates

get_template_categories()                    → carousel, quote, LinkedIn, etc.
search_templates(category="carousel")        → browse a category
search_templates(query="motivational")       → keyword search
search_templates(category="quote", query="sale")  → combine both
get_template(template_id)                    → details + editor link

B. MAIN FLOW — always ask first

No template yet?
  Ask: A) AI Design Agent on NEW blank, OR B) Choose existing template (name/ID)?

Has / chose a template ID?
  Ask explicitly:
    1) AI Design Agent — OVERRIDES existing design with a new AI layout, OR
    2) AI carousel/graphic maker — KEEP layout, fill topic/URL/YouTube/TikTok (recommend for content-fill)

── Path A (Design Agent — no template ID/name) ──
get_profiles → create_graphic(profile_id) → get_brand_styles (ASK if 2+ styles; ask Pro if available)
→ run_ai_design_agent(style_id?, model, reference_image if uploaded) → share edit_url (STOP)
→ render_template only if they ask to preview/download

── Path B maker (template ID or name) ──
get_template → get_template_structure
generate_ai_carousel OR generate_ai_graphic (method=topic|blog|youtube|tiktok_reel)
check_job_status → export_url(s)

── Path B Design Agent (only if they explicitly asked to override/recreate) ──
get_brand_styles → run_ai_design_agent(template_id, style_id?, model, reference_image?) → share edit_url

── Path B manual JSON (full control) ──
get_template → get_template_structure
generate_carousel(carousel_content) OR generate_graphic(content_update)
check_job_status

C. Manual JSON fill (carousel_content / content_update)

Labels/element keys must match get_template_structure. Do not use the legacy carousel key.

• Carousel → generate_carousel with carousel_content. Full example: examples/carousel_content.json
• Graphic → generate_graphic with content_update. Full example: examples/content_update.json
• Format notes: examples.md

Carousel elements use { "type": "text"|"image", "value": "..." }. Graphic items use { "type": "textbox"|"image"|"shape", "label": "...", ... }.

D. Generate → post → schedule/publish (platforms explicit)

check_job_status → export_urls
create_post(caption, profile_id) → uuid
set_post_images(uuid, export_urls)
get_social_accounts(profile_id)
# LinkedIn only:
publish_post(..., linkedin_publish=true, instagram_publish=false)
# Instagram only:
publish_post(..., linkedin_publish=false, instagram_publish=true)
Ask: "Publish to LinkedIn only?" / "Publish to Instagram only?" — name platforms

Example user prompts

• "Create a 3-slide carousel on '3 ways to grow beard'" → ask Design Agent vs choose template
• "Make a LinkedIn post about remote work" → ask Design Agent vs choose template; publish LinkedIn only
• "Make an Instagram post about 'why remote work is great'" → ask Design Agent vs choose template; Instagram only
• "Turn this YouTube into a carousel: [URL]" → ask Design Agent vs choose template
• "Fit this blog into a carousel: [URL]" → ask Design Agent vs choose template
• "I like this template but new topic X" → ask Design Agent (override) vs maker (keep) → recommend maker → get_template_structure → generate_ai_*
• "Use template 5821 + this YouTube" → ask override vs maker → recommend maker → structure → generate_ai_carousel
• "Publish that post to LinkedIn only" → linkedin_publish=true, instagram_publish=false
• "Publish that post to Instagram only" → linkedin_publish=false, instagram_publish=true
• "Show me my designs" / "Show me carousel templates"
• "Get details of template 149900"

Reference

• Manual JSON examples: examples.md, examples/carousel_content.json, examples/content_update.json
• Full setup guide for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients: CONTENTDRIPS_MCP_OVERVIEW.md in the contentdrips-mcp repo.