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Automate Medium with Claude Code

Queue Medium stories from your terminal. Claude Code drives postqueen over MCP or the CLI, so scheduling happens in the session you already have open.

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Quick start

Register the postqueen MCP server once and Medium scheduling becomes a tool Claude Code can call. The plain CLI works too.

MCP supported
Terminal
# Add the postqueen MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http postqueen \
  https://api.postqueen.ai/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY
 
# Then ask in your session:
# "Queue three Medium stories for this
#  week, mornings at 9"

What Claude Code can run on Medium

Medium tools in your terminal

Over MCP, scheduling and analytics show up as first-class tools. Over the CLI, every command returns JSON that Claude Code can chain reliably for Medium.

Windows that fit Medium

Tell Claude Code when your readers are most active and it schedules stories into that window on Medium, day after day, without reminders.

Long-form arrives intact

Claude Code hands postqueen the full draft, formatting included, and it lands on your Medium publications as complete stories, ready for readers.

Drafts until you are ready

Ask Claude Code for drafts only. They sit on the postqueen calendar unscheduled, so you can edit them and pick the time yourself, and nothing reaches your readers on Medium until you do.

Three steps to a full queue

Step 1

Discover Medium

Claude Code calls postqueen to list your connected publications and sees what Medium supports, so drafts start from real capabilities, not guesses.

Step 2

Draft with Claude Code

Give it the brief. The agent writes Medium-shaped stories and proposes publish times that match when your readers are around.

Step 3

Check and publish

Look over the queue on the postqueen calendar and change anything you want. postqueen publishes each post at its time, and Claude Code can pull the results after.

What Medium allows

Claude Code reads these limits from postqueen before it composes, so a draft that would be rejected never reaches the queue.

Story format
Markdown or HTML body with a title and inline images
Tags
Up to 5 per story
Visibility
Public, unlisted or draft at publish time
Canonical URL
Supported for republishing from your own site
Publications
Stories can be submitted to publications you write for
Connection
Integration token created in your Medium account settings
Medium

Everything postqueen does on Medium

Scheduling, AI drafts, analytics and team roles, in one guide.

Read the Medium guide
F.A.Q.

Frequently asked questions

How does Claude Code connect Medium to postqueen?

Over MCP, registered once in Claude Code's own config so the Medium tools are there in every session. It also runs commands, so the CLI covers the same Medium stories when you would rather script them; both use the same API key.

Can Claude Code schedule Medium stories at exact times?

Yes. Give it exact slots or a rule like mornings at nine and it sets publish times on the stories it creates, so your readers see them at the right moment.

Will Claude Code publish to Medium on its own?

Only if you ask it to. Tell it to save drafts and nothing is scheduled: the stories wait on the calendar until you set a time. Tell it to schedule, and they go out at the times you can see, which is the setup most people move to once they trust the output.

Can one brief cover Medium and other channels too?

Yes. postqueen connects 30 channels, so Claude Code can turn the same brief into Medium stories plus adapted versions for every other channel you run.

Does Claude Code access cost extra on postqueen?

No. The agent uses your regular API key and plan limits: unlimited posts on every plan, and channel counts from 5 on Creator up to uncapped on Ultimate.

When is the best time to publish on Medium?

Medium distributes stories through follower feeds, topic pages and digest emails, so consistency usually matters more than the exact hour. Pick a cadence you can sustain, schedule it, and let your Medium stats tell you which windows work for your audience. There is no universal best slot worth chasing.

Can I cross-post to Dev.to, Hashnode or WordPress at the same time?

Yes. Compose the story once and fan it out to Medium and your other blog channels with per-platform tweaks before anything goes live. Use the canonical URL field so the republished copies point back at the original and your SEO stays clean.

Ready to get started?

Queue this week's posts in minutes, or hand the whole thing to your favorite AI. postqueen keeps publishing either way.

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