Installation & Setup

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• A Simplified.com account with API access

Installation

npm (global)

Bash

npm install -g simplified-cli

Verify:

Bash

simplified --help

Claude Code Plugin

Install Simplified CLI as a Claude Code plugin to manage social media directly from your AI coding assistant:

/plugin marketplace add celeryhq/simplified-cli
/plugin install simplified-cli

Once installed, Claude Code uses simplified commands as tools in agentic workflows — no extra configuration needed.

OpenClaw

Simplified CLI works natively with OpenClaw and any open-source AI agent that supports shell tool use:

Bash

npm install -g simplified-cli

OpenClaw can then invoke simplified <command> directly. JSON output makes results easy to parse in agent pipelines.

Other AI Agents & LLM Frameworks

Any agent or framework that supports shell/bash execution can drive Simplified CLI:

Agent / Framework	Integration
Claude	Claude Code plugin or bash tool
GPT / OpenAI Agents	Function calling with bash execution
LangChain / LlamaIndex	ShellTool or subprocess wrapper
n8n / Zapier	Execute Command node
Custom agents	Call simplified <command>, parse JSON from stdout

All commands output JSON — making responses trivial to parse with jq or any JSON library.

Authentication

Simplified CLI uses an API key for authentication. See the Introduction & Authentication guide for full details on how to obtain your key.

Once you have your key, export it as an environment variable:

Bash

export SIMPLIFIED_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Persist it in your shell profile:

Bash

echo 'export SIMPLIFIED_API_KEY=your_api_key_here' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

CI/CD

Set SIMPLIFIED_API_KEY as an environment secret in your CI/CD platform (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, etc.) and it will be available to all simplified commands automatically.

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
SIMPLIFIED_API_KEY	✅	—	Your Simplified.com API key
SIMPLIFIED_API_URL	❌	https://api.simplified.com	Override the base API URL

Verify Setup

Bash

simplified accounts:list

Returns a JSON array of connected social media accounts. If the array is empty, connect accounts in the Simplified.com dashboard.