Simplified CLI is an open-source command-line tool for social media automation, AI image processing, and AI image generation across 10 platforms. Built natively for developers, AI agents, and LLM pipelines — all commands output JSON to stdout, errors go to stderr with a non-zero exit code.

Overview

Feature	Details
Binary	`simplified`
npm package	`simplified-cli`
Auth	`SIMPLIFIED_API_KEY` env var
Base URL	`https://api.simplified.com`
Output	JSON to stdout · errors to stderr
Node.js	18+

Supported Platforms

facebook · instagram · linkedin · tiktok · tiktokBusiness · youtube · pinterest · threads · google · bluesky

Command Groups

Group	Commands	Description
Social Media	`accounts:`, `posts:`, `analytics:*`	Schedule posts, manage drafts, pull analytics
Image Processing	`image:*`	Background removal, upscaling, generative fill, format conversion
AI Image Generation	`ai-image:*`	Generate images with 20+ AI models

Agentic Workflow

All commands are composable in pipelines:

# Discover account ID, then post
ACCOUNT=$(simplified accounts:list | jq -r '.[0].id')
simplified posts:create -c "Hello world!" -a "$ACCOUNT" --action add_to_queue

# Generate AI image and post it
URL=$(simplified image:remove-background --url "https://example.com/photo.jpg" --wait | jq -r '.url')
simplified posts:create -c "Caption" -a "$ACCOUNT" --action add_to_queue --media "$URL"

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
`0`	Success — result JSON printed to stdout
`1`	Error — message printed to stderr