15 Ways to Automate Content with Citedy MCP

What if your Claude Code could write, optimize, and publish SEO content — all from a single prompt?

Citedy MCP connects Claude Code directly to a full content engine. You describe what you want in plain English, and Citedy handles the research, writing, optimization, and publishing. No dashboards. No copy-pasting. No switching tabs.

This isn't another AI writing tool. It's an API-first content pipeline that lives inside your terminal.

For Marketers

You don't need to learn code. Open Claude Code, type a prompt like "Write and publish an SEO article about cold email deliverability," and walk away. Citedy handles keyword research, writing, formatting, and publishing to your blog — all while respecting your brand voice and internal knowledge base.

You keep full editorial control. Every article can be reviewed before publishing, or you can let autopilot handle it on a schedule.

For Developers

One command to install. JSON config. Full REST API access with Bearer token auth. Every feature exposed as an endpoint you can script, chain, and automate.

claude mcp add Citedy https://mcp.citedy.com/mcp -t HTTP

That's it. Claude Code now has access to every Citedy capability — article generation, social publishing, competitor analysis, video creation, and more.

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Quick Setup

Step 1. Install the MCP server:

claude mcp add Citedy https://mcp.citedy.com/mcp -t HTTP

Step 2. Set your API key:

export CITEDY_API_KEY="your-API-key-here"

Step 3. Start prompting:

Write a turbo article about headless CMS benefits and publish it

That's the entire setup. No YAML files, no plugin configs, no build steps.

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Table of Contents

1. Turbo Article — Publish in 90 Seconds
2. Pillar Article — Deep Research, 3000+ Words
3. News & Trend Scan — Find Topics Before Competitors
4. Video Shorts Generation — TikTok-Ready in Minutes
5. Social Adapt + Publish — One Article, Every Platform
6. GEO Visibility Loop — Own the AI Answer
7. YouTube to Article — Batch Video Repurposing
8. Lead Magnet Generator — PDFs That Convert
9. Bulk Autopilot — 2 Articles Per Day on Autopilot
10. Competitor Monitor + Response — Automated Gap Filling
11. X Intent Scout — Find Demand, Write the Answer
12. Knowledge Base Grounded Articles — Product-Accurate Content
13. Content Refresh — Revive Declining Rankings
14. Internal Linking Optimizer — Automated Site Architecture
15. Multi-Language Content — 55 Languages From One Source

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1. Turbo Article — Publish in 90 Seconds

Task: Get a quality SEO article researched, written, and published in under two minutes. This is the fastest path from idea to indexed page — ideal for reacting to breaking news or filling quick content gaps.

Prompt:

Write a turbo article about headless CMS benefits and publish it

API Call:

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/autopilot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "topic": "headless CMS benefits for ecommerce",
    "mode": "turbo",
    "enable_search": true
  }'

Result: A fully formatted ~800-word article with title, meta description, headers, and internal links — published to your connected blog. Cost: 2-4 credits ($0.02-$0.04). Time: 60-90 seconds.

Why It Matters: Manual research, writing, editing, and publishing takes 3-4 hours minimum. Turbo mode compresses the entire workflow into the time it takes to get coffee.

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2. Pillar Article — Deep Research, 3000+ Words

Task: Create comprehensive, authoritative pillar content backed by live web research. These are the cornerstone pages that anchor your topic clusters and attract high-value backlinks.

Prompt:

Write a comprehensive pillar article on zero-party data collection strategies with research

API Call:

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/autopilot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "topic": "zero-party data collection strategies",
    "size": "pillar",
    "enable_search": true,
    "enable_voice": true
  }'

Result: A 3000+ word article with structured headers, cited research, a consistent brand voice, and SEO optimization throughout. Cost: 20-40 credits ($0.20-$0.40).

Why It Matters: A freelance writer charges $300-$800 for pillar content and takes 1-2 weeks. Citedy delivers comparable depth for under fifty cents in under ten minutes.

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3. News & Trend Scan — Find Topics Before Competitors

Task: Monitor X/Twitter and Reddit for trending topics, emerging conversations, and viral content in your niche — before your competitors write about them.

Prompt:

Scan X/Twitter for trending topics about AI developer tools

API Call:

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/scout/x \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "AI developer tools",
    "mode": "ultra+"
  }'

Result: A ranked list of trending topics, emerging conversations, and high-engagement posts with sentiment analysis and topic clustering. Cost: 2-8 credits ($0.02-$0.08).

Why It Matters: First-mover advantage on trending topics can mean 10x more organic traffic than publishing the same article a week later.

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4. Video Shorts Generation — TikTok-Ready in Minutes

Task: Generate 15-second AI avatar promo videos ready for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. No filming, no editing software, no video production skills needed.

Prompt:

Create a 15-second promo video for our new API rate limiting feature

API Call (3-step pipeline):

Step 1: Generate script

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/shorts/script \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "topic": "API rate limiting feature announcement",
    "duration": 15
  }'

Step 2: Render video

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/shorts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "script_id": "SCRIPT_ID_FROM_STEP_1"
  }'

Step 3: Publish

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/publish \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "asset_id": "VIDEO_ID_FROM_STEP_2",
    "platforms": ["tiktok", "youtube_shorts"]
  }'

Result: A rendered 15-second video with AI avatar, captions, and platform-optimized formatting — published to your connected accounts. Cost: 185 credits ($1.85).

Why It Matters: Professional short-form video production costs $200-$500 per clip with a 3-5 day turnaround. This delivers publish-ready video for under two dollars.

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5. Social Adapt + Publish — One Article, Every Platform

Task: Take a single article and automatically repurpose it into platform-native posts for LinkedIn, X, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, Shopify, and Medium — then auto-publish to each.

Prompt:

Take my latest article and create posts for LinkedIn, X, and Reddit

API Call:

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/adapt \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "article_id": "YOUR_ARTICLE_ID",
    "platforms": ["linkedin", "x_thread", "reddit"]
  }'

Result: Three platform-specific adaptations: a LinkedIn carousel-style post, an X thread with hooks and hashtags, and a Reddit post matching subreddit norms. Each adapted to the platform's tone, length, and format. Cost: 0-2 credits per adaptation ($0.00-$0.02). Publishing: 0 credits.

Why It Matters: Manual social repurposing takes 30-60 minutes per platform. Multiply that by 7 platforms and you've lost an entire workday on distribution alone.

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6. GEO Visibility Loop — Own the AI Answer

Task: Check whether ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI models mention your brand when users ask relevant questions. Find gaps in AI visibility, generate targeted content to fill them, then verify the improvement.

Prompt:

Check if ChatGPT mentions us for 'best MCP servers for content' and fix any gaps

API Call (4-step loop):

Step 1: Scan AI visibility

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/scan \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "best MCP servers for content"
  }'

Step 2: Generate gap-filling content

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/gaps/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "scan_id": "SCAN_ID_FROM_STEP_1"
  }'

Step 3: Publish generated content

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/publish \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "article_id": "ARTICLE_ID_FROM_STEP_2"
  }'

Step 4: Rescan to verify improvement

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/scan \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "best MCP servers for content"
  }'

Result: A complete visibility audit across AI models, auto-generated content designed to fill citation gaps, and a before/after comparison showing improvement. Cost: ~68 credits ($0.68) for the full loop.

Why It Matters: GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) is the next SEO. Brands that show up in ChatGPT answers today are building moats that competitors will spend years trying to breach.

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7. YouTube to Article — Batch Video Repurposing

Task: Convert YouTube videos into fully optimized SEO blog posts. Supports batch processing of 20+ URLs in a single run — perfect for repurposing an entire video library.

Prompt:

Turn this YouTube video into a blog post: https://youtube.com/watch?v=example

API Call (3-step pipeline):

Step 1: Ingest video content

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/ingest \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=example"
  }'

Step 2: Poll for completion

curl -X GET https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/ingest/INGEST_ID/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY"

Step 3: Generate article from transcript

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/autopilot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "source_id": "INGEST_ID_FROM_STEP_1",
    "enable_search": true
  }'

Result: A structured blog post that captures the video's key insights, reorganized for reading rather than watching, with proper headers, links, and SEO metadata. Cost: 5-55 credits for ingestion + 7-40 credits for the article ($0.12-$0.95 total).

Why It Matters: Most YouTube content never gets repurposed because transcription and rewriting is tedious. This turns your video backlog into an SEO asset library overnight.

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8. Lead Magnet Generator — PDFs That Convert

Task: Create downloadable lead magnets — checklists, swipe files, frameworks, and templates — complete with PDF rendering and ready for gated distribution.

Prompt:

Create a lead magnet checklist: SaaS onboarding best practices

API Call:

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/lead-magnet \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "type": "checklist",
    "topic": "SaaS onboarding best practices",
    "include_pdf": true
  }'

Result: A professionally formatted checklist with actionable items, rendered as a downloadable PDF ready to gate behind an email capture form. Cost: 30-100 credits ($0.30-$1.00).

Why It Matters: Lead magnets are the backbone of B2B content marketing, but designing and writing them typically takes a designer and a copywriter 1-2 days. This delivers both in minutes.

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9. Bulk Autopilot — 2 Articles Per Day on Autopilot

Task: Configure automated content publishing on a recurring schedule. Define your topic categories, set the frequency, and let the system handle everything from ideation to publishing.

Prompt:

Set up autopilot: 2 articles per day about SaaS marketing and developer tools

API Call:

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/session \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "categories": ["SaaS marketing", "developer tools"],
    "interval_minutes": 720,
    "auto_publish": true
  }'

Result: A persistent content session that generates and publishes two articles per day across your defined categories. Each article is researched, written, optimized, and published without intervention. Cost: ~50 credits/day ($0.50/day), approximately $15/month.

Why It Matters: Consistent publishing is the single biggest predictor of organic growth, and it's the first thing that falls apart when teams get busy. Autopilot removes the bottleneck entirely.

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10. Competitor Monitor + Response — Automated Gap Filling

Task: Analyze competitor domains to identify their top-performing content, find topics they rank for that you don't, and auto-generate response articles to close the gap.

Prompt:

Analyze competitor contentful.com and find content gaps we should fill

API Call (3-step pipeline):

Step 1: Analyze competitor

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/competitors/analyze \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "contentful.com"
  }'

Step 2: Generate gap-filling articles

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/gaps/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "analysis_id": "ANALYSIS_ID_FROM_STEP_1"
  }'

Step 3: Loop into autopilot for publishing

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/autopilot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "gap_id": "GAP_ID_FROM_STEP_2",
    "auto_publish": true
  }'

Result: A full competitor content audit, a prioritized list of content gaps, and auto-generated articles targeting the highest-opportunity keywords. Cost: ~130 credits ($1.30).

Why It Matters: Manual competitor analysis with tools like Ahrefs or Semrush requires hours of export-filter-analyze cycles. This collapses the entire workflow into a single prompt and goes straight from insight to published response.

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11. X Intent Scout — Find Demand, Write the Answer

Task: Scan X/Twitter for high-intent posts — people actively asking questions, requesting recommendations, or expressing frustration with existing solutions — then generate articles that directly answer those queries.

Prompt:

Find people asking about headless CMS on X and write an article answering their questions

API Call (2-step pipeline):

Step 1: Scout high-intent posts

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/scout/x \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "headless CMS",
    "mode": "intent",
    "min_engagement": 10
  }'

Step 2: Generate targeted article

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/autopilot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "scout_id": "SCOUT_ID_FROM_STEP_1",
    "enable_search": true
  }'

Result: A curated list of high-engagement intent signals from X, plus a fully written article that addresses the exact questions real people are asking. Cost: 35-70 credits for scouting + ~20 credits for the article ($0.55-$0.90 total).

Why It Matters: Instead of guessing what your audience wants to read, you're writing content based on verified demand signals from real conversations happening right now.

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12. Knowledge Base Grounded Articles — Product-Accurate Content

Task: Upload your product documentation, help center articles, and feature specs, then generate blog content that's grounded in your actual product — not generic AI hallucinations.

Prompt:

Upload our API docs and write articles based on our product features

API Call (2-step pipeline):

Step 1: Upload product knowledge

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/products \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "documents": [
      {"url": "https://docs.yourproduct.com/api-reference"},
      {"url": "https://docs.yourproduct.com/features"}
    ]
  }'

Step 2: Generate grounded article

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/autopilot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "topic": "how to use rate limiting in YourProduct",
    "use_knowledge_base": true,
    "enable_search": true
  }'

Result: Articles that reference your actual feature names, configuration options, and use cases — not generic placeholder content. Cost: 1-2 credits for upload + 7-40 credits per article ($0.08-$0.42 total).

Why It Matters: Generic AI content hurts brand trust. Knowledge-grounded articles read like they were written by someone who actually uses your product, because the AI has your documentation as its source of truth.

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13. Content Refresh — Revive Declining Rankings

Task: Identify stale content that's losing search rankings, update it with fresh data and improved structure, and republish to recover lost traffic.

Prompt:

Refresh and update my article about API security best practices

API Call:

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/autopilot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "topic": "API security best practices 2026",
    "source_urls": ["https://yourblog.com/api-security-best-practices"],
    "use_knowledge_base": true,
    "enable_search": true
  }'

Result: An updated version of your existing article with fresh statistics, current best practices, improved structure, and new sections covering recent developments. The original URL and link equity are preserved. Cost: 20-40 credits ($0.20-$0.40).

Why It Matters: Google rewards freshness. Articles that haven't been updated in 12+ months start losing rankings. Regular content refreshes can recover 20-50% of lost organic traffic without creating anything new.

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14. Internal Linking Optimizer — Automated Site Architecture

Task: Automatically build and maintain internal links between all your articles. Proper internal linking distributes page authority, improves crawlability, and helps readers discover related content.

Prompt:

Optimize internal links across my blog

How It Works:

Internal linking optimization is built directly into the Citedy publishing flow. When you configure internal link presets in your project settings, every article generated through autopilot automatically receives contextual internal links to your existing content.

No separate API call is needed — the system analyzes your existing content library during article generation and inserts relevant links where they add value for the reader.

Result: Every new article published through Citedy includes contextual internal links to relevant existing content. Older articles can be refreshed (see Use Case 13) to add links to newer content. Cost: 0 credits — internal linking is built into the standard publishing flow.

Why It Matters: Sites with strong internal linking outperform those without by significant margins in search rankings. Manual internal linking across a 200+ article blog is a full-time job. Automation keeps your site architecture healthy as your content library grows.

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15. Multi-Language Content — 55 Languages From One Source

Task: Publish content in up to 55 languages from a single English source article. Each translation is localized — not just word-for-word translated — with native phrasing and culturally appropriate examples.

Prompt:

Translate my latest article into Spanish, German, and Japanese

API Call:

Spanish:

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/autopilot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "topic": "your article topic",
    "language": "es",
    "source_urls": ["https://yourblog.com/original-article"],
    "enable_search": true
  }'

German:

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/autopilot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "topic": "your article topic",
    "language": "de",
    "source_urls": ["https://yourblog.com/original-article"],
    "enable_search": true
  }'

Japanese:

curl -X POST https://mcp.citedy.com/api/agent/autopilot \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CITEDY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "topic": "your article topic",
    "language": "ja",
    "source_urls": ["https://yourblog.com/original-article"],
    "enable_search": true
  }'

Result: Three localized versions of your article, each optimized for the target language's search behavior and reading norms. Cost: Same as a standard article per language (2-40 credits depending on size).

Why It Matters: International SEO is one of the lowest-competition, highest-ROI growth channels available. Most competitors never localize because translation is expensive and slow. At under $0.40 per language, there's no reason to leave international traffic on the table.

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Cost Comparison: Citedy vs. Traditional Content Production

The math isn't close. Even if you discount the quality gap between AI-generated and premium human-written content, the speed and scale advantages are overwhelming for teams that need to publish consistently.

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Get Started

Every new Citedy account comes with 500 free credits — enough to test most of the workflows above without spending a cent.

Install in one command:

claude mcp add Citedy https://mcp.citedy.com/mcp -t HTTP

Start with a single prompt:

Write a turbo article about [your topic] and publish it

From there, chain workflows together: scout trends, generate articles, adapt for social, publish across languages, and monitor competitors — all from your terminal.

The content teams that win in 2026 won't be the ones with the biggest budgets. They'll be the ones with the best systems. Citedy MCP is that system.

Start building yours at Citedy.com.