Hootsuite Skill

Manage enterprise social media with Hootsuite's comprehensive management platform.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/hootsuite/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/hootsuite ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set HOOTSUITE_ACCESS_TOKEN "your_access_token"
canifi-env set HOOTSUITE_CLIENT_ID "your_client_id"
canifi-env set HOOTSUITE_CLIENT_SECRET "your_client_secret"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:

1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. Social Publishing: Schedule and publish to multiple networks
2. Stream Monitoring: Monitor mentions, keywords, and feeds
3. Team Management: Manage team access and approval workflows
4. Analytics: Track social performance across all networks
5. Social Listening: Monitor brand sentiment and trends

Usage Examples

Schedule Message

User: "Schedule a post to all my Hootsuite social profiles"
Assistant: Creates scheduled message across networks

Check Streams

User: "Show me recent mentions from my Hootsuite streams"
Assistant: Returns recent stream activity

Get Analytics

User: "Show me this week's social media performance"
Assistant: Returns engagement metrics by platform

Approve Message

User: "Approve the pending team posts in Hootsuite"
Assistant: Approves posts awaiting review

Authentication Flow

1. Register app in Hootsuite developer portal
2. Implement OAuth 2.0 flow
3. Request appropriate scopes
4. Store and refresh tokens

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
401 Unauthorized	Token expired	Refresh access token
403 Forbidden	Insufficient permissions	Check scopes
404 Not Found	Resource not found	Verify ID
429 Rate Limited	Too many requests	Implement backoff

Notes

• Enterprise-grade social management
• Supports all major social networks
• Team collaboration features
• Advanced analytics and reporting
• Social listening add-on
• Integrations marketplace