name: buffer
description: Manage social media scheduling and publishing with Buffer's intuitive platform.
category: marketing

Buffer Skill

Manage social media scheduling and publishing with Buffer's intuitive platform.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set BUFFER_ACCESS_TOKEN "your_access_token"

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. Post Scheduling: Schedule posts across multiple social platforms
2. Content Calendar: View and manage scheduled content calendar
3. Analytics: Track post performance and engagement metrics
4. Team Collaboration: Manage drafts and approvals with team
5. Link Shortening: Track link clicks with built-in shortener

Usage Examples

Schedule Post

User: "Schedule a tweet for tomorrow at 9am about our new feature"
Assistant: Creates and schedules tweet

View Queue

User: "Show me my Buffer queue for this week"
Assistant: Returns scheduled posts by day

Analyze Post

User: "How did my last LinkedIn post perform?"
Assistant: Returns engagement metrics

Add to Queue

User: "Add this article to my Buffer queue for Facebook"
Assistant: Queues post with link and preview

Authentication Flow

1. Create app in Buffer developer portal
2. Implement OAuth 2.0 authorization
3. Get access token after user approval
4. Use token for all API requests

Error Handling

Notes

• Supports Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest
• Free tier with 3 channels
• Team features in paid plans
• Start Page for bio links
• Analytics in paid tiers
• Browser extension available