name: hootsuite
description: Manage enterprise social media with Hootsuite's comprehensive management platform.
category: marketing

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

Notes

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