Ayrshare - Unified Social Media API for AI Agents vs Refract
Ayrshare - Unified Social Media API for AI Agents is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑01.
Ayrshare - Unified Social Media API for AI Agents is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Ayrshare. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Refract is an MCP server published by refract.social. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |   Refract | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace ayrshare/ayrshare-social-media-api-claude-plugin | Removed on 2026-11-01 Version: 0.2.2 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 21 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Ayrshare - Unified Social Media API for AI Agentsno longer listed · | Refract |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 21 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-08 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (api.ayrshare.com/mcp) | Remote server (mcp.refract.social) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 19 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/ayrshare/ayrshare-social-media-api-claude-plugin | github.com/anpsthemes-wp-themes/refract-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-27 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 20 h ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of Ayrshare - Unified Social Media API for AI Agents
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Schedule, publish and track social posts on 11 networks from any AI agent, with a full dashboard.
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Schedule and track posts on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube and more from your AI assistant.
What each says it does
Ayrshare - Unified Social Media API for AI Agents
The unified social media API for AI agents. Publish, schedule, and analyze across 13+ networks from Claude Code, with post history for brand voice and content validation against each platform's rules before every post.
Refract
Draft, approve and schedule social media posts from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI apps.
How to run each
Ayrshare - Unified Social Media API for AI Agents
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Refract As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http refract https://mcp.refract.socialCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Refract has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Ayrshare - Unified Social Media API for AI Agents · What it can do: Refract · Compare two other plugins
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