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Tailwind API

MCP Server Overview

The Tailwind MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server connects AI assistants directly to your Tailwind account. You can plan, create, and schedule Pinterest content in a conversation while Tailwind remains the system that manages your accounts and publishing queue.

Connect an AI assistant

What is MCP?

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MCP is an open standard that lets AI applications connect to external tools and data. Tailwind hosts a remote MCP server at:

https://mcp.tailwind.ai

Choose your AI client in the setup guide. Clients that support OAuth open a Tailwind sign-in page so you can approve access without creating or pasting an API key. API keys remain available as a fallback for clients that cannot use OAuth.

What you can do

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With the Tailwind MCP Server, an AI assistant can:

  • List accounts and browse boards or board lists
  • Review posts in draft, scheduled, or sent states
  • Check timeslots in your SmartSchedule
  • Create and schedule posts with images, titles, and descriptions
  • Delete posts from your draft or publishing queue

Assistant actions are performed with your Tailwind permissions and count toward the limits or credits included with your plan.

Supported AI assistants

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Add Tailwind as a remote HTTP server and authenticate with OAuth.

Setup instructions

If your client is not listed, use the Other MCP client setup.

Example conversations

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After connecting Tailwind, try prompts such as:

“What Pinterest accounts do I have connected to Tailwind?”

“Show me the boards for my business account.”

“Create a draft pin from this image for my Recipe Ideas board.”

“Schedule the draft for tomorrow at 9:00 AM.”

Your assistant may ask for confirmation before it performs an action that changes your Tailwind account.

Authentication and security

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Tailwind supports two ways to authenticate an MCP connection:

  • OAuth (recommended): Supported clients send you to Tailwind to sign in and approve access. The client receives a revocable access token; you do not paste an API key into its configuration.
  • API key fallback: Clients without compatible OAuth support can send a Tailwind API key in an Authorization: Bearer header. Keep the key private and revoke it from Settings > Integrations if it is exposed.

Only connect clients you trust. Review the permissions shown during OAuth authorization and review any configuration before accepting an install deeplink.

Next steps

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  1. Connect your AI assistant
  2. Browse the tools reference
  3. View the resources reference

Building a server-side integration instead of connecting an assistant? Start with the REST API authentication guide.