Platforms Overview

Crier supports 13 platforms across four categories.

Platform Categories

Blog Platforms

Full markdown article publishing with metadata support.

Platform	API Key Format	Features
dev.to	api_key	Full CRUD, tags, canonical URL
Hashnode	token or token:publication_id	Full CRUD, tags
Medium	integration_token	Publish only
Ghost	https://site:key_id:key_secret	Full CRUD, self-hosted
WordPress	site:token or https://site:user:pass	Full CRUD

Newsletter Platforms

Publish to email subscribers.

Platform	API Key Format	Features
Buttondown	api_key	Full CRUD

Social Platforms

Short posts with link cards for announcing content.

Platform	API Key Format	Features
Bluesky	handle:app_password	Posts with link cards
Mastodon	instance:access_token	Toots with hashtags
Threads	user_id:access_token	Posts (no edit)
LinkedIn	access_token	Posts
Twitter	any (copy-paste mode)	Generates tweet text

Announcement Channels

Post to community channels/servers.

Platform	API Key Format	Features
Telegram	bot_token:chat_id	Channel posts
Discord	webhook_url	Webhook embeds

Platform Capabilities

Platform	Publish	Update	List	Delete
dev.to	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hashnode	✓	✓	✓	✓
Medium	✓	✗	✗	✗
Ghost	✓	✓	✓	✓
WordPress	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buttondown	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bluesky	✓	✗	✓	✓
Mastodon	✓	✗	✓	✓
Threads	✓	✗	✓	✗
LinkedIn	✓	✗	✗	✗
Twitter	✓*	✓*	✗	✗
Telegram	✓	✓	✗	✓
Discord	✓	✓	✗	✓

*Twitter uses copy-paste mode — generates formatted text for manual posting.

Quick Setup

# Validate which platforms are configured
crier doctor

# List all platforms
crier platforms