posthog-automation

PostHog Automation via Rube MCP

Automate PostHog product analytics and feature flag management through Composio's PostHog toolkit via Rube MCP.

Prerequisites

• Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
• Active PostHog connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit posthog
• Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas

Setup

Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.

1. Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
2. Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit posthog
3. If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete PostHog authentication
4. Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

Core Workflows

1. Capture Events

When to use: User wants to send event data to PostHog for analytics tracking

Tool sequence:

1. POSTHOG_CAPTURE_EVENT - Send one or more events to PostHog [Required]

Key parameters:

• event: Event name (e.g., '$pageview', 'user_signed_up', 'purchase_completed')
• distinct_id: Unique user identifier (required)
• properties: Object with event-specific properties
• timestamp: ISO 8601 timestamp (optional; defaults to server time)

Pitfalls:

• distinct_id is required for every event; identi