On a schedule

Publish a LinkedIn post twice a week

A new post on a current topic in your field appears on your profile every Tuesday and Thursday, and you get its link.

Runs: On a schedule
Apps: LinkedIn
AI: Yes, uses the built-in AI allowance
Access: w_member_social

Send this to your assistant

Create a ClickRuntime automation: every Tuesday and Thursday at 9am, pick a current topic in B2B marketing, write a LinkedIn post of about 150 words that doesn't repeat my recent posts, publish it on my profile and email me the link.

Paste it into your assistant. It tells you what it will send or change before it runs live.

Add to ChatGPT Add to Claude

First time? Adding ClickRuntime to your assistant takes about two minutes.

Why use it

Why teams use this automation

A freelance designer, a recruiter or a SaaS founder knows that regular posts on LinkedIn bring inbound messages, but the week gets away from them. A gap of three weeks looks like a dead profile to anyone who visits, and the topics that did work, a lesson learned, a behind-the-scenes look, get forgotten. Without a rhythm, posting becomes a source of guilt rather than a source of leads.

Twice a week, ClickRuntime picks the next topic, either from a list you stored or chosen by its built-in AI, and writes a post that avoids repeating what it covered recently, since it keeps track of past topics. The post is published to your profile, and you receive an email with the link so you can see what went out.

It works for people whose expertise is stable, so topics do not depend on breaking news.

What you get out of it

Your profile always looks active
Visitors checking you out before a call or an interview see recent posts, which signals that you are engaged in your field. A stale profile quietly costs you opportunities. That first impression happens before you ever speak.
Topics do not repeat themselves
Because the automation remembers recent subjects, followers do not see the same tip three times in a month. That keeps the feed useful and protects your credibility. Followers stay engaged when the feed has variety.
Your expertise is shared steadily
If you keep a list of themes you want to be known for, each one eventually gets its post. Over months that builds a body of work that supports your positioning.
You see exactly what was posted
The email with the link means you can read every post soon after it goes out. If something is off, you can remove it quickly, and you learn what to tell the AI to avoid.
Inbound conversations start without effort
Regular posts lead to comments and direct messages from people who need what you do. Those conversations are the real reward, and they come from consistency rather than from any single post.

How it works

What happens, step by step

On the days and time you choose, for example Tuesday and Thursday at 9am, the automation picks the next topic from your list.
AI writes a LinkedIn post on that topic in your voice, steering clear of topics you posted about recently.
The post is published on your LinkedIn profile.
You get an email with the post's title and a link to it on LinkedIn.

Before it runs live

Connect LinkedIn

What you get

RunsOn a schedule

Publish a LinkedIn post twice a weektoday, 9:00Succeeded

Email · Posted on LinkedInPosted on LinkedIn: Why buying committees keep growing https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7251...

Build your own

Need it to work differently?

This template is a starting point. Copy the prompt and change it, or describe a different automation from scratch, with your own conditions, more apps or an AI step. Your assistant writes it, tests it and runs it on ClickRuntime.

Your own rules
Conditions, thresholds, filters and exceptions, written the way you'd explain them to a colleague.
Any number of apps
One automation can read from one app and update several others. Over 248 apps are ready, and anything with an API works too.
AI where it helps
Summaries, classification, extraction and drafts use ClickRuntime's built-in AI, with no extra key.
On a schedule or on each event
Runs as often as every 5 minutes, or the moment an app sends an event, and keeps track of what it already handled.

Changes you can ask for

Run it at a different time, more or less often, or only on weekdays
Change what the AI looks for, or how it writes the result
Add another app, for example also send it to Slack
Combine it with other LinkedIn steps into one automation

Under the hood

The code that runs this automation

This is the Python script that runs each time the automation starts. Your AI assistant writes it for you when you send the prompt, and you allow each step in your assistant. To change how the automation works, describe the change to your assistant and it updates the script for you. For every function it can use, see the script reference.

ai_written_linkedin_post_on_a_schedule.pyexample

from clickruntime import on_trigger, state, notify, http, credentials, ai

@on_trigger
def run(event):
    token = credentials.connection("linkedin", "main")
    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}", "LinkedIn-Version": "202405", "X-Restli-Protocol-Version": "2.0.0"}
    me = http.get("https://api.linkedin.com/v2/userinfo", headers=headers).json()["sub"]
    recent = state.get("recent_topics") or []
    draft = ai.generate(
        "Pick a current topic in B2B marketing and write a LinkedIn post of about 150 words. "
        f"Avoid these recent topics: {recent}. First line: the topic. Then a blank line, then the post.",
        max_output_tokens=400,
    ).text.strip()
    topic, _, text = draft.partition("\n\n")
    resp = http.post("https://api.linkedin.com/rest/posts", headers=headers, json={
        "author": f"urn:li:person:{me}", "commentary": text, "visibility": "PUBLIC",
        "distribution": {"feedDistribution": "MAIN_FEED", "targetEntities": [], "thirdPartyDistributionChannels": []},
        "lifecycleState": "PUBLISHED",
    })
    resp.raise_for_status()
    link = f"https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/{resp.headers['x-restli-id']}"
    state.set("recent_topics", (recent + [topic])[-10:])
    notify.email_me(f"Posted on LinkedIn: {topic}", f"{text}\n\n{link}")
    return {"topic": topic}

FAQ

Common questions

Does it post without asking me first?

Yes, this version publishes on schedule and emails you the link afterward. If you would rather approve each post first, the approval version sends a draft and publishes only after you click. Choose the one that matches how much control you want.

How does it avoid repeating topics?

It stores a short record of the topics of recent posts and tells the AI to choose something different. If you supply a list of topics, it works through them in order and starts again after the end, so the same topic only returns after a long gap.

Can it post on a certain weekday and hour?

Yes. The schedule in the setup says which days and what time, in your time zone. Many people choose mid-morning on Tuesday and Thursday, but any pattern works. LinkedIn activity differs by audience, so you can adjust after looking at how posts perform.

What permissions does it need?

w_member_social. Nothing else in your accounts is used.

Does it need AI?

Yes. It uses ClickRuntime's built-in AI, so you don't need an OpenAI or Anthropic key. Every plan includes a monthly AI allowance.

How many runs does it use?

One run each time it runs (on a schedule). Checks that find nothing to do and stop right away aren't counted.

Can I change how it works?

Yes. Describe the change to your AI assistant, for example a different schedule, channel or filter. It updates the automation, tests it and tells you what changed.

WeeklyAI