Turn new YouTube uploads into ready-to-post X updates

Detects your new YouTube videos and posts an AI-written promo update to X automatically, with a log kept.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceA record or sheetOne path onlyPaths rejoinResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Social Media ManagementEmail AutomationSpreadsheet & Database Ops
Connects
YouTubeXOpenAIGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

Every time you publish a new video, you also need to write and post a promo update on X, then remember to track that you did it. That extra step often gets pushed to later and sometimes forgotten entirely. Missing the promotion window means fewer people see the video when it matters most.

Who it fits

YouTube creators or channels who want consistent cross-promotion on X without extra manual work.

How it works

  1. The automation checks for newly uploaded videos on your YouTube channel
  2. AI writes a short, engaging post about the video using its title and description
  3. If the post is too long for X's character limit, it's automatically rewritten to fit
  4. The post is published to X and logged in a spreadsheet with the date and link
What you get

Promo posts ready to share after every upload

Every new YouTube video you post gets a matching update drafted and shared on X automatically.

What you get

A published promotional post on X plus a spreadsheet record of every post made.

What you need

A YouTube channel, an X account, an OpenAI API key, and a Google account for logging.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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