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YT pasted Metricool's new automation feature (keyword auto-replies to comments and DMs, chained message sequences, per-flow stats) and asked: "add this to what our posts can do now? any other features we don't know about we can use?"
Scope. Web-sourced on 2026-09-28 under the open-web yes linked above. Only Metricool's own pages (site, pricing, help centre, press release) were used. Nothing was switched on, connected or scheduled in Metricool. This file holds no email or deliverability fact.
Confidence. High = a Metricool page states it plainly. Medium = Metricool's pages, but read from the pricing table (whose ticks are shaky in a text read) or two of its pages disagree. Low = not stated by Metricool.
Our setup, as checked on 2026-09-28. Paid "normal" plan, treated as Starter. No approvals (the MCP's review call returned 403, "no subscription with team management"). Brand "yannatorry" = RME LinkedIn page, RME Facebook page, YouTube. Brand "YT" = YT's LinkedIn profile, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube. Meta has restricted Facebook and Instagram for security reasons, so those are paused. No TikTok connected.
announced as next). Not LinkedIn, not Facebook, not YouTube. Our Instagram is paused by Meta and we have no TikTok. So the answer to "add this to what our posts can do" is not yet.
Advanced. So the day Instagram is back, it costs nothing to try.
DM, follow-up DM with a link button), up to 24 hours apart. It is not a long nurture sequence.
post, automated monthly reports, and the Inbox for LinkedIn comments. These help the LinkedIn work straight away and none of them speaks as YT.
drafted there, all DRAFT, NOT ON.
| Network | Keyword reply to comments | Keyword reply to DMs | Multi-step DM sequence | Works for us today? | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn profile (YT) | No | No | No | No | High |
| LinkedIn company page (RME) | No | No | No | No | High |
| Facebook page | No | No | No | No (and Meta has it paused) | High |
| Instagram (professional account) | Yes, comment with a keyword, or any comment | Yes, DM containing a keyword, plus replies to a Story | Yes, up to 3 steps: optional public reply, first DM, follow-up DM with a link button | Not while Meta has it paused | High |
| YouTube | No | No | No | No | High |
| TikTok (Business account) | Instant comment reply, or hide the comment | "Coming soon", US only | No | We have no TikTok | High |
| X | Only automatic reposts listed | No | No | Not connected, X is a paid add-on | Medium |
Limits Metricool states for Instagram: public reply 300 characters, each DM 1,000 characters, at most 24 hours between steps, the Instagram account must be a professional one linked to a Facebook page, and a DM can carry one button with a link. Up to 3 reply variants per Flow so the answers do not look robotic. Everything sent shows in the network and in the Metricool Inbox. Flows run from the web dashboard only (Planning, then Flows), not the mobile app.
Plan. "Flows is free for all paid plans for a limited time. It is not available on the Free plan." The press release adds it "will later become a paid add-on within the Starter and Advanced plans". No add-on price is published yet. So our plan includes it today (High).
Stats. Metricool's press release says each automation has "its own stats on sends, interactions, and CTR". The pricing table lists "Flow analytics" and "Execution history". The "conversions" in YT's pasted text is not on the pages we read, so treat it as clicks on the link, not sales. (Medium)
Why not LinkedIn. Metricool's own "Automate LinkedIn" page offers scheduling, RSS autolists, CSV bulk upload and analytics, and nothing about automatic replies or DMs (High, absence on its own page). LinkedIn's own rules on automation are the likely reason, but that is our reading, not Metricool's (Low).
Sources: Flows press release, Flows page, What are Flows?, Flows on Instagram, Flows on TikTok, Automate LinkedIn, Pricing.
Ranked by how much each helps the one audience we can reach, YT's LinkedIn network of marketing leaders and small-firm owners (see the ICP). The main CTA stays the app, reviewmyemails.com/get-started, with a call as the softer option.
Effort: S = minutes in settings, M = an hour or a small routine, L = a project.
| Rank | Feature | What it does | Plan | One concrete use for us | Effort | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTM builder and link shortener | Adds UTM tags to every link in a scheduled post, and can shorten it on publish (there is also a no-tracking shortener) | Every plan | Tag every get-started link by network and post, so the morning brief can say which LinkedIn post brought a signup. Set it once as the default | S | High (UTM builder, links) |
| 2 | Inbox, LinkedIn comments | Answer comments and mentions on YT's profile and the RME page from one screen | Starter and up | One daily pass on comments is where a warm reply turns into a DM that YT writes herself. The pricing table also lists "LinkedIn messages", but the help page says no DMs, so assume comments only | S | Medium (Inbox, pricing) |
| 3 | Best times to post | Suggests the hours when each connected account's audience is most active | Starter and up | Slot YT's LinkedIn posts into her audience's real best hours instead of a guess. The MCP can read it too (getBestTimeToPostByNetwork) | S | High (pricing) |
| 4 | Automated reports (PDF or PPT, monthly send) | A monthly report on each brand, sent by itself | Starter and up | One monthly LinkedIn report for YT and the Super-PM, so we stop re-pulling numbers by hand. Custom templates need Advanced | S | High (pricing) |
| 5 | Schedule PDFs (carousels) and polls | Posts LinkedIn document carousels and polls from the planner | Starter and up | A 5-slide "is your list decaying?" carousel built from Almanac facts, and a poll such as "when did you last clean your list?" to start comment threads | M | High (pricing) |
| 6 | Post library, repurpose between brands, recurring posts | Saves reusable posts, copies a post from one brand to another, repeats a post on a schedule | Starter and up | Write once for YT's profile, repurpose a softer version to the RME page. Keep evergreen tool posts on a slow repeat | S | High (pricing) |
| 7 | Web analytics (tracking code) | Site visits shown next to social posts | Every plan | Already set up, waiting on placement, see the tracking codes file. Listed so it is not forgotten | S, dev ticket | High |
| 8 | Canva and Google Drive integration | Pull designs and files straight into a post | Starter and up | Faster posting of brand-system visuals. Library first: pull from the approved asset library, never make a new look | S | High (pricing) |
| 9 | AI assistant | Drafts and rewrites post text. 20 credits a brand a month on Starter | Starter and up | Low value for us. Our copy follows the voice rules and the Almanac, so drafts stay with Claude in the repo | S | High (pricing) |
| 10 | Competitor tracking (up to 100) | Tracks other accounts' posting and engagement | Starter and up | Only on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Twitch, plus YouTube and X on paid plans. Not LinkedIn, where our audience is. Useful only to watch deliverability YouTube channels | S | Medium (competitor analysis) |
| 11 | SmartLinks (link in bio, with analytics) | A one-URL landing page of links, with click stats | Starter and up | Made for Instagram and TikTok bios. LinkedIn already allows a real link, so only useful for YouTube's channel link or when Instagram is back | S | High (SmartLinks guide) |
| 12 | Ads manager (Google, Meta, TikTok) | Create, pause and report ad campaigns next to the posts | Every plan | Only if we run Google Ads for the tools. No LinkedIn ads. Spending money is YT's call | M | High (pricing) |
| 13 | Google Business Profile | Post and answer reviews | Every plan | Only if RME has a profile. Not checked here | S | High that the feature exists, Low that it fits us |
| 14 | Hashtag search engine | Finds hashtags | Advanced only | Hashtags matter little on LinkedIn. Not worth an upgrade | n/a | High (pricing) |
| 15 | Looker Studio, Zapier, Make, the full API | Pipe data out, or trigger other tools | Advanced only | Skip until there is a real need. The MCP already works on our plan | n/a | High (pricing) |
Already in use or already filed: scheduling, autolists, the MCP (see the follow-up), the website tracking code.
Every Flow is a customer message sent in YT's name. Customer messages are red zone in CLAUDE.md. So:
- No Flow is switched on without YT's explicit yes to its trigger words, every line of its
wording, and the link it sends. One yes per Flow, never a blanket yes.
- Email facts in any reply come only from the Almanac snapshot (
01-library/email-almanac/).The drafts below carry no email fact on purpose.
- No Claude chat turns a Flow on, edits one, or schedules posts as part of this ticket. Claude
drafts, YT switches on.
- Today none of these can run anyway. Flows are Instagram and TikTok only, and our Instagram is
paused by Meta. The drafts wait for that.
list on a post that says "Comment LIST and I'll send you the link".link reviewmyemails.com/get-started with UTM tags.
partner.clean with us." Button: How it works, link to the partner page.
call if that is easier." Button: Book a call.
confirming before this could go on.
exact Almanac page the Story came from.
links change.) Yes / No.
"partner" to 15% / C "almanac" to an answer / none for now.
connected account proves it.