> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.postqueen.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> PostQueen's hosted API is https://api.postqueen.ai. The public API base is https://api.postqueen.ai/public/v1 and takes the raw API key in the Authorization header, with no Bearer prefix.
> The MCP server for posting is https://api.postqueen.ai/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY (or /mcp with Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY). docs.postqueen.ai/mcp only searches these docs and cannot post.
> The API key is under Connections > API Keys in the app, and only workspace admins can see it.

# Auto-Plugs

> Repost a post, or add a follow-up under it, once it reaches the number of likes you set.

**Where:** **Channels** in the left rail > pick a channel > **Automations**. **Open Auto-Plugs** in that section shows every eligible channel on one page.

An Auto-Plug watches the posts a channel publishes. When a post reaches the number of likes you set, PostQueen reposts it or publishes your follow-up under it. Every paid plan includes Auto-Plugs.

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## Channels with Auto-Plugs

| Network                             | **Auto Repost Posts** | **Auto plug post** | Status today |
| ----------------------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------ | ------------ |
| [Bluesky](/channels/bluesky)        | Yes                   | Yes                | Available    |
| [X](/channels/x-twitter)            | Yes                   | Yes                | In review    |
| [Threads](/channels/threads)        | No                    | Yes                | In review    |
| [LinkedIn Page](/channels/linkedin) | Yes                   | Yes                | Soon         |

Other networks have no **Automations** section. **Auto Repost Posts** reposts the post from the same account; on a LinkedIn Page, the page reshares it. **Auto plug post** publishes your text as a reply under the post, or as a comment on a LinkedIn Page.

## Set up a plug

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the channel">
    In **Channels**, pick a channel from the table above. **Automations** has one row per action, marked **Active** or **Off**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the plug">
    Choose **Set up plug** on the row of the action you want. A window titled with the action's name opens.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the fields">
    **The amount of likes to trigger the repost** takes a whole number. **Auto plug post** also asks for **Message content to plug**: the text of your follow-up, at least three characters.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Turn it on">
    Choose **Activate**. "Plug updated" confirms it. The plug is on, and every post this channel publishes from now on is watched.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What happens after a post goes out

PostQueen reads the post's like count up to three times: about 6, 18 and 36 hours after it publishes.

* The first check that finds enough likes runs the action once. The checks left for that post are dropped.
* If no check finds enough likes, nothing happens, and the post is not checked again.
* The post itself still goes out at the time you scheduled. A plug only acts afterward.

## Turn a plug off or change it

* The toggle on a row switches a plug off or back on and keeps its fields. Switching it off affects posts published after that; a post that is already being watched keeps its remaining checks.
* **Edit** in the channel's **Automations** section reopens the window. On the Auto-Plugs page the button reads **Edit plug** while the plug is on.
* **Activate** saves new values but does not switch a plug back on. Use the toggle for that.

## Good to know

* A plug belongs to the channel, not to one post. Posts published before you set it up are not checked.
* A channel that shows **Needs reconnecting** cannot run its plugs. Reconnect it on the **Channels** page.
* For X, the post composer also offers **Add Re-posters** in the channel's settings: other X channels you connected repost the post. See [Create a post](/using/create-a-post).

## If something goes wrong

| Message                                              | What to do                                                                                                  |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| “Invalid value” under a field                        | Enter a whole number of likes, and at least three characters of follow-up text.                             |
| “No plugs for these channels” on the Auto-Plugs page | None of your channels offers Auto-Plugs. Connect Bluesky, or X or Threads within the limits on their pages. |
| The action never ran                                 | The post did not reach your number before its last check. Lower the number.                                 |

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Connect a channel" icon="plug" href="/using/connect-a-channel">
    Add Bluesky or another network that has Auto-Plugs.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Bluesky" icon="https://mintcdn.com/forceplay/LL5FipRv-7nhg1To/images/channels/bluesky.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=LL5FipRv-7nhg1To&q=85&s=cfead3bf7bc348ffae5d9d7fd6ca22e4" href="/channels/bluesky" width="64" height="64" data-path="images/channels/bluesky.svg">
    What PostQueen posts to Bluesky and how to connect it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analytics" icon="chart-line" href="/using/analytics">
    See how many likes your posts usually reach.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create a post" icon="square-pen" href="/using/create-a-post">
    Write the post an Auto-Plug will watch.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>