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Community Member Spotlight · Creators & Studios

A weekly spotlight on the member who helped most

Each week AI picks a helpful member from your Discord channel and drafts a spotlight post and a newsletter blurb. You approve before anything is posted.

Available now $59 one-time · never renewsIncluded in Enterprise
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  • Starts from an event in a connected app
  • 1 AI step
  • A person approves before it acts
  • About 15 min to set up

Sound familiar?

The job, before and after this agent.

What it feels like today

  • “The members who answer everyone's questions never get thanked in public.”
  • “We want a member spotlight in our newsletter but never have time to pick one.”
  • “Scrolling a week of Discord messages to find good answers takes an hour.”

What you get with the agent

  • Every member message in your channel is logged to a Google Sheet, without AI.
  • Once a week, one member who helped others is picked from the last 7 days, skipping people you exclude and recent picks.
  • A short Discord post that mentions them and a newsletter blurb, quoting only public messages.
  • After your approval the post goes to Discord and the blurb is emailed to you for Kit or beehiiv.

Before

You mean to thank Kate for answering every glaze question this month, but the week runs out and the newsletter goes out without a spotlight.

After

Monday, Kate's spotlight is waiting in Reviews with three of her answers quoted. You approve, it's posted in #announcements, and the blurb is in your inbox for the newsletter.

How it works

The whole workflow, step by step.

Every new member message in the Discord channel you pick is logged to a Google Sheet in a short run without AI. Once a week (worked out in code from the last spotlight's date), AI reads the last 7 days of messages and picks one member who helped others, by answering questions, welcoming newcomers or sharing resources, not just the most active; it skips anyone you exclude and the last 8 spotlighted. It drafts a short Discord post that mentions them and a newsletter blurb, quoting only public messages and no personal details. You approve; the post goes to your Discord channel and the blurb is emailed to you to paste into Kit or beehiiv (it doesn't post to them).

  1. TriggerNew message in the channel
  2. LogicFrom a member?
    • Bot:Bot message
    • Member:Log the message
  3. OutputBot message
  4. App callLog the message
  5. LogicWhen was the last spotlight?
  6. LogicSpotlight due?
  7. LogicSpotlight this run?
    • Not due:Logged
    • Spotlight due:Note this week's spotlight
  8. OutputLogged
  9. LogicNote this week's spotlight
  10. LogicWho was spotlighted recently?
  11. App callRead the activity log
  12. LogicKeep the last 7 days
  13. AI stepPick this week's member
  14. Human approvalApprove the spotlight
    • Approved:Check before posting
  15. LogicCheck before posting
  16. LogicPost it?
    • Post:Post the spotlight
    • Held:Held: not posted
  17. OutputHeld: not posted
  18. App callPost the spotlight
  19. OutputEmail you the newsletter blurb
  20. LogicRemember who was spotlighted
  21. OutputSpotlight posted

This is the workflow that opens in your workspace when you set the agent up. Every step can be edited.

  1. Step 1New message in the channelStarts a short run for each new message in the Discord channel you pick (checked on your plan's schedule interval).
  2. Step 2From a member?Bot messages aren't logged.
  3. Step 3Bot messageNot logged.
  4. Step 4Log the messageAdds the message to your activity log tab (Date | Time | Member | Member id | Message | Message id). No AI runs here.
  5. Step 5When was the last spotlight?Reads the date of the last spotlight and who was spotlighted recently.
  6. Step 6Spotlight due?In code: once a week, with the first message 7 or more days after the last spotlight.
  7. Step 7Spotlight this run?Not due: this run ends after logging.
  8. Step 8LoggedMessage logged; no spotlight this run.
  9. Step 9Note this week's spotlightStores today's date first, so messages arriving while you review don't start a second spotlight.
  10. Step 10Who was spotlighted recently?Reads the last 8 spotlighted members.
  11. Step 11Read the activity logReads your activity log.
  12. Step 12Keep the last 7 daysIn code: keeps the messages logged in the last 7 days.
  13. Step 13Pick this week's memberAI reads the week's messages and picks one member whose messages helped others, with a short reason, then drafts the Discord spotlight and a newsletter blurb.
  14. Step 14Approve the spotlightThe spotlight and newsletter blurb wait in Reviews: check the pick, edit the wording, and approve to post it. Reject to skip this week.
  15. Step 15Check before postingIn code: a member was picked, the post mentions them, fits Discord's limit and has no placeholders.
  16. Step 16Post it?Passes: posted to Discord. Otherwise held.
  17. Step 17Held: not postedNo pick this week, or the post was incomplete.
  18. Step 18Post the spotlightPosts the approved spotlight to your Discord channel as your bot.
  19. Step 19Email you the newsletter blurbEmails you the blurb to paste into your next Kit or beehiiv newsletter.
  20. Step 20Remember who was spotlightedKeeps the last 8 spotlighted members so nobody is picked twice in a row.
  21. Step 21Spotlight postedThe run history keeps the pick, the post and the blurb.

Example run

What goes in, and what comes out.

Example with fictional data

Comes in

A week of messages in #help, including several from kilnkate answering glaze questions and welcoming newcomers.

The agent produces

kilnkate is picked for answering glaze questions and welcoming new members. A short post mentions her and a newsletter blurb is drafted; both wait for approval.

What you need

Everything it takes to run it.

About 15 minutes from purchase to live. A checklist above the canvas takes you through each step.

Plan

Included in Enterprise; on other paid plans it's $59 once. Agents run live on paid plans, from Basic ($39/mo).

Your AI key

Connect any of 15 AI providers on your own key. Your provider bills usage directly, at cost; we add no markup.

Apps

Checklist

  • A paid plan (agents run live on paid plans).
  • An AI provider key (Settings → AI Providers).
  • Discord (a bot with the Message Content intent) and Google Sheets, connected in Settings → Integrations.
  • An activity log tab (Date | Time | Member | Member id | Message | Message id).

Setup, about 15 minutes

  1. Connect your AI provider. The AI steps run on your own key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and more). Add one in Settings → AI Providers.
  2. Connect Discord. Connect your Discord bot (Settings → Integrations → Discord), turn on the Message Content intent and invite it with Read Message History and Send Messages.
  3. Connect Google Sheets. Connect the Google account that can open your activity log.
  4. Pick the channel to watch. Open the trigger and pick the bot, server and channel.
  5. Pick the activity log. Open “Log the message” and “Read the activity log” and pick the same spreadsheet and tab (Date | Time | Member | Member id | Message | Message id).
  6. Describe your community. Open “Pick this week's member” and replace the placeholder.
  7. Where the spotlight goes. Open “Post the spotlight” and pick the bot, server and channel, then enter your email on “Email you the newsletter blurb”.
  8. Test it with Dry Run. Press Dry Run: the agent runs on sample data with no messages sent and nothing written to your apps.
  9. Switch the trigger on. Open the trigger and press “Activate app trigger”. Messages are picked up on your plan's schedule interval; the first spotlight comes with the first message after you switch it on.

Is it a fit?

Who it's for, and what it won't do.

Built for

  • Creators running a Discord community
  • Course communities that want to celebrate helpful members
  • Newsletter writers with a community section

What it doesn't do

  • It doesn't post to Kit or beehiiv: the blurb is emailed to you to paste in.
  • Every message in the channel starts a short logging run; it watches one channel per setup.
  • It doesn't ask the member's permission; nothing is posted without your approval.

We list the limits up front so you can decide before you buy.

Price

$59 one-time

Per workspace. It never renews.

Available now
  • Included at no extra cost on Enterprise.
  • Buying and running it live need a paid plan, from Basic ($39/mo).
  • Dry Run costs nothing: simulated AI and app calls, nothing sent.
  • AI usage is billed by your own provider, at cost. No AI credits to buy from us.
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FAQ

Questions about Community Member Spotlight.

Why does it log every message to a sheet?

Our Discord connection sees new messages one by one and can't read a week of history on demand, so it keeps a log and reads the last 7 days from it.

Does it post to Kit or beehiiv?

No. Those connections can't create a newsletter draft, so the blurb is emailed to you to paste in.

Will it post without me?

Never. Every spotlight waits for your approval, and you can skip a week by rejecting it.

Is it worth it?

It's a one-time purchase that never renews and gives you a weekly community ritual in minutes. Live runs need a paid plan; Dry Run is free.

Why does it log every message?

Our Discord connection can't read a channel's history on demand; it sees new messages one by one. Each message is added to your sheet in a short run without AI, and the weekly pick reads the last 7 days from there.

Does it post to my newsletter?

No. Kit and beehiiv don't offer a way to create a newsletter draft through our connections, so the blurb is emailed to you to paste in.

Does the member know?

Only when the post mentions them. If your community expects permission first, ask before you approve.

Is this a subscription?

No. Community Member Spotlight is a one-time purchase of $59 per workspace and never renews. The Enterprise plan includes it at no extra cost. Running it live needs a paid plan (from Basic ($39/mo)), and your AI provider bills you directly for usage.

Can I test it before it touches real data?

Yes. Once it's set up in your workspace, Dry Run plays every step on sample data with simulated AI and app calls: nothing is sent and nothing in your apps changes. Switch the trigger on only when you're happy.

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