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New Follower Welcome · Social Media

Welcome every new Mastodon follower, without writing each note

Each new follower gets a short private welcome in your voice after you approve it, with a daily limit you set, and every follower is logged to a sheet.

Available now $49 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 10 min to set up

Sound familiar?

The job, before and after this agent.

What it feels like today

  • “New followers never hear from us, so they forget why they followed.”
  • “Writing a personal hello to each one isn't realistic.”
  • “Mass welcome messages feel spammy and can annoy people.”

What you get with the agent

  • A short, friendly welcome in your voice with one useful link for each new Mastodon follower.
  • Likely spam accounts skipped, and a daily limit counted in code so you never send too many.
  • You approve each welcome; it's sent as a private mention only they can see.
  • Every follower logged to your Google Sheet with the date and what happened.

Before

Twelve people followed the plant shop this week and none of them heard a word back.

After

Each new follower got a two-line private hello with the free plant-care guide link, approved in a few clicks, and the sheet lists who followed and when.

How it works

The whole workflow, step by step.

For each new follower of your Mastodon account, the agent counts today's welcomes in code against the daily limit you set; over the limit, the follower is only logged. Under it, AI writes a short, friendly welcome in your voice with one useful link from your settings, and skips likely spam accounts (or everyone, when you switch welcomes off). Each welcome waits for your approval, is checked in code and is sent as a private mention that only the follower sees. Every follower is logged to your Google Sheet with the date and what happened. Mastodon only: our Bluesky connection has no new-follower trigger, so Bluesky followers aren't covered.

  1. TriggerNew Mastodon follower
  2. LogicToday's date
  3. LogicWelcomes so far today
  4. LogicYour daily limit
  5. LogicCount today's welcomes
  6. LogicUnder the daily limit?
    • Limit reached:Log the follower
    • Under the limit:Count this welcome
  7. LogicCount this welcome
  8. AI stepWrite the welcome
  9. LogicWelcome them?
    • No welcome:Log the follower
    • Review:Approve the welcome
  10. Human approvalApprove the welcome
    • Rejected:Log the follower
    • Approved:Check before sending
  11. LogicCheck before sending
  12. LogicPassed the checks?
    • Send:Send the welcome
    • Held:Log the follower
  13. App callSend the welcome
  14. App callLog the follower
  15. OutputLogged

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

  1. Step 1New Mastodon followerStarts a run for each new follower of your Mastodon account (checked every few minutes).
  2. Step 2Today's dateIn code: today's date in your time zone, for the daily limit and the log.
  3. Step 3Welcomes so far todayReads how many welcomes were drafted today.
  4. Step 4Your daily limitHolds your maximum number of welcomes per day next to today's count.
  5. Step 5Count today's welcomesIn code, not AI: today's welcomes with this one, and how far that is over your daily limit.
  6. Step 6Under the daily limit?Over your daily limit: no welcome today (the follower is still logged).
  7. Step 7Count this welcomeStores today's new count (kept 2 days).
  8. Step 8Write the welcomeAI writes a short, friendly welcome mention in your voice, or skips likely spam accounts and skips everyone when welcomes are switched off.
  9. Step 9Welcome them?Welcomes off, or a likely spam account: no welcome. Otherwise the draft waits for approval.
  10. Step 10Approve the welcomeEach welcome waits in Reviews: edit, approve to send it as a private mention, or reject.
  11. Step 11Check before sendingIn code: the welcome is there, has no leftover placeholders and fits 500 characters.
  12. Step 12Passed the checks?Passed: sent. Otherwise nothing is sent.
  13. Step 13Send the welcomeSends the welcome as a private mention (visibility: mentioned people only).
  14. Step 14Log the followerAdds the follower to your followers sheet (Date | Follower | Name | Result) with what happened.
  15. Step 15LoggedThe run history keeps the welcome and the log row.

Example run

What goes in, and what comes out.

Example with fictional data

Comes in

New Mastodon follower Ada Okafor. Daily limit 10, today's count 3.

The agent produces

Under the limit. Draft: a warm thank-you with the plant-care guide link, approved and sent as a private mention. Logged: date, the handle, the name and the result.

What you need

Everything it takes to run it.

About 10 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 $49 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).
  • Mastodon and Google Sheets, connected in Settings → Integrations.
  • A followers tab with the columns Date | Follower | Name | Result.

Setup, about 10 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 Mastodon. Connect Mastodon with your server and an access token with read and write scopes (Settings → Integrations → Mastodon).
  3. Connect Google Sheets. Connect the Google account that can open your followers sheet (Settings → Integrations → Google Sheets).
  4. Pick your Mastodon account. Open the trigger and pick the Mastodon account to watch.
  5. Describe your welcome and limit. Open “Your daily limit” and set the maximum welcomes per day, then “Write the welcome” and replace the placeholder with your rules.
  6. Pick the account that sends. Open “Send the welcome” and pick the same Mastodon account.
  7. Pick the followers sheet. Open “Log the follower” and pick the account, spreadsheet and tab (columns Date | Follower | Name | Result).
  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 click “Activate app trigger”: new followers are checked every few minutes.

Is it a fit?

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

Built for

  • Small businesses growing a Mastodon following
  • Creators who want to greet new followers personally
  • Community managers who track new followers

What it doesn't do

  • Mastodon only: Bluesky new followers aren't covered (there's no Bluesky follower trigger).
  • It doesn't follow back, DM in bulk or send anything without your approval.
  • It only sees the follower's handle and display name, not their profile or posts.

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

Price

$49 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 New Follower Welcome.

Will it spam people?

Each welcome waits for your approval, it's private, likely spam accounts are skipped, and a daily limit you set caps how many are drafted.

Does it cover Bluesky followers?

No. Our Bluesky connection has no new-follower trigger, so this agent welcomes Mastodon followers only.

What do I need?

Mastodon and Google Sheets, plus your own AI provider key. Running it live needs a paid plan; Dry Run is free.

Is the welcome public?

No: it's sent as a private mention, which only the follower (and you) can see.

How does the daily limit work?

Today's welcomes are counted in code; once a new follower would go over your limit, they're logged without a welcome. Welcomes waiting in Reviews count too. If several people follow at the same moment, the count can be off by one.

What about Bluesky followers?

Not in this agent: our Bluesky connection has no new-follower trigger, so it welcomes Mastodon followers only.

Is this a subscription?

No. New Follower Welcome is a one-time purchase of $49 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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