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You already ask Claude to draft captions or check performance one conversation at a time. A scheduled task turns that into something that runs on its own, on a rhythm you set, without you opening a new chat to remember to ask. Here are three that connect directly to Planoly through Planoly's MCP hub, ready to set up today.
A scheduled task is a prompt Claude runs automatically on a schedule you set, weekly, on specific days, or monthly, rather than one you have to type in yourself each time. It runs in its own session, does the work, and reports back to you, or in Planoly's case, leaves the result waiting as a draft for you to approve and schedule.
The prompt: "Every Monday morning, check the public posts from [list your competitor handles] from the past week. Note which formats and topics they used, and flag anything that looks like it performed unusually well. Save the findings as a short note, and draft two or three post ideas inspired by what's working in the category, without copying anyone directly."
What it does: pulls recent public activity from the accounts you name, summarizes the pattern, and drafts a few starting ideas into your Planoly calendar as drafts.
Where you come in: reviewing the digest and deciding which draft ideas are worth developing further. Nothing gets scheduled or published without you.
Why it works: this is the kind of scanning that eats an afternoon by hand and takes Claude minutes, freeing you to spend your time on the ideas themselves rather than the research.
The prompt: "Every Friday afternoon, pull this week's post performance from Planoly analytics. Tell me plainly what worked and what didn't, then draft three ideas for next week based specifically on what performed best this week, in my usual voice."
What it does: reads your actual performance data back to you in plain language, then uses it to seed next week's drafts instead of starting from a blank page every Monday.
Where you come in: approving or adjusting the draft ideas before they go anywhere near your calendar.
Why it works: this closes the loop between what happened and what you plan next, which is the step most calendars skip entirely.
The prompt: "On the first of each month, pull the last 60 days of Planoly performance, generate fifteen post ideas based on what's worked, draft full captions for each in my voice, and add them to my Planoly calendar as unscheduled drafts for me to review and approve."
What it does: fills your calendar with a month's worth of starting material in one run, rather than you sitting down to draft fifteen posts from scratch.
Where you come in: this is the step with the most review built in. Read through the batch, keep what's genuinely good, cut or rewrite what isn't, and only then move anything to a scheduled slot.
Pro tip: pair this with a content buffer of one to two weeks so a busy month doesn't leave your feed empty. See our guide on keeping a solo content calendar consistent for the full buffer-building method.
1. Open Claude's scheduled tasks feature and describe the schedule in plain language, for example "every Monday at 9am."
2. Paste in one of the prompts above, swapping in your own competitor list or preferences where relevant.
3. Confirm the task, and Claude will run it automatically going forward, using your connected Planoly account each time.
4. Check the first run's results closely before trusting it to run unattended for a month. Adjust the prompt if the tone or focus isn't quite right yet.
For the technical detail behind what these scheduled tasks can and can't touch inside Planoly, see the full tool reference on planoly.ai. Already connected? Planoly is listed directly in the Claude Connector Directory, so you can start from there instead of a fresh setup.
Will a scheduled task publish posts without me checking them first?
No. Every scheduled task here ends in a draft for your review, never a live post.
Do I need a paid Claude plan to use scheduled tasks?
Yes, scheduled tasks require a paid Claude plan, separate from whatever plan tier you're on with Planoly.
What happens if Claude can't reach my Planoly account when a task runs?
The task reports that it couldn't complete rather than silently failing, so you'll see the notification and can rerun it manually.
Can I run all three of these at once?
Yes. They're designed to work independently, so you can start with just one and add the others once you trust how it runs.
Start with the one that saves you the most time this week, not all three at once. Add the rest once the first one earns your trust.
