An AI social media manager that asks before it posts.
It drafts the week's posts, lays them out on a calendar for your approval and drafts replies to comments and messages. Nothing goes live until you say yes.
300 free credits to start. Live in two minutes.
What is an AI social media manager?
An AI social media manager is an agent that handles the routine of a brand's social accounts: drafting posts, planning the week, drafting replies to comments and messages, and reporting how it all did. Cicada's writes in your brand's voice, makes images with its image generation or uses the photos you send, and works through the accounts you connect, such as LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. Every post and reply waits for your yes in the chat before it goes out, and a recap of what performed arrives each week.
What your AI social media manager does.
Drafts the posts
Captions in your voice for LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and the rest, from your news, your blog and what you tell it.
Plans the week
A calendar sheet each Friday with every post, its time, caption and image idea, for one approval pass.
Makes the images
Images from its image generation in the style you describe, or the photos you send it and keep in a shared Drive folder.
Posts after your yes
Once you approve, it posts each one at its time through the connected account. A post you haven't approved stays a draft.
Drafts replies
Reads comments and messages through the connected accounts, where the platform allows, and drafts replies to the ones that need an answer. Each waits for your OK.
Recaps what worked
A weekly note on reach, engagement and the best posts, from the accounts' own numbers, with one idea for next week.
Who hires an AI social media manager.
Posts while you run service
The week's menu, events and specials drafted, then posted after a yes from your phone.
A steady LinkedIn presence
Your updates and opinions drafted from voice notes, posted when you approve them.
One person, every channel
Posts drafted for each platform at once, in the length and format each one wants.
A calendar per client
Each client's week drafted for their approval, with replies drafted and tracked.
Social without the scramble
A plan on Friday, approvals in one pass, a recap every Monday.
Replies that don't sit
Comments read daily, with replies drafted for the ones that need you.
Set up in three steps.
Say what the job is
Describe the role in a sentence when you sign up, or tell the agent in the chat. It writes its own brief, which you can read and change any time.
Connect the apps it needs
One click for most apps. Each one can be Full, Ask first or Read-only, for every agent in the workspace.
Link your phone, or don't
Scan a code and it's in your iMessage or WhatsApp. Or keep it in the app, Slack and email. Hand it the first job in the same message.
Nothing goes out without your yes.
Nothing goes out without your yes
Anything that can't be undone, and any message to another person, waits for your OK. Approve with a 👍 in the chat, or set a role to full autonomy once you trust it.
Read-only is a real lock
Make any app read-only and the agent can look but never change a thing. It applies to every agent in the workspace, from their next run.
Every step on the record
Each run shows what it read, what it did and what it sent, step by step, in the Activity tab. Corrections you make stick.
What it won't do.
Won't pretend
If it couldn't confirm something, it leaves it out and says so. A number without a source doesn't go in a message.
Won't go around you
It never messages anyone on your behalf unless you asked, never spends money, and never makes a judgement call about money on its own.
Won't read what isn't shared
Teammates' agents work only through the apps the workspace shares. Your inbox and your personal apps stay under your own login.
Three ways to run social
| Task | Posting it yourself | A scheduling tool | An AI social media manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing posts | Every day, from scratch | You write, it queues | Drafted in your voice for each platform |
| The weekly plan | In your head | A calendar you fill in | A calendar it fills in, for one approval pass |
| Images | Your camera roll | Not covered | Your photos, or images it generates |
| Approvals | Not needed | A button in another app | A yes in your iMessage, WhatsApp or Slack |
| Replies to comments | When you notice them | An inbox to check | Read daily, replies drafted for your OK |
| The recap | Screenshots of each app | Charts per account | A short note on what worked and what to try |
Things to ask your AI social media manager.
- 01
"draft 3 linkedin posts from our latest blog post, different angles"
You get: Three drafts in your voice, each with a different hook, for you to approve or edit.
- 02
"plan next week for instagram and facebook. sale starts friday"
You get: A calendar sheet with captions, times and image ideas built around the sale, for one approval.
- 03
"any comments that need a reply?"
You get: The ones that need an answer, with a drafted reply for each, waiting for your OK.
- 04
"make an image for the wine night post, candlelit table, no people"
You get: An image from its image generation, attached to the draft post.
- 05
"every monday send me how last week's posts did"
You get: A weekly recap on the minute: the best and weakest posts, the numbers, and one idea to try.
Frequently asked questions.
Where do I talk to it?
iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack, email or the web app. Approve a post with a 👍 in the same thread it was sent to you in.
Will it post without asking?
No. Every post and every reply waits for your yes in the chat. Approve a whole week at once and it posts each one at its time; anything you didn't approve stays a draft.
Which platforms does it work with?
The accounts you connect, such as LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. What it can read or post depends on what each platform allows through its app.
Can it run ads or boost posts?
No. It doesn't run, buy or boost ads, and never spends money.
Where do the images come from?
Your own photos, sent in the chat or kept in a shared Drive folder, or images it makes with its image generation from your description.
How does it know our tone?
Give it a few posts you like and the words you avoid. It keeps them in a memory you can read and edit in the Brain tab, and corrections stick.
Can my team use it too?
Yes. Everyone in your workspace gets their own agent. Shared apps are connected once for the team; personal apps like your inbox stay under your own login.
What does it cost?
Every workspace starts with 300 free credits. You add a card at sign-up and nothing is charged until you run low; then it's $25 for 200 credits, with no subscription. A quick reply is about 5 credits and a typical run under 20; plans start at $99 a month.
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One teammate. The output of a team.
Works nights, remembers every decision, answers in the thread. Start free with 300 credits.