Plugs Overview
RedPanda Plugs - Add a reply, comment, or repost after your post goes live.
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Plugs
Replies, comments, reposts, and reshares after your post goes live — internal, cross-account, or global.
A plug is an automation that runs after your post goes live. It, for example, adds a reply, comment, repost, or reshare.
| Kind | Scope | Where you set it | When it runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal plug | Same account, one post | Post Editor Settings | After publish and after Follow-up comments |
| Cross-account plug | Other connected channels, one post | Post Editor Plug settings or Settings | After publish and after Follow-up comments |
| Global plug | Channel rule on future posts | Account → Auto Plugs | When likes on the live post reach your threshold |
What each network supports
| Network | Follow-up comments | Internal plug | Cross-account plugs | Global plugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | Yes — thread replies and finisher | Delayed engagement reply | Comment from other Threads channels | Auto plug post (reply when likes ≥ threshold) |
| X | Yes — quote-less replies on the root tweet | No | Repost from other X channels (not reply comments from another account) | Auto repost; auto plug post (reply when likes ≥ threshold) |
| Yes — text-only comments on the main post | No | Comment or reshare from other LinkedIn channels | No | |
| LinkedIn Page | Yes — text-only comments on the main post | No | Comment or reshare from other LinkedIn channels | Auto repost; auto plug post (Page comment when likes ≥ threshold) |
| Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Dev.to, … | See Threads and comments | No | No | No |
Media on follow-up comments varies by network. See the platform table in Threads and comments → What each platform does.
Order of operations
For a typical scheduled post with follow-ups and plugs:
- Publish the main post on each selected channel.
- Run Follow-up comments (thread replies or comments, and thread finisher on Threads or X, if enabled).
- Run the internal plug (Threads delayed engagement reply).
- Run cross-account plugs (comment, repost, or reshare from other channels).
- Global plugs run later when likes cross your threshold.
Things to check
- Global rules watch likes. Pick a threshold your posts can reach.
- Follow-up comments and plug replies count as real posts. Rate limits still apply.
- Cross-account plugs need two connected channels on that network.
- Internal and cross-account plugs live on the post. Global plugs live at /account/plugs.
Related
Internal plugs
Same-account delayed engagement on one post
Cross-account plugs
Other connected channels comment, repost, or reshare
Global plugs
Channel rules when likes reach a threshold
Threads and comments
Follow-up comments and thread finisher in the composer
CLI usage — Global plugs
plugs:catalog, plugs:upsert, and related commands
Public API → Plugs
Internal vs global plugs for API and SDK users