aetherpost 1.11.1

Promotion as Code - Automate your app promotion across social media platforms

AetherPost - Promotion as Code

🚀 AI-powered social media automation for developers

AetherPost automates your app promotion across social media platforms using AI-generated content and Infrastructure-as-Code principles.

✨ Features

OSS Edition (Free)

• 🎯 Declarative configuration - Define campaigns in YAML
• 🤖 AI-generated content - OpenAI GPT-powered posts
• 📱 Multi-platform support - Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Bluesky, Instagram (5 platforms)
• 🆕 Universal profile management - Sync profiles across all platforms automatically
• 🔒 Secure - Encrypted credential storage with .env.aetherpost
• ⚡ Auto-setup mode - Zero-prompt initialization for AI tools
• 📊 Smart notifications - Slack/LINE preview notifications
• 🎨 Style options - Casual, professional, technical, humorous
• 🌍 Multi-language - 20+ languages supported
• 📝 Usage limits - 50 posts/day, 5 campaigns

Key Capabilities

• 🚀 Two setup modes - Auto-setup (Claude Code) vs Interactive prompts
• 🔄 Terraform-style workflow - init, plan, apply commands
• 📱 Notification modes - Preview confirmations or auto-posting
• 🎯 API tier system - Starter, Recommended, Advanced, Complete
• ⚡ Production ready - 100% tested with real API validation

🚀 Quick Start

AetherPost supports two setup modes based on file detection:

🤖 Auto Setup Mode

For automated workflows with pre-configured files

# 1. Install AetherPost
pip install aetherpost

# 2. Pre-create configuration files:
#    - campaign.yaml (project settings)
#    - .env.aetherpost (API keys)

# 3. Auto-initialize (zero prompts)
aetherpost init

# 4. Preview and deploy
aetherpost plan && aetherpost apply

📝 Interactive Setup Mode (Manual Configuration)

For step-by-step guided setup

# 1. Install AetherPost
pip install aetherpost

# 2. Interactive setup with prompts
aetherpost init

# 3. Preview and deploy
aetherpost plan && aetherpost apply

Auto-Detection: If campaign.yaml exists → Auto Setup Mode, otherwise → Interactive Setup Mode

📋 Configuration Examples

Complete campaign.yaml

name: "my-awesome-app"
concept: "AI-powered task manager that learns your habits"
url: "https://github.com/user/my-awesome-app"
platforms: 
  - twitter
  - reddit
  - youtube

content:
  style: professional  # casual, professional, technical, humorous
  action: "Try it free!"
  language: en  # en, ja, es, fr, de, ko, zh, pt, ru, ar, etc.
  hashtags:
    - "#AI"
    - "#ProductivityTool"
    - "#OpenSource"

limits:
  free_tier: true
  max_posts_per_day: 50

notifications:
  enabled: true      # Send preview notifications
  auto_apply: false  # Require confirmation (set true for auto-posting)

# Optional: Template hint for advanced features
template: "production"  # starter, production, enterprise

API Configuration (.env.aetherpost)

# AI Services (Required)
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-proj-your_openai_key_here

# Twitter (Required for Twitter platform)
TWITTER_API_KEY=your_twitter_api_key_here
TWITTER_API_SECRET=your_twitter_api_secret_here
TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_twitter_access_token_here
TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_twitter_access_token_secret_here

# Reddit (Required for Reddit platform)
REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=your_reddit_client_id_here
REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=your_reddit_client_secret_here
REDDIT_USERNAME=your_reddit_username_here
REDDIT_PASSWORD=your_reddit_password_here

# YouTube (Required for YouTube platform)
YOUTUBE_CLIENT_ID=your_youtube_client_id_here
YOUTUBE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_youtube_client_secret_here

# Notifications (Optional)
SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=https://hooks.slack.com/services/your/webhook/url

Multi-Language Examples

# Japanese Campaign
content:
  style: casual
  action: "今すぐ試してみてください！"
  language: ja
  hashtags: ["#AI", "#生産性", "#ツール"]

# Spanish Campaign  
content:
  style: professional
  action: "Pruébalo ahora"
  language: es
  hashtags: ["#IA", "#Productividad"]

Supported Languages: English (en), Japanese (ja), Spanish (es), French (fr), German (de), Korean (ko), Chinese (zh), Portuguese (pt), Russian (ru), Arabic (ar), and more.

🔧 Commands (Terraform-style)

Command	Description	Mode
aetherpost init	Initialize workspace (auto-detects existing config)	Auto/Interactive
aetherpost plan	Preview AI-generated content for all platforms	Both
aetherpost apply	Execute campaign (respects notification settings)	Both
aetherpost status	Check campaign status and analytics	Both
aetherpost auth	Manage API authentication	Both

Notification Modes

• Preview Mode (notifications.enabled: true) - Sends preview notification before posting
• Auto Mode (notifications.auto_apply: true) - Posts immediately without confirmation

🔑 API Requirements

Quick Reference

Level	APIs Required	Monthly Cost	Setup Time
Starter	OpenAI + Twitter	$5-15	~10 min
Recommended	+ Reddit	$5-15	~20 min
Advanced	+ YouTube	$10-25	~30 min
Complete	+ Bluesky + Instagram	$15-35	~45 min

💡 Auto Setup: The aetherpost init command guides you through API collection with direct setup links and validation.

📖 Documentation

For AI Tools & Claude Code

Document	Purpose	Use Case
AUTO_SETUP_README.md	Auto-setup guide	Zero-prompt automation
sample-campaign.yaml	Configuration template	File generation
sample.env.aetherpost	API keys template	Environment setup

For Manual Setup

🌐 Complete Documentation Site

Document	Purpose
Getting Started	Step-by-step guide
API Requirements	API setup levels
Platform Setup	Platform integration

🤝 Contributing

AetherPost welcomes all contributors! We're an AI-friendly OSS project that supports modern development workflows.

🤖 AI-Assisted Development Welcome

• ✅ Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and other AI tools fully supported
• ✅ AI-generated code accepted (with proper review and testing)
• ✅ Co-author credit for AI contributions encouraged

🔰 Beginner-Friendly

• 📖 GUI Setup Guide - No command line required!
• 📋 Code Guidelines - Comprehensive standards
• 🛠️ Contributing Guide - Step-by-step process

🎯 Contribution Opportunities

• New platform connectors (Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok)
• AI provider integrations (Google Gemini, local models)
• Analytics and visualization
• Documentation and tutorials
• Bug fixes and improvements

Get started: CONTRIBUTING.md | Need help? GitHub Discussions

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Inspired by Terraform's Infrastructure-as-Code approach
• Built with Typer and Rich
• AI content generation powered by advanced language models and OpenAI