Conversations
Larvabot finds people asking for what you built on Reddit, Hacker News, Stack Exchange, YouTube, Bluesky and more, and drafts a reply you post.
Every day, people ask the internet for exactly the thing you built: "is there a free tool for…", "any alternative to…", "what do you use for…". The Conversations tab collects those threads for each project, scores them, and drafts a reply for you to post yourself.
#Where Larvabot looks
| Source | Needs | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| nothing (better with F5Bot) | Watch keywords, your subreddits' newest posts, F5Bot alerts. More | |
| Hacker News | nothing | Recent stories and comments matching your keywords |
| Stack Exchange | nothing (optional key) | Questions on the sites your profile lists |
| Lemmy | nothing | Federated communities, through one instance |
| Discourse forums | nothing | The niche forums in your profile, searched directly |
| The wider web | a search key | Forums and Q&A threads anywhere, via your "how people ask" phrases |
| YouTube | a free key | Comments under tutorials and reviews |
| Bluesky | an app password | Posts asking for recommendations |
| GitHub | nothing (token recommended) | Issues and discussions, for developer tools only |
| Telegram | your account, read-only | Groups you've already joined |
Which sources run for a project comes from its profile's Communities fields. The analysis fills them in; you can edit them any time on the Profile tab.
Checks run about every two hours. Click Check now to run one immediately.
#Scores and what you see
Each conversation is scored for relevance from 0 to 100 and tagged with an intent:
| Intent | Example |
|---|---|
| asking for a tool | "Is there an app that…" |
| wants an alternative | "Looking for something like X but free" |
| unhappy with the status quo | "X just got way too expensive" |
| describes the problem | "I keep losing track of…" |
| mentions you | Someone already talking about your project |
Anything under 50 is ignored automatically. The rest appear under To reply, best first, with the score, the evidence the AI found and a reply draft. Conversations that score 85 or more can also ping your phone.
Use the view buttons to switch between To reply, Posted, Ignored and Not scored yet, and the platform chips to filter by source.
#Replying
- Read the thread. Is it still open? Did someone already answer well?
- Edit the draft. Make it sound like you, and answer their actual question first.
- Copy & open. Copies your reply and opens the thread in a new tab. Paste it there and post from your own account.
- Mark it. Click ✓ Posted, or Ignore if you decided against it. This keeps your queue clean and feeds your reports.
You post as yourself, under each platform's rules
Replying too often, without saying you made the thing, or where self-promotion isn't allowed can get your account limited or banned. Larvabot never posts for you, and the draft always discloses that you built the product. Keep it that way.
#Keeping a safe pace
The yellow box at the top suggests a daily number of replies per platform, and turns into a warning when you've gone past it in the last 24 hours:
| Platform | Suggested per day | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Many subreddits ban self-promotion; new accounts get filtered | |
| Hacker News | 2 | Readers spot marketing instantly |
| Stack Exchange | 3 | Answers must stand alone and disclose affiliation |
| GitHub | 3 | Maintainers hide promotional comments |
| Lemmy | 3 | Each community and instance has its own rules |
| Forums, Web, Telegram, Bluesky | 5 | Usually relaxed, but read the rules |
| YouTube | 8 | Links often get held for review |
These are tips, not limits: Larvabot never blocks you. Outreach etiquette