FAQ

#Cost

#Do I pay for AI, search or email usage?

No. Larvabot is one flat platform fee (Launch at $19 a month, or Scale at $49 for unlimited websites), and that's the whole bill. There are no credits and nothing is metered. Plans and billing The services it uses run on free tiers you sign up for yourself: an AI key such as Gemini or Groq, a search key such as Tavily, and optional extras like Brevo for sending and F5Bot for alerts. Every metered provider has a hard cap just below its free limit, and Larvabot never switches on a paid tier for you. How the quota guard works

#How is this different from credit-based tools?

Credit-based tools resell API calls, so every lead lookup, email find and AI draft costs you, and the better the tool works, the bigger your bill. Larvabot doesn't resell anything. You pay a flat fee for the software, and it runs on free accounts in your own name, so a month with 500 leads costs the same as a month with 5. Plans and billing

#Why do I bring my own keys?

It's what lets Larvabot charge a flat fee instead of credits. Free allowances are per account. With your own keys you get the whole free tier to yourself instead of sharing one with every other user, you can see your usage in each provider's dashboard, and you can revoke access any time.

#What happens when a free limit runs out?

Larvabot moves to the next provider in the chain. If every provider for a job is used up, that job waits until a quota resets or you add another key. Nothing is ever charged to get around a limit.

#Do I need a credit card anywhere?

Not to try Larvabot: the 14-day free trial starts when you sign up, with no card. You add one on the Billing page only if you're staying. Plans and billing

Not for the recommended setup either. Gemini, Groq, Tavily, Linkup, Exa, Brevo and Cloudflare all have free plans without a card. Brave's free plan does ask for one.

#Outreach

#Will this make me look like a spammer?

Not if you use it as designed. It sends one email a day per campaign by default, only drafts you've approved, each one about a specific page, with an easy opt-out, and follow-ups stop the moment someone replies. If you want to send thousands of emails a week, Larvabot is the wrong tool. Outreach etiquette

#Where do the email addresses come from?

From the pages themselves first: author bylines and bios, contact and about pages, and mailto links. Only when those show nothing does Larvabot ask free email finders like Prospeo, Tomba or Hunter, if you've connected them. Every address's domain is checked for a working mail server. Finding a contact

#Can Larvabot get my Reddit or other accounts banned?

Larvabot never posts on its own. It finds threads and drafts replies that say you built the product; you decide what to post, where and when, from your own account (on Bluesky you can post with one click, one reply at a time). Every platform has rules on self-promotion, and the Conversations tab shows each subreddit's rules and a safe daily pace, but what you post is your call. Conversations

For WhatsApp, the Contacts tab paces your sends by default: at least a minute between messages and at most 20 a day, so your number doesn't get flagged for bulk messaging. WhatsApp pacing

#Can Larvabot do WhatsApp outreach?

Yes, to people you already know. Import your contacts (CSV, a pasted list or a .vcf from your phone), describe what you want to tell them, and Larvabot writes a personal message for each person. It opens WhatsApp with the message ready and you press send, one chat at a time, paced to keep your number safe. It doesn't find WhatsApp numbers or send in bulk, and you don't need the WhatsApp Business API. WhatsApp outreach

#Can I send from Gmail?

You can read replies with Gmail, and that's the recommended setup. For sending, use an SMTP service like Brevo with an address on your project's domain. It's better for deliverability, and your personal Gmail stays out of it. Sending setup

#Projects

#Can I use Larvabot for several sites?

Yes. Each project is independent, with its own profile, campaigns, keywords, sender, tracking snippet and reports. API keys and quotas are shared across projects.

#Do I need to know how to code?

No. You paste your domain, review a profile, add a couple of free keys and approve what you like. The only copy-paste is a one-line tracking snippet, which works like any analytics tag.

#How long until I see results?

Leads and conversations usually show up within the first day. Replies take days, and backlinks and listings can take weeks. The Reports tab is most useful after a month or two.

#Data

#Does the tracking snippet need a cookie banner?

It uses no cookies and stores no IP addresses, so in most places it doesn't. Check what applies where you are. What it collects

#Is there a Larvabot app for Windows?

Yes. Get the official Larvabot app from the Microsoft Store. It's the same Larvabot as app.larvabot.com, in its own window with desktop notifications, and it updates itself. All Larvabot apps

#Does Larvabot work with Claude?

Yes. Larvabot is an official connector in Claude's directory: click Connect, sign in to Larvabot and allow access, then ask Claude what to reply to today. It's read-only. The same MCP server works in ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code, and is listed on Smithery. MCP server

#Is there a Larvabot browser extension?

Yes. Get Larvabot from the Chrome Web Store or Microsoft Edge Add-ons; Firefox is coming soon. It puts your drafted replies in a side panel next to the thread and never reads the pages you visit. Browser extension

#Is there a Larvabot WordPress plugin?

Yes. The official Larvabot plugin is in the WordPress plugin directory: open Plugins → Add New Plugin, search for Larvabot, then click Connect to Larvabot. It adds the visitor snippet to every page. Install guide

#Does Larvabot work with Zapier and n8n?

Yes. Larvabot is an official app in Zapier's app directory, and the n8n-nodes-larvabot node for n8n is on npm. Both send new leads, replies and conversations to your CRM, sheets or chat. Send leads to your CRM

#Do I need to install or host anything?

No. Larvabot runs on our servers at app.larvabot.com and works in the background whether or not you're signed in. The only thing you add to your own site is the one-line tracking snippet.

#Who can see my projects and keys?

Only you. Keys are encrypted and only used for your own projects. Security and privacy

#Why is it called Larvabot?

Every big product started as a larva. This one just helps yours eat enough leaves to grow wings. 🐛