Claude scheduled tasks for social posts,
without keeping Claude open.

The short answer

Claude saves the finished post to ReelGenie; saving it never publishes it. You approve it with a posting time, in ReelGenie or in your Claude chat, and ReelGenie’s servers send it to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube at that time, so Claude doesn’t need to stay open and you don’t need Claude’s own scheduled tasks. ReelGenie doesn’t make the video, and scheduling is included on the free plan of 30 posts a month.

How to schedule Claude-made posts

1. Claude saves the finished post

   Make the video or images with Claude and the tools you already use. Connected to ReelGenie, Claude saves the finished files with the caption, title or description as a private post. Claude Code can upload an MP4 straight from your computer; in the Claude app, Claude can hand over a HeyGen, Canva or Higgsfield download link, or you upload the file on ReelGenie’s Posts page.

2. Review it in ReelGenie

   Open the review link Claude gives you. The post plays in a phone frame exactly as each platform will get it. Change the caption in the chat or in ReelGenie. Nothing is sent yet.

3. Approve it with a posting time

   Pick the accounts and a date and time, or give each account its next free posting time. In ReelGenie you approve in the console. In Claude, Claude asks you to confirm the accounts and time, then approves for you after you say yes. You can also ask Claude to send you an approval request with a suggested time and approve it in ReelGenie.

4. ReelGenie posts it at that time

   ReelGenie checks for due posts every minute, so a post goes out within about a minute of its time, whether or not Claude, your browser or your computer is on. Scheduled isn’t posted: afterwards each account shows its own result, published, draft ready or failed with the platform’s reason. If a post didn’t go out, here is how to check a scheduled post.

Step-by-step guides: post YouTube Shorts from Claude, post to TikTok from Claude and post to Instagram from Claude.

Why Claude can’t post at a specific time by itself

Claude’s scheduled tasks rerun a prompt on a timer. The ones that run on your computer only run while it is awake and the Claude app is open, and people on the free Claude plan say they can’t use scheduled tasks at all. Even when a task runs, Claude still needs something that can upload to TikTok, Instagram or YouTube. That is why popular “Claude makes my Shorts” tutorials add a Zapier automation, and why people ask what to do when the Zapier trial runs out.

ReelGenie moves the timing off your computer. Claude does its part once, while you are talking to it: it saves the post. You approve the time. The posting happens on ReelGenie’s servers, so closing Claude, closing the laptop or running out of Claude usage doesn’t stop it.

How time zones work

• In ReelGenie, you pick the time in your browser’s time zone, and the zone is shown next to the time before you approve.
• Through Claude, Claude sends the exact time together with your time zone, for example Europe/London or Australia/Sydney. Tell Claude your zone if it doesn’t already know it; without one, ReelGenie records the time in UTC.
• ReelGenie stores one exact moment, so daylight saving or travelling after you approve doesn’t move the post.
• The time must be in the future. Each account can have its own time, or its next free posting time from the posting times you set for that account.
• Changed your mind? Use Cancel schedule on the post, or ask Claude to move or cancel it, before it goes out.

Can I schedule posts on the free plan?

Yes. Scheduling isn’t a paid feature in ReelGenie; the free plan has every feature, with 30 posts a month, 1 brand and 3 connected accounts. A post sent to several accounts counts once.

The allowance is counted when the post goes out, not when you schedule it. If this month’s 30 posts are used up at the posting time, that post isn’t sent and isn’t retried automatically; it stays saved, so you can pick a date next month or upgrade. Paid plans have no post limit. Your Claude plan is separate from ReelGenie.

What each platform gets at the posting time

• TikTok: most accounts get the post as a draft in the TikTok inbox at that time (“Draft ready”), and you post it from the TikTok app. Direct Post appears only on accounts where TikTok has enabled it.
• Instagram: a Reel, carousel, single image or Story goes to a connected professional account.
• YouTube: the video is uploaded as public, unlisted or private. ReelGenie warns you before you approve if the Google sign-in won’t last until the scheduled time.

ReelGenie posts only to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. It sends what you approved at the time you chose; it can’t promise views or reach.

Questions about scheduling Claude posts

Does ReelGenie make the video?

No. Claude, you or a video tool make the video, and Claude saves it to ReelGenie. ReelGenie doesn’t generate or edit video, and it doesn’t make posts from a web page address.

Does Claude need to stay open until the post goes out?

No. Once you approve the time, ReelGenie’s servers send the post. Claude, your browser and your computer can all be closed.

Do I need Claude’s scheduled tasks or a paid Claude plan?

No. Claude only has to save the post once while you are talking to it. The timing is handled by ReelGenie, which works with any Claude plan that can connect to ReelGenie.

Does saving a post publish it?

No. Saving makes a private post for review. Each delivery waits for approval: yours in ReelGenie, or Claude’s after it has confirmed the accounts and time with you.

Can I post at different times on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube?

Yes. Each account can have its own time, or its next free posting time. The post still counts as one post on your plan.

Can I change or cancel a scheduled post?

Yes, until it goes out. Use Cancel schedule on the post in ReelGenie, or ask Claude to move it to a new time or cancel it.

Is scheduling free?

Yes. ReelGenie’s free plan includes scheduling, 30 posts a month, 1 brand and 3 connected accounts, with no time limit. If the 30 posts are used up at the posting time, that post isn’t sent.

Can I try it before signing up?

Yes. Try ReelGenie without signing up to see the review and approval steps.