Automation Settings
Configure approval mode and reactive content limits to control how hands-off Borker runs.
Automation settings live in Settings → Automation. These control how much human review happens between generation and publishing.
Approval mode
Manual (default): Generated content lands in the Approval Queue with pending_review status. A reviewer must explicitly approve or reject each item before it's eligible for scheduling.
Auto-approval: Generated content bypasses the review queue and immediately moves to approved status. Combined with a scheduled Process Approved workflow, this enables fully automated publishing.
When to use auto-approval
Auto-approval is appropriate when:
- You've run Borker in manual mode for at least 2–4 weeks and seen consistent output quality
- Your brand voice config is detailed and well-tested
- Your topic angles are specific enough that the AI rarely produces off-brand content
- You check the calendar occasionally and cancel posts that miss the mark
Auto-approval is not appropriate when:
- You're still tuning your brand voice
- Your topics are broad and the AI sometimes goes in unexpected directions
- Your brand reputation requires zero off-brand posts
You can run auto-approval for most content and still review occasionally. Even with auto-approval on, you can open the Approval Queue, see what was auto-approved, and reject anything before it gets scheduled.
Max reactive posts per run
Controls how many news-reactive posts can be generated in a single daily workflow run.
What reactive posts are: When Borker monitors your RSS news feeds and finds highly-relevant articles, it can generate additional posts that respond to those news items. These are in addition to your regular calendar-slot content.
Why limit them: Reactive content is by nature less controlled: the trigger is external (the news), not your editorial calendar. Without a cap, a busy news day could flood your queue with reactive content.
Recommended settings:
- 0: Disable reactive content entirely (default for new workspaces)
- 1–2: Conservative: reactive content supplements your schedule without dominating it
- 3–5: Active: meaningful reactive presence, especially useful for news-heavy industries
Reactive content requires news feeds to be configured. Available on all plans.
See Reactive Content for how reactive posts work.
How these settings affect workflow behavior
| Setting | Daily workflow | Process Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Manual approval | Content → pending_review | Only schedules approved items |
| Auto-approval | Content → approved immediately | Schedules everything auto-approved |
| Max reactive = 0 | No reactive posts generated | No change |
| Max reactive = 2 | Up to 2 extra reactive posts per run | Those posts also get scheduled |