Buy Me a Coffee Autobot

Problem It Addresses

Buy Me a Coffee and Ko-fi pages often stall on repetitive tasks: posting updates, thanking supporters, cross-promoting, and checking earnings. buymeacoffee-autobot scripts these workflows for maintainers who already have an audience and need consistent supporter engagement. It does not replace payments, subscriptions, or accounting; it focuses on page updates and outbound promotion.

How It Works

The skill targets Python 3 and requests, but because Buy Me a Coffee has no public API, page actions rely on browser automation. Typical flows include:

• Loading scheduled posts from config/content_calendar.json
• Publishing content updates to the creator page
• Generating personalized thank-you messages after tips
• Sharing the page link on Twitter/X, LinkedIn, or other channels
• Summarizing daily earnings into an operations log

Configuration commonly includes BMC_PAGE_URL, BMC_EMAIL, and BMC_PASSWORD for page resolution and session handling. The docs suggest posting at least three times per week and using $3, $5, and $10 supporter tiers to convert attention.

Boundaries and Caveats

This is maintenance automation, not a full CRM, billing system, or analytics platform. Browser automation can break when page markup changes and may conflict with platform policies or anti-automation controls. Storing BMC_PASSWORD requires careful secret handling. Ko-fi and Buy Me a Coffee also differ in fees and subscription features, so earnings summaries should be treated as operational signals, not final financial records.