Automated Adobe Stock Brief Shortlisting
Every Monday, WebRun opens Adobe Stock, runs the search terms from this week's design briefs, saves the best candidates to a board, writes the shortlist onto the matching Trello card, and posts the options to Microsoft Teams so a designer picks before anything is licensed.
How do I shortlist stock images for design briefs without licensing them?
WebRun opens Adobe Stock every Monday and runs the search terms from each open design brief, saving the strongest candidates to a board without licensing anything. It writes the shortlist onto the matching Trello card and posts the options to Microsoft Teams, so a designer picks before any credit is spent.
- Designers open a shortlist instead of a blank search box
- No credit is spent until a human picks the asset
- Every brief card carries its candidates and deadline in one place
Built for design teams · creative agencies · marketing teams · brand managers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
stock.adobe.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Adobe Stock - search and shortlist candidates
stock.adobe.com
WebRun opens Adobe Stock to search and shortlist candidates. - Open Adobe Stock and run each search term from this week's brief list
- Apply the filters the brief calls for, such as orientation, asset type, and whether people are in frame
- Save the strongest six candidates per brief to a named board in your library
- Record each asset's title and ID. Never license, buy, or download an asset
Done when Every open brief has a saved board of candidate assets with titles and IDs.
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Trello - attach the shortlist to the brief
trello.com
WebRun opens Trello to attach the shortlist to the brief. - Open the design board in Trello and find the card for each brief
- Add a comment listing the shortlisted asset titles and IDs with the board they are saved on
- Set the card's due date to the brief deadline and move it to Awaiting Selection
- Skip briefs that already have a selected asset on the card
Done when Every brief card carries its shortlist and sits in Awaiting Selection.
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Microsoft Teams - post the options for a designer
microsoft.com
WebRun opens Microsoft Teams to post the options for a designer. - Post one message per brief to the design channel in Microsoft Teams
- List the shortlisted assets, the brief name, and the deadline
- Ask the owning designer to choose, and say plainly that nothing is licensed until they do
- Never license or purchase an asset. Licensing is always a human action
Done when Each brief's options are in Teams awaiting a designer's pick.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it license or buy assets?
No. WebRun saves candidates to a board and records their IDs. It never licenses, downloads, or pays for an asset, so no credit is ever spent without a person clicking the button themselves.
How does it know what to search for?
It reads the search terms and filters written on each brief card, such as subject, orientation, and asset type. Keep the brief specific and the shortlist gets sharper, because the search runs exactly what the brief asks for.
What if the shortlist is wrong?
Nothing is committed, so a bad shortlist costs only a glance. Reply on the Teams message with better terms and the next run searches those instead, leaving the old candidates on the board for reference.
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