Automated Couchsurfing Reference Drafts
Every morning, WebRun opens Couchsurfing, finds the stays that ended in the last few days, checks which guests you still owe a reference and which guests have not written yours, drafts a short honest reference per guest using the messages from that stay, records the state in Microsoft Teams, and sends everything to Telegram for you to approve before a word is published.
How do I keep up with Couchsurfing references after a stay?
WebRun rounds up your Couchsurfing references every morning. It finds stays that just ended, drafts an honest reference for each guest from that stay's messages, tracks what is owed in each direction in Microsoft Teams, and sends the drafts to Telegram, where you approve before anything is published.
- References get written days after checkout, while details are fresh
- Nothing is published until you have read and approved it
- References still owed to you are tracked instead of forgotten
Built for Couchsurfing hosts · frequent travellers · hospitality exchange members · community organisers
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
www.couchsurfing.com/loginin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Couchsurfing - find stays needing references
couchsurfing.com
WebRun opens Couchsurfing to find stays needing references. - Open Couchsurfing and list the stays that ended in the last few days
- Check your profile for references already written and references already received
- Read the messages from each stay for the details worth mentioning
- Draft a short, honest reference per guest and leave every one unpublished
- Never post a reference or send a message. Publishing stays a human action
Done when Each recent stay has a drafted reference and a note on what is still owed.
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Microsoft Teams - track what is owed both ways
microsoft.com
WebRun opens Microsoft Teams to track what is owed both ways. - Post the hosting log with a line per recent stay
- Show two columns: reference you owe, and reference owed to you
- Note how many days since checkout, since memory fades fast
- Mark a stay closed once both references exist
Done when Every recent stay shows what is still owed in each direction.
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Telegram - send the drafts to approve
telegram.org
WebRun opens Telegram to send the drafts to approve. - Send each drafted reference with the guest name and the dates of the stay
- Say plainly that nothing is published until you approve it
- Include a short drafted nudge for guests who owe you a reference, ready for you to send yourself
Done when You have the drafts and the nudges waiting for a yes or no.
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 publish a reference in my name?
No. A reference is public and permanent, so WebRun writes the draft and stops. It arrives on Telegram for you to read, edit, and post yourself on Couchsurfing.
Will it message guests to ask for a reference?
No. The nudge is drafted and sent to you, not to the guest. You decide who gets asked and when, so no guest receives an automated request in your name.
What goes into the drafted reference?
Details from that stay: the dates, and what the messages actually show about how it went. WebRun never invents praise, and you edit every word before it is published.
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