Automated Medium Draft Backlog Tracking
Every Monday morning, WebRun opens your Medium stories, lists every draft that has not been edited for two weeks or more, posts the ranked backlog to Telegram, and drafts a Gmail nudge to the editor or co-author who owes you a review on each one.
How do I keep track of Medium drafts I never finished?
WebRun opens your Medium drafts every Monday and lists the ones untouched for two weeks or more, with each draft's age and word count. It posts the ranked backlog to Telegram, names the draft closest to finished, and writes a Gmail nudge to each waiting editor for you to approve.
- Half-finished drafts resurface instead of rotting in the Drafts tab
- One nearly finished piece is nominated to publish each week
- Waiting editors get a nudge you only have to approve
Built for writers · content marketers · newsletter publishers · editorial teams
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
medium.com/m/signinin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Medium - list the stalled drafts
medium.com
WebRun opens Medium to list the stalled drafts. - Open your Medium stories and switch to the Drafts tab
- Capture each draft title, its word count, and the date it was last edited
- Mark anything untouched for 14 days or more as stalled
- Rank the stalled drafts by how nearly finished they are, longest first
Done when Every stalled draft is listed with its age and word count.
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Telegram - post the publishing backlog
telegram.org
WebRun opens Telegram to post the publishing backlog. - Post the ranked backlog to your writing channel
- Show how many days each draft has been sitting and how long it already is
- Call out the one draft closest to finished as this week's suggested publish
Done when You have this week's publishing backlog in Telegram.
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Gmail - draft a nudge to the reviewer
gmail.com
WebRun opens Gmail to draft a nudge to the reviewer. - Draft a short nudge to the editor or co-author named on each stalled draft
- Include the draft title, how long it has been waiting, and what you need back
- Leave every message in Drafts for your review. WebRun never emails a collaborator on its own
Done when A ready-to-send nudge sits in Drafts for each waiting reviewer.
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 anything to Medium?
No. WebRun only reads your Drafts tab. It never publishes a story, never edits your text, and never changes a draft's settings. Publishing stays entirely in your hands.
Will it email my editor without asking?
No. Each nudge is written into Gmail Drafts and left there. Nothing reaches an editor or co-author until you open the draft, read it, and press send yourself.
How does it decide a draft has stalled?
By the last edited date shown on the draft. Anything untouched for 14 days or more is treated as stalled, and you can move that threshold to whatever suits your writing pace.
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