@@ -12,17 +12,43 @@ Tell it what you want -- a topic, a product shot, a finished video, or a rendere
1212[ OpenMontage] ( https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage ) project -- and Socials Studio writes
1313platform-specific posts for ** YouTube, X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, and Instagram** , adapts each one to
1414that platform's own conventions, and publishes only once you've reviewed and confirmed it.
15- [ Claude Code] ( https://claude.com/claude-code ) is what actually does the writing, coordinating, and
16- publishing -- Socials Studio is the local toolkit and set of skills it uses to do that safely.
15+ [ Claude Code] ( https://claude.com/claude-code ) is what operates the tools -- it does the writing,
16+ coordinating, and publishing -- and nothing is ever published without your explicit approval.
17+ Socials Studio is the local toolkit and set of skills Claude Code uses to do that safely.
1718
1819> Socials Studio is an independent community project, not affiliated with, maintained by, or
1920> endorsed by OpenMontage. It works just as well with any other video, image, or idea.
2021
21- ** Public beta — v0.1.0-beta.2 .** Guided installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux are on the way
22- (see [ Get started] ( #get-started ) below); this beta has been developed and tested with Claude Code
23- -- see [ Testing status] ( #testing-status ) before pointing it at a real account.
22+ ** Public beta — v0.1.0-beta.4 .** Guided installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux are here (see
23+ [ Get started] ( #get-started ) below); this beta has been developed and tested with Claude Code --
24+ see [ Testing status] ( #testing-status ) before pointing it at a real account.
2425
25- ---
26+ ## Download Socials Studio
27+
28+ ** [ Download Socials Studio] ( https://solvx.uk/socials-studio ) ** -- the guided download experience,
29+ with an installer for each operating system and no GitHub or Git required.
30+
31+ Or grab ** v0.1.0-beta.4** directly from GitHub Releases:
32+
33+ - ** Windows (recommended):** [ ` Socials-Studio-Setup.exe ` ] ( https://github.com/tradewithmeai/socials-studio/releases/download/v0.1.0-beta.4/Socials-Studio-Setup.exe )
34+ -- no GitHub, Git, or existing Python installation needed; Python is set up for you
35+ automatically. The installer isn't code-signed yet, so Windows may show a SmartScreen
36+ "unrecognized publisher" warning -- that's expected for now.
37+ - ** macOS:** [ ` Socials-Studio-macOS.zip ` ] ( https://github.com/tradewithmeai/socials-studio/releases/download/v0.1.0-beta.4/Socials-Studio-macOS.zip )
38+ -- needs a system Python 3.10+ already present.
39+ - ** Linux:** [ ` Socials-Studio-Linux.tar.gz ` ] ( https://github.com/tradewithmeai/socials-studio/releases/download/v0.1.0-beta.4/Socials-Studio-Linux.tar.gz )
40+ -- needs a system Python 3.10+ already present, and real Google Chrome (not Chromium --
41+ ` chromium ` /` chromium-browser ` aren't supported; the design depends on real Chrome).
42+
43+ Either way, you'll still need [ Claude Code] ( https://claude.com/claude-code ) access and to sign in
44+ with a qualifying Claude account -- the installer can't do that part for you, and it never touches
45+ your social media accounts, logs in anywhere, or publishes anything during setup. See
46+ [ Testing status] ( #testing-status ) below for exactly what's been verified on each platform before
47+ pointing it at a real account.
48+
49+ Prefer the full walkthrough, checksums, and platform-by-platform detail? Use the
50+ [ Releases page] ( https://github.com/tradewithmeai/socials-studio/releases/tag/v0.1.0-beta.4 ) or
51+ [ solvx.uk/socials-studio] ( https://solvx.uk/socials-studio ) .
2652
2753## Get started
2854
@@ -31,53 +57,39 @@ without Claude Code, since Claude is what actually reads your request, writes th
3157the publishers. Two ways to get set up, both ending in the same place: a working Claude Code
3258session, open in this project, ready to talk to.
3359
34- ### Already use Claude Code? Just ask it .
60+ ### New to all this? Use the guided installer .
3561
36- If you already have [ Claude Code] ( https://claude.com/claude-code ) installed and signed in, open a
37- terminal anywhere and say:
62+ This is the [ Download Socials Studio] ( #download-socials-studio ) section above -- download the
63+ installer for your operating system and run it, no GitHub account or Git required on any platform.
64+ The installer copies the project onto your machine, checks for
65+ [ Claude Code] ( https://claude.com/claude-code ) and Google Chrome, and prepares the Python
66+ environment Socials Studio runs in. If Claude Code isn't found, it offers to install it for you --
67+ on Windows, as an unchecked opt-in checkbox on the installer's own finish page (via WinGet if
68+ available, otherwise Anthropic's official installer, and only if you check the box); on
69+ macOS/Linux, as a yes/no prompt in the terminal. Declining either is fine -- the Socials Studio
70+ launcher is installed either way, and Claude Code is still required before you can use it. This
71+ project never bundles or redistributes Claude Code itself; it only offers to run Anthropic's own
72+ official installer, and only with your explicit say-so. It finishes by opening a Socials Studio
73+ launcher; the first time you run it, Claude introduces itself, explains what it can do, and offers
74+ to walk you through connecting your first platform.
3875
39- > "Clone ` https://github.com/tradewithmeai/socials-studio ` and set it up for me."
76+ ### Already use Claude Code? Install via the repository instead.
4077
41- Claude will clone the repository, explain each setup step before running it (a Python virtual
42- environment, dependencies, a health check), and wait for your yes each time -- nothing happens
43- silently. No separate installer needed for this route.
78+ The secondary, technical route -- clone the repository and let Claude Code set it up:
4479
45- ### New to all this? Use the guided installer.
80+ ``` bash
81+ git clone https://github.com/tradewithmeai/socials-studio.git
82+ cd socials-studio
83+ claude
84+ ```
85+
86+ Once Claude Code is open in the project, just ask it to set things up -- for example:
87+
88+ > "Set this project up for me."
4689
47- Download the installer for your operating system and run it -- no GitHub account or Git required
48- on any platform:
49-
50- - ** Windows:** ` Socials-Studio-Setup.exe ` -- Python is set up for you automatically, no Python
51- knowledge needed.
52- - ** macOS:** ` Socials-Studio-macOS.zip ` (unzip, then run ` install.sh ` ) -- needs a system Python
53- 3.10+ already present (common on modern Macs); the installer checks the real version, not just
54- a filename, and tells you exactly how to get one if it's missing.
55- - ** Linux:** ` Socials-Studio-Linux.tar.gz ` (extract, then run ` install.sh ` ) -- same Python
56- requirement and version check as macOS.
57-
58- Grab the latest from the [ Releases page] ( https://github.com/tradewithmeai/socials-studio/releases ) .
59- The installer copies the project onto your machine, checks for [ Claude Code] ( https://claude.com/claude-code )
60- and Google Chrome, and prepares the Python environment Socials Studio runs in. If Claude Code
61- isn't found, it offers to install it for you -- on Windows, as an unchecked opt-in checkbox on
62- the installer's own finish page (via WinGet if available, otherwise Anthropic's official
63- installer, and only if you check the box); on macOS/Linux, as a yes/no prompt in the terminal.
64- Declining either is fine -- the Socials Studio launcher is installed either way, and Claude Code
65- is still required before you can use it. This project never bundles or redistributes Claude Code
66- itself; it only offers to run Anthropic's own official installer, and only with your explicit
67- say-so. It finishes by opening a Socials Studio launcher; the first time you run it, Claude
68- introduces itself, explains what it can do, and offers to walk you through connecting your first
69- platform.
70-
71- You'll still need to sign in to Claude with a qualifying account -- the installer can't do that
72- part for you, and it never touches your social media accounts, logs in anywhere, or publishes
73- anything during setup.
74-
75- * (See [ Testing status] ( #testing-status ) below for exactly what's been verified on each platform --
76- none of the three is claimed as fully verified yet. The Windows installer is unsigned for now, so
77- Windows may show an "unrecognized publisher" warning; that's expected until this project has a
78- code-signing certificate.)*
79-
80- ---
90+ Claude will explain each setup step before running it (a Python virtual environment, dependencies,
91+ a health check) and wait for your yes each time -- nothing happens silently. No separate installer
92+ needed for this route.
8193
8294## What this is
8395
@@ -227,10 +239,14 @@ platform coverage, but it is not the same as a person installing this on their o
227239actually launching Socials Studio. Do not read any of the three as fully verified until that's
228240happened:
229241
230- - ** Windows:** automated build and installation tested; awaiting human test on a normal Windows
231- machine.
242+ - ** Windows:** the ` v0.1.0-beta.3 ` installer was installed and launched successfully on a real
243+ Windows 11 machine -- existing Claude Code detection and launch into Socials Studio were
244+ confirmed. The optional "install Claude Code for me" route has passed automated Windows CI
245+ testing, but hasn't yet been tested by a person on a machine without Claude Code already
246+ installed. The newly built ` v0.1.0-beta.4 ` binary hasn't received a separate human hardware
247+ retest of its own yet.
232248- ** Linux:** installer mechanics tested on Ubuntu 24.04 x64; real Chrome/account publishing not
233- tested through this package.
249+ tested through this package. Requires real Google Chrome, not Chromium.
234250- ** macOS:** automated runner test only; no human hardware test received.
235251
236252If you try any of these on real hardware, a [ beta test report] ( #reporting-problems--requesting-features )
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