RSS Automation

Your blog already writes itself. Now your social does too.

Mirgent's RSS-to-post pipeline turns any RSS feed (blog, news, competitor) into platform-tuned social posts. AI generates per-platform variants from each new item; approval queue gates publication; you ship daily content without writing daily content.

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Set up once, ship daily forever

RSS-to-post is the highest-leverage Mirgent feature for content-heavy operators. Six knobs for fine control.

Any RSS Source

Your blog, your competitor's blog, news aggregators, podcast feeds, GitHub releases, anything with an RSS or Atom feed becomes a content source.

Hourly Polling

Mirgent checks every connected feed hourly (configurable down to 15 min on Pro+). New items become draft posts in your queue within minutes of publication.

AI Per-Platform Variants

One blog post becomes a 280-char Twitter teaser, a long-form LinkedIn analysis, a hashtag-rich Instagram caption, a code-friendly Hashnode crosspost, all from your AI provider key.

Image Auto-Selection

If your blog post has a featured image, Mirgent uses it. If not, AI generates one from the post title + body summary (BYO image-gen key).

Cadence Control

Immediate, fixed-delay, staggered, or random, choose how new items pace into your social schedule. Prevents bursts that look spammy.

Hard Approval Gate

Default-on. Auto-generated drafts queue for your approval; nothing ships without explicit one-click approval.

From RSS item to approved post in 4 stages

The pipeline runs the same regardless of source. Each stage is configurable per-feed.

  1. Connect your feed

    Settings → Integrations → RSS → paste your feed URL. Mirgent verifies the feed shape and stores the last 10 items as baseline so you don't get a 50-post backfill on connection.

  2. Mirgent polls hourly

    On each poll, Mirgent diffs the feed against the last seen state. New items trigger the variant-generation pipeline; existing items are ignored.

  3. AI generates variants

    For each new item, AI reads title + body + tags, then drafts platform-specific variants based on your business context and brand-tone guide. Per-platform character limits enforced automatically.

  4. Drafts queue for approval

    Drafts land in your approval queue with the original item linked. Approve to ship; edit to revise; skip to discard. Approved drafts dispatch to platforms within 60 seconds.

  5. Repeat hourly, forever

    Set up once; runs in perpetuity. Most users connect 1-3 feeds (own blog + 1-2 industry sources) and the queue stays manageable.

What kinds of feeds work well

Different sources serve different content strategies. Mix and match for full coverage.

Your own blog

Most common starting feed. Auto-share new posts to your social channels with platform-tuned framing. Pairs with canonical-URL preservation for SEO.

Industry news aggregators

TechCrunch, Hacker News front-page, Product Hunt, fresh content for commentary-style posts. AI adds your perspective rather than just sharing the link.

Competitor blogs

Watch what your competitors publish; AI generates response posts comparing approaches. Honest competitive content beats blind broadcasting.

Your podcast / YouTube RSS

New episode → Twitter teaser thread, LinkedIn long-form summary, Instagram quote-card, Pinterest pin. One source, 4 distribution outputs.

Job-board feeds

If hiring is a recurring activity, automate 'we're hiring [role]' posts when new positions go live in your ATS RSS.

+ Anything with a feed

GitHub release feeds, npm package update feeds, podcast platforms, custom webhooks, if it has a URL with structured data, Mirgent can ingest it.

Three operators who run on RSS

RSS-to-post is the workflow that moves the most needles for these operator profiles.

Indie blogger / newsletter writer

Connect your blog feed; AI auto-fans out every new post to 5-10 platforms. Time saved: 1-2 hours per blog post (the social distribution part).

B2B SaaS marketing team

Connect your blog + competitor blogs + industry news. Marketing team approves drafts daily; nothing ships without review. Cadence: 5-15 social posts/day from a 1-post/week blog.

Podcast operator

Podcast feed → episode-launch fanout (Twitter teaser thread, LinkedIn summary, IG quote, Pinterest pin). Each episode reaches 5x more channels than the host has time to manually post.

What RSS automation won't do

Plenty of horror stories of RSS-to-post tools that auto-share spam, broken articles, or flagged content. Mirgent prevents that by design.

  • Default approval gate, drafts queue, you approve. Auto-mode is opt-in per feed and shows a banner reminding you what's automated.
  • Backfill prevention, connecting a new feed doesn't blast the last 50 posts; only future items trigger the pipeline.
  • Duplicate detection, same content appearing in two feeds (cross-syndicated articles) only generates one set of drafts.
  • Per-feed kill switch, pause any feed instantly if the source publishes something you don't want amplified.

RSS Automation FAQ

What if my blog doesn't have an RSS feed?

Almost every blog platform exposes RSS by default, try yourblog.com/rss or yourblog.com/feed. WordPress, Ghost, Substack, Medium, Hashnode, Dev.to all have RSS automatically. Custom static sites can use a generator like rss-to-static.

How much does the AI generation cost?

Per-post AI cost typically $0.01-0.05 with Claude Haiku, $0.05-0.20 with GPT-4o for higher-quality drafts. BYO key means costs land on your provider bill, most users see $5-15/mo total AI spend.

Can I generate posts in different languages?

Yes. Set the target language per feed in business context. Same RSS item can generate Turkish + English variants if your audience needs both.

What if my RSS source is unreliable / rate-limits?

Mirgent's polling is conservative (1/hour) and respects HTTP cache headers (If-Modified-Since). If a source rate-limits, Mirgent backs off and surfaces a notification. No silent failures.

Can I use webhook triggers instead of RSS?

Yes via Workflows, WEBHOOK trigger accepts any external POST and runs the same pipeline. Useful for systems without an RSS surface (custom CMSs, internal tools).

How does this differ from Buffer's RSS feature?

Buffer's RSS connector posts the title + link as-is. Mirgent's pipeline AI-rewrites per platform with your brand tone and approval gate. Buffer = sharing; Mirgent = authoring with AI assist.

Connect your RSS feed in 60 seconds

Free plan supports 1 RSS feed. Connect your blog and approve your first AI-drafted social post tomorrow morning.