30-min monthly interview with the client recorded as background audio. Granola produces structured notes you can feed straight into Claude.
LinkedIn ghostwriting
Run a one-person LinkedIn ghostwriting agency for a busy founder. Voice interviews → drafted posts in their voice → carousels → analytics, all on one Sunday a month.
Granola· Voice + idea captureClaude· Drafting + voice match
Taplio· Scheduling + viral search
Canva· Carousel + image postsClaude is the LLM with the most consistent voice match for editorial-grade prose. Use a project with the client's last 30 high-performing posts as context.
Where the posts actually go out. Their viral post search seeds hooks; analytics close the loop.
Templates do the heavy lifting. The bottleneck is the writing, not the design.
- granola$0
- claude$20
- taplio$39
- canva$15
- + misc$3
- granola$18
- claude$20
- taplio$55
- canva$15
- + misc$21
- granola$18
- claude$200 API
- taplio$155 multi-acct
- canva$15
- + misc$32
Fast mode for Claude Opus 4.8 deprecated with November 30 removal date
Fast mode for Claude Opus 4.8 is being deprecated and will be removed on November 30, 2026. Developers using fast mode with Opus 4.8 must migrate to Claude Opus 5.5 to continue using the feature.
Usage and Cost Analytics API launched in beta to track token consumption and costs
Anthropic released the Usage and Cost Analytics API in beta, enabling organizations to monitor token usage and costs across Claude API consumption with filtering and grouping by dimensions like model, workspace, and API key. The API provides /v1/organizations/analytics/usage and /v1/organizations/analytics/cost endpoints. Legacy usage reporting endpoints remain supported.
Messages API and Token Counting API maximum request size increased to 128 MB
The maximum request size for the Messages API and Token Counting API doubled from 32 MB to 128 MB on the first-party Claude API, allowing developers to process significantly larger payloads in single requests. This change takes effect immediately and applies to both APIs.
Claude Tag API released in beta for Claude Enterprise organizations on Slack
The Claude Tag API is now available in beta for Claude Enterprise organizations, providing endpoints to read and configure Claude Tag settings on Slack channels and workspaces with Access bundle support. The API requires Admin API keys with read:claude_tag or write:claude_tag scope. This feature is exclusive to Claude Enterprise.
- 1Monthly voice interviewGranola
Record a 30-min open-ended call with the client. Granola captures it.
- 2Pull post anglesClaude
Feed the notes into Claude with the brand voice doc; ask for 20 hooks then narrow to 12.
Prompt · 20 angles from interview notesYou are a LinkedIn ghostwriter for {{client_name}}, a {{role}} writing for a {{audience}} audience. Here are the notes from a 30-min interview with them this month: """ {{paste granola notes}} """ Here are 10 of their best-performing posts (for voice and topic anchoring): """ {{paste 10 posts}} """ Generate 20 LinkedIn post angles that: - come directly from the interview notes (no invented stories) - match their voice (specific, opinionated, no warm-up phrasing) - mix formats: 1 hot take, 1 contrarian, 1 framework, 1 personal story, 1 mini case study, etc. Output as a numbered list. For each: a 1-line hook, the post format, and the source quote from the interview. - 3Draft postsClaude
One prompt per post. Maintain a voice library of past posts in the project.
Prompt · Draft one post in voiceWrite 1 LinkedIn post in {{client_name}}'s voice. Voice library (their last 30 high-performing posts): """ {{paste voice library}} """ Today's angle: {{paste one angle}} Constraints: - Hook in the first line, no warm-up - 5 to 8 short paragraphs separated by blank lines - One concrete number, name, or example - No emoji unless the voice library uses them - No "in today's world" phrasing, no "let me ask you this" - End on a sharp statement, not a question Output the post only, no commentary. - 4Design carouselsCanva
Slot copy into a Canva template; export at 1080×1350.
- 5Schedule + shipTaplio
Stage in Taplio; auto-comment with a hook variant; review analytics weekly.
Average post 1,400 impressions before, 11,200 impressions after. Booked 9 inbound leads in month 4 from a single 'lessons learned' post. Total writer time: ~6 hours/week per client.
Re-anchor every 6 weeks by feeding the most recent 10 high-performers back into the project context.
Cap auto-comments at 1/post on Taplio; vary the comment so it doesn't look templated.
If your client churns, the LinkedIn account goes too. Diversify with at least 3 clients.
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