# Compose (https://www.getfounderhq.com/docs/compose)

Compose helps you write LinkedIn posts. It reads the posts you already
published, learns how you write, and drafts new ones with you in a chat.
You copy the finished post and publish it on LinkedIn yourself.

[Compose](https://app.getfounderhq.com/compose)

## What Compose does, and what it does not

| Compose does | Compose does not |
| --- | --- |
| Read your public LinkedIn profile and posts, through a Chrome extension | Ask for your LinkedIn password |
| Describe your writing voice from your own posts | Post, like, comment, or message on LinkedIn |
| Brainstorm ideas and draft posts with you | Schedule a post |
| Study competitors and creators you choose | Work with networks other than LinkedIn |

## How it works

1. You install the FounderHQ Chrome extension and enter your LinkedIn
   handle.
2. The extension imports your profile and your posts, in your own browser.
3. Astro reads your posts and describes your writing voice.
4. You chat with Astro to get ideas and drafts.
5. You edit a draft, then press **Copy post** and paste it into LinkedIn.

## Start here

<Cards>
  <Card title="Set up Compose" href="/compose/set-up">
    Install the extension and link your profile. About 5 minutes.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Draft a post" href="/compose/draft-a-post">
    From an idea to a post you can copy.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Your writing voice" href="/compose/writing-voice">
    What Astro learned about how you write.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Track other profiles" href="/compose/track-profiles">
    Competitors and creators for Astro to study.
  </Card>
</Cards>

## The parts of Compose

| In the sidebar | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| The profile switcher | The LinkedIn profile you are drafting as |
| **All chats** | Your conversations with Astro |
| **Drafts** | Posts you saved from your chats |
| **Ideas** | Post ideas from your chats |

## What Compose needs

- **Chrome**, with the FounderHQ extension, signed in to LinkedIn.
- **An AI provider** for Astro. See [AI providers](/account/ai-providers).

Compose does not use credits.