Set up Compose
Install the FounderHQ Chrome extension, pair it, and link your LinkedIn profile.
Compose reads your LinkedIn posts through a Chrome extension, in your own signed-in browser. Setup takes about 5 minutes. The first import then runs by itself.
Before you start
Use Chrome, and sign in to LinkedIn in it. You also need an AI provider connected.
Install the extension
Open Compose. The setup starts by itself the first time. Press Download extension and add the extension to Chrome.
The extension is listed in Chrome as FounderHQ Companion. It is not the Companion app for your computer: that is a separate program.
Pair the extension
- Click the extension's icon in the Chrome toolbar.
- Press Connect FounderHQ. The extension shows a device code.
- Press Open approval page.
- Check that the code on the page matches the one in the extension, then press Approve.
Back in Compose, press Check connection.
Point Astro at your profile
Enter your LinkedIn handle: the part of your profile address after
linkedin.com/. A personal profile looks like in/jane-doe. A company
page looks like company/acme.
Let the import run
The extension opens LinkedIn in your browser and reads your profile and your posts. Keep Chrome open while it works. The first import reads up to 250 posts.
When it finishes, Compose shows your strongest posts. Press Start now.
Let Astro learn your voice
Astro reads your own posts and describes how you write. This needs at least 8 posts of your own. With fewer, Compose skips this step and Astro drafts from your strongest posts.
Press Open Compose.
Verify
Your profile is at the top of the Compose sidebar. Open the switcher and choose Manage profiles: your profile shows In use.
What the extension reads
- Your name, headline, about text, experience, and follower count
- Your recent posts
- The reactions, comments, reposts, and impressions LinkedIn shows on them
It reads only what LinkedIn shows you in your own browser. It does not see your password or your messages.
Keeping your posts up to date
The extension checks each profile about once a day. It needs Chrome open and you signed in to LinkedIn. Nothing is checked while Chrome is closed.
Troubleshoot
The profile says "Failed" or stays on "Queued"
Open Chrome, sign in to LinkedIn, and click the extension's icon. If it shows Connect FounderHQ, pair it again. Otherwise press Check now.
A full re-scan does not finish
Open the profile's menu in Manage profiles and choose Re-scan full history. Keep the LinkedIn tab in front until it is done.