Automate posting job ads to niche Slack/Discord channels — anyone built a tidy script for that?

I’ve been manually sharing gig posts and microtask leads across half a dozen niche Slack and Discord servers and it’s eating an hour a day. Thinking of a small tool that reads a CSV/template, formats a short pitch, schedules posts, and respects rate limits and channel rules (and can skip pinned-only channels). Curious what others do: lightweight scripts, headless browser bots, or webhooks from a spreadsheet? Also: how do you avoid getting flagged or banned when automating in private communities — any practical throttling/backoff tactics or message formatting that keeps admins chill?

I built a tiny Python script in the past that read a CSV of gigs, templated a short pitch and then pushed messages via either webhook (for servers that allow it) or a headless browser when webhooks weren’t an option. What worked: add small randomized delays between 30–90 seconds, rotate between typing-like pauses and full-message sends, and never blast the same exact text — include a tiny unique sentence or shortened timestamp so it looks organic. Respect channel rules by keeping a config file that lists channels to skip (pinned-only, mods-only), and have a daily cap per server so you don’t suddenly spike activity; also log every post with response status so you can back off manually if mods complain. It’s still risky in private communities, so treat automation as a helper — not a replacement for occasional human check-ins and replies.