What is byline?+
byline is brand memory for creators. It reads the work you publish on Instagram, YouTube and your website, plus the newsletters and notes you email to it, builds a voice profile from that work, and makes the profile available in Claude and ChatGPT while you draft.
Is byline a custom GPT?+
No. byline is a separate service you connect to Claude or ChatGPT, not a GPT or a pasted prompt. Each connected tool reads the same voice profile, which byline builds from your connected channels.
Does byline work with Claude Free?+
Yes. Custom connectors work on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise. Free accounts can add one custom connector. On a Team workspace, an Owner or Primary Owner sets them up. Enterprise has separate permissions.
Which tools does it work in?+
Claude and ChatGPT, through MCP (the Model Context Protocol), an open standard that lets AI tools connect to outside tools and data. You add one link, https://byline.fyi/api/mcp, and sign in once with your byline account in each tool, with no API key. In ChatGPT, custom connections are on Business, Enterprise and Edu; Pro has a narrower read and fetch connection, and Plus doesn't include it.
What does byline read?+
Your own Instagram Professional account, a public YouTube channel, a website or blog with a public sitemap, and email text sent to your workspace inbox from you or an allowed sender. It also reads available like, comment and view counts, but not the comments themselves, and it doesn't read email attachments. LinkedIn isn't supported yet.
Does byline post for me?+
No. byline reads your published work and gives your AI tool your voice profile and searchable past work. You still write, edit and publish in the tools you already use.
Does it actually sound like me?+
It gives each draft a starting point from your own work, not a guarantee. The voice profile is a model-generated interpretation of your processed work, so check it against your posts, correct what misses, and review drafts before you use them.
What happens to my writing?+
It stays yours: the originals stay where you published them, and the copy byline keeps is held under your workspace, not in a public archive. You can remove one imported piece, or disconnect a source to remove what it brought in. Some AI processing runs with providers outside the UK, and the privacy notice says where data is processed and stored.
How much is it?+
$0.99 for your first month, no free trial. After that, Creator is $29/month and Studio is $99/month, or $261 and $891 a year charged upfront, with no introductory price on annual plans. Creating an account doesn't start reading your full history; that begins after a paid invoice settles.