GrowChief

GrowChief is an open-source tool for automating social media account workflows, including connection requests and follow-up messages. Leads can enter workflows through its API using a profile URL, organization and name fields, or an email address. The API uses an Authorization API key header, and documentation links to a custom n8n node; the project also describes use with n8n, Make and Zapier. Users can provide their own proxies or create one through proxy providers. GrowChief offers hosted API access as well as a separate URL format for self-hosted installations, and its repository uses the AGPL-3.0 license. The README describes browser automation with Playwright and Patchright in headful mode, and a Docker image built with xvfb. Quickstart installation requires Docker, Docker Compose, Git and available ports 5002 and 8080. Workflows sharing an account are serialized, so actions occur every 10 minutes; API leads are processed only during configured working hours. The README warns that automation may violate platform terms and result in an account ban. It also says the Docker setup can work for one or two accounts, while larger scale may require GrowChief Cloud.