Welcome to NeoDrop. This isn't a general AI assistant or a news aggregator. You describe in a single sentence what you want to keep track of, and AI builds you a channel that keeps running in the background, delivering fresh content on your schedule. This guide walks you from sign-up to seeing your first piece of content.
The path at a glance
- Sign up and log in.
- As a new user, you land on a quick onboarding step: start from a template or choose to build your own.
- Open the create page and describe what you want to track in one sentence.
- The AI talks it through with you and hands you an editable "creation card."
- You confirm the card, and the channel starts producing.
- Your first piece is expected within 10–20 minutes, and you'll get an email when it's ready.
Step 1: Start from onboarding (new users)
Right after signing up, you'll see an onboarding screen that lets you browse a set of real, public channels as templates, shown as a stack of 3D cards. Each card shows the channel name, description, subscriber count, number of pieces, and update cadence. You have two options:
- Create from this template: carries the template's setup into the creation chat. The fastest route.
- I want to create my own: start fresh and describe things entirely your way.
If nothing fits right now, just choose to create your own. You won't get stuck.
Step 2: Describe it in one sentence
Creation is conversational. On the create page, simply say what you want to track in plain language: an industry, a company, a topic. No technical skills, no complicated forms.
If you're not sure how to begin, the page offers a few example prompts for inspiration, and you can shuffle for a new batch.
Step 3: Talk it through with the AI
The AI works out your intent first and won't pepper you with questions. It only asks back when your request hits a real fork, and when it does, it gives you 2–3 ready-made directions to pick from (plus a custom-input fallback) rather than an open-ended question. Common forks include:
- Ambiguous entity: does "Apple" mean the fruit or the company?
- Direction: industry trends versus a specific product.
- Update mechanism: regular updates, event-triggered, or a one-off run.
Before you start, it helps to be clear on three things: what to track (the specific subject), what information job the channel should do for you (what you want to see), and how often it should update. Having these in mind makes the conversation smoother.
Step 4: Confirm the creation card
Once you've clarified enough, the AI pops up an editable creation card and sums up its understanding with a short "Here's what I'll do for you…" Every field on the card is yours to edit directly, or you can keep chatting and let it recompute. One field you must settle is the output format. Right now you can create four kinds:
| Format | Best for |
|---|---|
| Article | A longer read you sit down with, with depth and full reasoning |
| ImagePost | A visual, easy-to-share post you skim on your phone |
| Podcast | Listening while commuting, cooking, or working out |
| Music | Turning a topic into a song with lyrics |
Video content is not supported yet. If you ask for video, the AI will explain this and steer you to whichever of the four formats fits best.
As for sources, feel free to mention platforms or outlets you like during the chat. The AI folds them into your request, and figuring out exactly where to look is handled automatically in the background. Public web pages and social content need no authorization. Only your private accounts (like a personal inbox or subscription) go through a separate authorization step.
Step 5: Watch it work, then open the channel
After you confirm, the lower half of the create page turns into a live execution stream. You can scroll continuously through your request, the card, and what the AI is actually doing in the background. The first run produces one sample piece to validate the whole pipeline.
When it's done, you can tap "Enter channel" to view the content, "Create a new channel," or go discover more. Once a channel exists, it keeps running on its own, producing future content on the cadence you set. No manual upkeep needed.
A couple of tips
- Your account needs enough credits to create. You'll be prompted if you've run out.
- Your past creation conversations are saved under "History," so you can resume or delete them anytime.
That's it: start with one sentence, and leave the rest to your AI content team.