Enabling Autopilot

Autopilot is the difference between Valley working for you and Valley sitting idle. With Autopilot ON, Valley automatically sends messages after generating them. With Autopilot OFF, every message queues up in Approvals waiting for you to manually review and approve each one.

95% of top-performing Valley users run with Autopilot ON.

The math is simple: if you leave Autopilot OFF and forget to check Approvals, messages pile up and never get sent. Your warm signals go cold. Your LinkedIn credits sit unused. Autopilot removes that bottleneck entirely.

How to Enable Autopilot

Autopilot is a per-campaign setting. You can enable it during campaign creation or toggle it on afterward.

During Campaign Creation

1. When setting up your new campaign, you'll see an Autopilot toggle

2. Turn it ON

3. Continue with the rest of campaign setup and launch

After Campaign Launch

1. Open the campaign you want to enable Autopilot for

2. Go to the campaign settings

3. Toggle Autopilot to ON

4. Save

That's it. Valley will now automatically send messages for this campaign after generating them.

What Autopilot Does

• Automatically sends messages after Valley generates them

• Runs daily, sending during your configured sending window

• Handles connection requests, InMails, and follow-up sequences

• Lets you focus on responding to interested replies instead of approving outbound messages

What Autopilot Does NOT Do

• It doesn't bypass LinkedIn's limits - Valley still respects monthly caps (~500 connection requests/month, ~100 InMails/month on standard plans, 500-800 InMails/month with Sales Nav Advanced)

• It doesn't hide messages from you - you can still see everything Valley sends

• It doesn't mean zero involvement - you still need to check your inbox daily for interested replies and approve AI-drafted responses

LinkedIn Limits to Know

Valley respects LinkedIn's sending limits automatically. These are monthly limits per account:

• Connection requests: ~500/month

• InMails (standard): ~100/month (post-limit change)

• InMails (Sales Nav Advanced): 500-800/month

• Closed profile messages: ~50/month

Valley operates within these limits. You don't need to manage this manually - Valley handles the pacing.

Sending Windows

Valley sends messages during a configured time window - typically between 9 AM and 5 PM or 7 AM and 7 PM. Messages generated outside the sending window queue up and send when the window opens.

When to Keep Autopilot OFF

There are a few situations where manual review makes sense:

• First 1-2 days of a new campaign: Review the messages Valley generates to make sure the tone and personalization match what you want. Once you're confident, flip Autopilot ON.

• New writing style: If you just changed your writing style significantly, review a batch before going hands-free.

• High-stakes prospect lists: If every message matters (e.g., C-suite at your top 20 target accounts), review manually for that specific campaign.

The Approvals Pile-Up Problem

This is the #1 issue we see with users who leave Autopilot OFF:

Valley generates messages daily. If you're not logging in to approve them, they pile up. We've seen users with 25, 50, 100+ pending approvals sitting in their queue - messages that never got sent, warm signals that went cold, LinkedIn credits that went unused.

If you see 25+ pending approvals in your dashboard, you have two options:

1. Approve them now (takes about 5 minutes)

2. Turn Autopilot ON and let Valley handle it going forward

Troubleshooting

Autopilot is ON but messages aren't sending:

• Is your LinkedIn account still connected? Check your connection status.

• Did you click Launch on the campaign? Campaigns in Training Mode don't send regardless of Autopilot.

• Is it within your sending window? Messages queue until the window opens.

• Did you just reconnect your LinkedIn? Reconnections don't restart sending until the next day.

I see pending approvals even though Autopilot is ON:

• This is normal. Valley generates messages in advance. Autopilot will handle them automatically before the next sending window. You don't need to manually approve them.

I want to pause sending temporarily:

• Toggle Autopilot OFF in the campaign settings. Queued messages stay in your queue and don't disappear. Toggle Autopilot back ON when you're ready and they'll send in the next window.