Tools
What each recipe is built with, and what the free plan gets you. Prices change, so every tool shows when its pricing was last checked.
Bluesky
A social network similar to X, with an open API anyone can post through.
Free plan: Free. Posting from a script uses an app password, created in Bluesky's settings.
Pricing checked 31 Oct 2026
GitHub
Where most code lives. Repositories, pull requests and built-in automation such as Dependabot and Actions.
Free plan: Free accounts get unlimited public and private repositories. Dependabot updates are included.
Pricing checked 31 Oct 2026 (source)
Used in Keep your project's dependencies up to date automatically
Gmail
Google's email service.
Free plan: Free with a Google account.
Pricing checked 31 Oct 2026
Used in Get an email when something is back in stock, Clear out old promotional emails automatically, Log every receipt email in a spreadsheet, Get an email when someone edits a shared spreadsheet, Get a morning email with the news you actually read, Save Gmail attachments to Google Drive, Get your week's calendar in one email on Monday morning, Get new videos from your favourite YouTube channels by email
Google Apps Script
Small scripts that run inside your Google account and can read and change Gmail, Drive, Sheets and Calendar.
Free plan: Free with any Google account. Daily limits apply to things like emails sent and total run time.
Pricing checked 31 Oct 2026 (source)
Used in Get an email when something is back in stock, Clear out old promotional emails automatically, Log every receipt email in a spreadsheet, Get a morning email with the news you actually read, Share every new blog post on Bluesky automatically, Save Gmail attachments to Google Drive, Get your week's calendar in one email on Monday morning, Get new videos from your favourite YouTube channels by email
Google Calendar
Google's online calendar.
Free plan: Free with a Google account.
Pricing checked 31 Oct 2026
Used in Get your week's calendar in one email on Monday morning
Google Drive
Google's file storage. Shares its free storage with Gmail and Google Photos.
Free plan: Free storage shared across Gmail, Drive and Photos; paid plans add more.
Pricing checked 31 Oct 2026 (source)
Google Sheets
Google's online spreadsheets.
Free plan: Free with a Google account.
Pricing checked 31 Oct 2026
Used in Log every receipt email in a spreadsheet, Get an email when someone edits a shared spreadsheet
YouTube
Google's video site. Every channel also publishes a feed of its newest videos.
Free plan: Free to watch; channel feeds need no account or key.
Pricing checked 31 Oct 2026
Used in Get new videos from your favourite YouTube channels by email