1
Separate drafting from publishing
List where ideas begin, where drafts are revised, and how a finished post reaches X. A document plus native posting can be a credible baseline; a scheduler should earn its place by making a repeated task easier. Include your review or approval step if someone else checks posts.
2
Run the same posting exercise
Write one short post and one longer sequence. Try revising each, planning its publication, and finding it again later. Repeat the exercise in every candidate you are considering, then note friction you encountered rather than relying on screenshots or feature labels.
3
Check account and data boundaries
Before connecting an X account, inspect current permissions, supported actions, export options, and how access is revoked. Availability can change with platform policies. If a capability is essential, confirm it in the candidate's current documentation and in your own test.