PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY
Turn Slack promises into protected calendar blocks
Watches your Slack messages for commitments like "I'll have this done by EOD," confirms the timeline with you in a thread.
How it runs
The automated pipeline, trigger to output.
- TriggerMessage posted in SlackSlack
- ActionDetect a commitment and its deadlineOpenAI
- LogicSkip if not an actionable promise
- ActionConfirm deadline and effort in threadSlack
- ActionFind an open slot and book a focus blockGoogle Calendar
- OutputReply with a scheduled confirmationSlack
What it does
Most broken promises start in Slack, not email. This workflow listens to messages you send, detects when you've committed to delivering something by a time, and converts that promise into a real, defended block of focus time — after a quick confirmation so you stay in control.
When to use it
When your team runs on Slack and your "I'll do it by EOD" replies keep falling through the cracks. Ideal for chat-heavy teams who want accountability without a separate task app.
How it works
- 1A new message you post in Slack triggers the run.
- 2An LLM step checks whether the message contains a commitment and extracts the deliverable plus the implied deadline.
- 3A logic gate ignores anything that isn't an actionable promise.
- 4The flow replies in-thread asking you to confirm the deadline and rough effort.
- 5On confirmation, it finds a free slot before the deadline on Google Calendar.
- 6It books a focus block and posts a checkmark reply so the whole thread sees it's scheduled.
Set it up
What you configure once, before turning it on.
- 1Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
- 2Connect OpenAIModels, embeddings, files.
- 3Connect Google CalendarEvents, attendees, availability.
- 4Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
- 5Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
- 6Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.
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