CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Front inbound message SLA triage on arrival

Fires the instant a new message lands in a Front inbox, estimates whether the conversation can be answered within SLA given current queue depth.

CategoryCustomer Support
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerevent
Steps5
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerNew inbound Front messageFront
  • ActionRead inbox, tags, SLA targetFront
  • LogicPredict miss from queue depth + tightness
  • ActionAssign at-risk thread to teammate, tag triagedFront
  • OutputNotify routed teammate in SlackSlack

What it does

Moves the SLA decision to the moment of arrival instead of waiting for a scheduled sweep. When a new inbound message hits a watched Front inbox, it checks how deep the current queue is and how tight the new conversation's SLA target is, then decides whether default routing will clear it in time. Risky arrivals are assigned immediately to someone with headroom so they never enter the danger zone.

When to use it

Use it when peak-hour spikes mean new messages sit unassigned long enough to start the SLA clock against them. Catching risk at intake prevents the breach instead of treating it later.

How it works

  1. 1A new inbound Front message triggers the run.
  2. 2Read the conversation's inbox, tags, and SLA target.
  3. 3Pull current open-conversation count for that inbox as a queue-depth signal.
  4. 4Branch: if queue depth plus SLA tightness predicts a likely miss, route to an available teammate; otherwise leave default routing alone.
  5. 5Assign the at-risk conversation in Front and tag it triaged-at-intake.
  6. 6Notify the routed teammate in Slack with the conversation link and its deadline.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect FrontShared inbox, conversations.
  2. 2
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  3. 3
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  4. 4
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  5. 5
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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