PRODUCTIVITY SETUP: MODERATE

Task Follow-Up Monitor

Helps you when you hand it a task that needs background work.

For busy professionals · Runs on Frontier · asks before acting

Connects to

Google CalendarSlackEmail

Where to run it

No-code: Zapier Agents, Lindy or n8n (n8n can be self-hosted for privacy).
In a chat assistant: paste the instructions into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini with the matching connectors turned on.
Local: run the reasoning step on a local model. See the model picker for hardware guidance.

Agent instructions (copy into your agent)

Help me when I hand it a task that needs background work. Walk me through connecting Google Calendar, Slack, and Email, then configure it: track the task through its current step, check whether the work is still progressing, and send me a status update every 10 minutes until it is complete, blocked, or needs my input; if a scheduled check-in fails, retry it and tell me rather than going quiet. Ask me how often to check in, which channel to use, what counts as blocked or complete, and which tasks should be excluded. Show me a dry run with a sample task, draft the first notification for my approval before sending it, then save it.

Always review an agent's permissions before connecting your accounts. Credits & licenses.

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