Scheduled · 0 7 * * 1-5
Morning briefing
Status
ActiveTrigger
Scheduled · 0 7 * * 1-5
Owner
john
Steps
5
Definition
Steps, top to bottom.
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Pull mail since yesterday
Read the user's Gmail since 6pm prior business day, filter signal vs newsletter.
Fetch -
Pull today's calendar
Today's meetings + any prep docs linked from invites.
Fetch -
Pull pending decisions
Open PRs, open Notion docs assigned to user, pending HubSpot approvals.
Fetch -
Compose briefing
Two paragraphs + a 3-item action list. Keep under 250 words.
Agent → basal -
Deliver to Slack DM
Post the briefing as a Slack DM from Basal at 7:00 local time.
Deliver
Why we run this
The morning briefing is the canonical example of the workflow shape we’re optimizing for: a scheduled multi-step task that compresses a long thread of context into a structured starting point for the day.
It’s a Class B (personal) workflow — each person gets their own version with their own sources. The schedule is 7am local time on weekdays, delivered to a Slack DM from Basal. The output is intentionally short: two paragraphs and three actions, designed to fit in a glance before standup.
The workflow’s success metric is “did the user open Slack and immediately know what they were going to do today?” — which we measure indirectly through whether they trigger any of the actions in the first hour.
Run history
Mock dataLast six runs.
Durations, outcomes, and costs below are mock data — every number on this table is fabricated for the demo. The real run history will come from the workforce audit log + fleet-api Worker once Blocks 3 and 4 land (see /roadmap). The table renders the same; the source of truth changes.
| When | Status | Duration | Triggered by | Version | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 07:00 | Success | 14.2s | cron | v3 | $0.084 |
| 2026-05-09 07:00 | Success | 12.8s | cron | v3 | $0.079 |
| 2026-05-08 07:00 | Success | 19.4s | cron | v3 | $0.094 |
| 2026-05-07 07:00 | Failed | 11.7s | cron | v3 | $0.012 |
| 2026-05-06 07:00 | Success | 13.1s | cron | v2 | $0.081 |
| 2026-05-05 07:00 | Success | 16.4s | cron | v2 | $0.090 |
Designer · Phase 4
Edit, version, A/B promote.
The in-UI designer lets you edit step lists, swap agents, adjust prompts and parameters, save a new version (immutable history), and promote a candidate when it wins on cost, latency, or quality. Wired with Phase 4. Today's edits go through a platform-team PR.
See /roadmap for sequencing.