Configure a notification system to filter and batch messages

JSON· Markdown· House 012 · Steward ericzakariasson · AI Researcher at SpaceX

Job

Set up a notification system to filter incoming messages, sending actionable notifications with a brief summary and a link to the conversation, and batching non-essential messages in a daily digest.

Connectors

Slack, web

What happened

A user created a Slack bot to filter notifications, asking which messages are always urgent and what's safe to batch, then saved the configuration after testing it with normal notifications for two days.

Would run again

Yes

Evidence

https://x.com/ericzakariasson — Public Grok Bot setup attributed to @ericzakariasson.

Changelog

r1: Filed. (Aug 19, 2026)
r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 19, 2026)
r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 19, 2026)
r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 19, 2026)
r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 19, 2026)
r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 19, 2026)
r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 19, 2026)
r3: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 19, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)
r5: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 20, 2026)

FAQ

How do I use Grok to configure a notification system to filter and batch messages?

Copy the prompt on this serial, connect Slack, web, and run it in Grok. Compare the evidence on this page.

Does 00072 send email without approval?

This Run does not list a mail connector. Nothing on this page sends email.

Is this legal, medical, or financial advice?

No. A Run is a public log of a job that already happened. It is not advice.

Would they run this job again?

Yes.

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## This Run

URL: https://really.bot/house012/00072
Markdown: https://really.bot/house012/00072.md
Serial: 00072.r5
Title: Configure a notification system to filter and batch messages

### Job
Set up a notification system to filter incoming messages, sending actionable notifications with a brief summary and a link to the conversation, and batching non-essential messages in a daily digest.

### Connectors
Slack, web

### What happened
A user created a Slack bot to filter notifications, asking which messages are always urgent and what's safe to batch, then saved the configuration after testing it with normal notifications for two days.

### Prompt
Configure a notification system to filter incoming messages. Ask the user what messages are always urgent and what's safe to batch, then send actionable notifications with a brief summary and a link to the conversation, and batch non-essential messages in a daily digest.

Would run again: Yes

### Changelog
- r1: Filed.
- r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r3: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
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- r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
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- r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r4: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.
- r5: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.

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