One-Time Reminders
Fire once at a specific time, then deactivate automatically.Natural language (agent sidebar)
Describe when and what in plain English:- “Remind me next Monday at 9am to follow up with Sarah about the proposal”
- “Tomorrow at 2pm, check if John replied to my budget email. If not, draft a follow-up.”
- “In 3 hours, scan my inbox for unread emails from @bigclient.com and message me on iMessage”
Automation builder UI
You can also create a one-time reminder directly in the builder without describing it in chat:1
Open Automations
Go to Settings > Automations (
Cmd+, then Automations), or press Cmd+K and search “Automations.”2
New automation, choose trigger type
Click New automation. Under the Recurring group, select One-time.
3
Pick date and time
Use the date picker and time dropdown (15-minute increments) to set when the automation should fire.
4
Set the action and save
Describe what the agent should do, then save. The automation fires once at that time and deactivates automatically.
Both methods work. The builder is useful when you want to schedule a precise time without typing a date. The agent sidebar is faster for conversational, relative times like “next Tuesday morning.”
Recurring Reminders
Fire on a schedule — daily, weekly, or custom — until you disable or delete them:- “Every weekday at 8am, scan for dropped balls and message me on iMessage”
- “Every Friday at 3pm, summarize my week’s email”
- “Every day at 6pm, list emails I received today that I haven’t replied to”
Recurring reminders support optional start and end dates: “Every weekday at 9am from March 1 to March 31, check if the vendor sent the contract.”
What Happens When a Reminder Fires
1
Agent invoked
Runs with your task description as context.
2
Full tool access
Email search, calendar lookup, web search, drafting, memory access — everything available.
3
Executes the task
For multi-step tasks (like scanning for dropped balls), chains tool calls as needed.
4
Reports back
iMessage notifications send directly. Emails to others are drafted for your review.
Common Patterns
Managing Reminders
All reminders appear in Settings > Automations (Cmd+, then Automations) alongside email and calendar triggers. Toggle on/off, delete, or view details.
Manage conversationally too: “List my scheduled reminders,” “Cancel the Friday summary,” or “Update my morning scanner to 7:30am.”
Daily Admin Scout
If you use the Daily Digest, Slashy also checks your recent mail once a day at 11 AM in your timezone for routine admin work it could take off your plate, such as a booking to arrange, a refund to chase, or a form to return. It reads the full thread and related threads first to confirm the task is still open. When it finds one, it texts you a single poll: “Want me to make this a goal and handle it?” Choose the yes option and it becomes an agent goal: Slashy keeps working on it until it is done, following your approval settings. Choose No thanks and it drops the idea. When nothing qualifies, you get no message at all.Reminders vs. Thread Reminders
A thread reminder (h) brings a specific thread back to the top of your inbox at a set time. Agent reminders invoke the full AI to perform a task. Use a thread reminder for “remind me about this email.” Use agent reminders for “do this work for me at this time.”
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