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+type: idea
+title: cross-platform notification bots
+tags: [automation, productivity, software]
+status: raw
+first_captured: 2026-03-21
+updated: 2026-04-10
+sources:
+ - sources/ideaflow/2026-03-21_cross-platform-bots.md
+ - sources/google-sheets-ideas.md
+---
+
+# cross-platform notification bots
+
+bots that bridge platforms you do not check often. examples: weekly summary of LinkedIn activity, ping every time someone DMs on Slack. the core problem is attention fragmentation across too many platforms.
+
+this is a specific instantiation of the [[ifttt-personal|personal IFTTT]] concept and relates to the [[build-in-public|build/learn in public]] crossposter idea (which goes in the other direction — posting outward rather than pulling inward).
+
+**spreadsheet evaluation:** tech depth 4/10, labeled [WRONG FIT] ("API wiring, not deep tech"). the "agent to agent communication" variant (LinkedIn/dating/negotiation) is listed separately with tech depth 6/10 but also [WRONG FIT] ("interesting multi-agent problem but scope unclear").
+
+---
+
+## timeline
+
+- [2026-03-21] captured — LinkedIn and Slack examples
+- [2026-04-10] google sheets evaluation — [WRONG FIT] tier, tech depth 4/10