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Decision and Commitment Extractor for Slack Conversations

Slack users cite 150 mentions of search inadequacy and 80 of lost action items on G2. Important decisions made in Slack channels are buried and forgotten, creating organizational memory loss.

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Problem Statement

Teams make important decisions in Slack threads but decisions aren't formally recorded. Two months later, nobody remembers what was decided or who committed to what. Searching Slack for decisions requires remembering exact keywords. Institutional knowledge lives in Slack but is effectively inaccessible.

The Idea

A Slack app that monitors conversations for decisions, commitments, and action items, extracts them automatically, and organizes them in a searchable decision log with accountability tracking.

Why Now

Remote work makes Slack the primary decision-making venue, but decisions made in threads are ephemeral. AI can now reliably detect decision language in conversations. Organizations losing institutional knowledge to Slack is a growing pain.

Target User

Chiefs of staff, engineering managers, and operations leads at remote-first companies

Target Market

Remote and hybrid companies with 50-500 employees where Slack is the primary communication tool

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