Notifications and the Inbox
The Inbox is where the platform tells you something happened that you should know about. Scheduled workflow finished? Inbox. Someone mentioned you in a shared project? Inbox. A long-running task completed while you were away? Inbox.
It's designed to replace the old habit of refreshing pages to see if anything finished.
What triggers a notification
- Scheduled runs — when a scheduled workflow or conversation completes (success or failure)
- Workflow events — long-running workflows that need your attention, or that produced an output you asked to be notified about
- Shared work — when a teammate shares a conversation, project, or workflow with you
- Mentions — when a teammate @-mentions you in a comment or post
- System events — release notes, subscription changes, and other account-level news
You opt in or out per source. Pure read-only operations stay quiet by default; anything that touches your Library, sends external messages, or fails always notifies.
Where to find it
The Inbox lives in the sidebar with a badge for unread items. Open it to see:
- Unread first — newest notifications at the top
- Grouped by source — all notifications from one workflow or schedule collapse into a single thread
- Quick actions — open the source, mark as read, or dismiss without opening
Managing notification load
A few rules of thumb so the Inbox stays useful:
- Subscribe to outputs, not steps. Notify on workflow completion, not on every internal node firing.
- Use the digest option. For chatty schedules (like a 30-minute polling workflow), switch the schedule's notification setting from "per run" to "daily digest" — you'll get one combined summary.
- Clear as you go. The Inbox is most useful when "0 unread" means "nothing demands attention." Treat lingering items like an actual inbox.
- Tune per surface. A workflow you trust completely can skip success notifications and only ping you on failure.
What's coming
The Notifications foundation is in place; the surface area will keep growing. Expect:
- Email and push delivery (currently in-app only)
- Per-channel mute schedules ("don't notify me between 8 PM and 8 AM")
- Notification rules ("only notify me if the workflow output contains the word 'error'")
If there's a notification type you'd find useful, drop a request in the Feature Requests channel.