Follow-up tracking
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View as Markdownalfred_ keeps a standing list of the replies you owe, on Home and in your morning brief. The replies you're waiting on from other people are one question away, and a weekly routine can round them up for you.
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Replies you owe
A thread joins this list when a person wrote to you, you haven’t answered, and a full working day has passed. alfred_ then reads the thread and keeps it only if an answer is actually expected: a question, a decision, a document. Mail from no-reply addresses, newsletters and notifications doesn’t count.
| Shows up | Leaves the list |
|---|---|
| 1 working day after their message | When you reply, mark it done, archive or delete the thread, or after 21 days with nothing new on it |
A client asks for an updated schedule on Tuesday afternoon; by Wednesday afternoon it’s on the list.
Weekends don't count
Working time pauses from Friday at 6 PM to Monday at 9 AM in your time zone, so an email that lands Friday evening isn’t late by Saturday. Check your time zone in Settings, under Preferences.
Replies you’re waiting on
Three ways to see who still owes you an answer:
- Ask. “Who am I waiting on?” or “has Acme replied about the proposal?” in chat, by text, or in Claude and ChatGPT. alfred_ checks what you sent and what came back.
- Chase what I’m owed. A ready-made routine, every Monday at 8 AM by default. It reads what you sent in the last week and lists what you asked people to do, send, review, confirm, decide or pay that’s still outstanding, oldest first, each with a short follow-up ready. It doesn’t send them. See Ready-made routines.
- A routine of your own, on the day and time you choose, like “every Friday at 3, text me who hasn’t answered me this week”. See Make your own.
Ask for either list
- What do I still owe Harbor Facilities?
- Who am I waiting on?
- Anything from a client I haven’t answered?
Two replies:
- Dana Reyes asked Tuesday for the updated cleaning schedule.
- Marcus Lee wants a quote for the second floor by Friday.
Want me to draft either one?
A follow-up is a reminder, not a sent email. alfred_ drafts a reply or a nudge when you ask for one and shows it to you first; it goes when you approve it. To get a round-up on a schedule, such as every Friday afternoon, set up a routine.
If a thread is missing or won’t leave
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| This morning’s email isn’t on the list | It joins after one working day. Ask “what do I owe?” in chat to check sooner. |
| Nothing from one inbox shows up | Open Settings and check the account is still connected. Reconnect it if it isn’t. |
| I answered by phone and it’s still there | alfred_ only sees email replies. Mark the thread done and it leaves the list. |