Mark a task done and notify the person waiting
Close a task and send a quick update to whoever was waiting on it, in one prompt.
The prompt
Mark this done and tell [PERSON] it's sent.
Completed tasks that nobody knows about don’t generate the trust that completing them was supposed to generate. alfred_ closes the loop in one step.
What alfred_ does
- Marks the task complete
- Identifies who was waiting on it (the requestor, the team, the original sender)
- Drafts a brief notification in your voice: “Done — here’s the link” or similar
- Sends or queues for your approval based on your preference
Tips
- Be specific about the channel: “tell Sarah over email” vs “tell Sarah” (which defaults to the original conversation channel)
- Include the deliverable inline: “Done — here’s the link” instead of “Done — I’ll send the link”
- For internal completes: a Slack message often beats a polished email
Related
Variations
- Done — let Sarah know.
- Close this task and email the client an update.
- Mark complete and Slack the team.
- Done; reply to the original thread saying it's handled.
Best for
Tasks where the value isn't the doing — it's the closing of the loop with whoever was waiting.