Heartbeat is in beta. We’re actively refining it based on feedback.
What Heartbeat does
Heartbeat checks your connected apps on a regular basis and flags things you might miss:
Unanswered sent emails — “You emailed Jordan 3 days ago about the contract. Still no reply.”High-priority inbound — “Email from your investor with subject ‘Term Sheet’. Arrived 2 hours ago.”Active threads — “The Q2 planning thread has 6 new replies since you last read it.”
Calendar
Overlapping meetings — “You have two meetings at 2pm tomorrow.”Big meeting prep — “Board meeting in 2 hours. Here’s what you should review first.”Deep work blocks — “You have a 3-hour block free Thursday afternoon.”
Tasks
Stale tasks — “3 tasks in Linear haven’t been touched in over a week.”Approaching deadlines — “Sprint ends Friday. 4 issues still open.”
Messages
Mentions — “You were tagged in #engineering 3 times today.”Conversations needing input — “Active discussion in #product about the pricing change.”Unread DMs — “2 unread Slack DMs that look like they need a reply.”
How Heartbeat stays safe
Heartbeat only creates drafts. It never sends an email, posts a Slack message, or changes a task on its own. Everything it surfaces is a suggestion. You decide what to act on.Turn it on
Heartbeat vs. automations
| Heartbeat | Automations | |
|---|---|---|
| When it runs | On its own, at a cadence you pick | On a specific schedule you set |
| What triggers it | Runner decides based on what it finds | You define the exact task |
| What it does | Nudges you about things that need attention | Runs a specific workflow and delivers results |
| Best for | Catching things you didn’t think to ask about | Repeatable tasks you know you want done |
Give us feedback
We’re making Heartbeat better every week. If a nudge was helpful, or if it was noise, let us know at support@runner.now or in the Run Club Slack community.What’s next?
Create an automation
Heartbeat catches the unpredictable. Automations handle the routine. Use both.
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