Reminders
Reminders are Pulse's catch-all for "nudge someone at a specific time". They back standups, surveys, tasks, and ad-hoc prompts.
Kinds of reminders
| Kind | Fires when… |
|---|---|
| Standup reminder | A scheduled standup is due. Auto-created by the standup. |
| Survey reminder | A survey is unanswered and a nudge is scheduled. Auto-created. |
| Task follow-up | A user set "remind me about this" on a task. |
| Scheduled reminder | Custom — "remind me every Friday at 3 to do X". |
Creating a scheduled reminder
Reminders → New reminder.
- Who is reminded (yourself, a specific person, or a team)
- Message (markdown)
- Schedule (once, daily, weekly, custom CRON)
- Delivery channel
- Snooze policy
Timezone rules
All reminder times are interpreted in the recipient's local timezone. If a team reminder fires at 9 AM Monday and the team spans three timezones, each person gets it at 9 AM locally.
Users set their timezone under Account → Timezone (auto- detected on sign-up).
Working hours and DND
Pulse honors the workspace working hours (Settings → Working Hours) for every scheduled delivery. Reminders scheduled outside working hours defer to the next open window.
Individual users can override with a Do Not Disturb schedule under Account → Notifications.
Snoozing
When a reminder arrives:
- Acknowledge → marks done.
- Snooze 1h / 4h / tomorrow / next week → reschedules.
- Custom snooze → pick a datetime.
Snoozed reminders are re-delivered; original schedule is preserved.
Recurrence patterns
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| Once | "Remind me at 3 PM today." |
| Daily | "Every weekday at 9 AM." |
| Weekly | "Every Monday and Thursday at 10 AM." |
| Monthly | "15th of every month at 9 AM." |
| CRON | 0 9 * * MON-FRI |
For more complex rules (e.g., "first Tuesday of every month"), use CRON.
Cancellation and audit
Reminders can be canceled at any time. All creations,
cancellations, and fire events are logged to reminder_events
for audit.
Delivery channels
Same options as standups: Slack, Comms, email, or web. Per-user default with per-reminder override.
Rate limits
To prevent runaway reminders:
- Maximum 50 scheduled reminders per user.
- Maximum 10 firing at the same minute per user.
- Bulk team reminders go through a rate-limited queue.
Admins can raise these limits from Admin → Rate Limits.
Examples
Retrospective nudge
Every Friday at 3 PM, remind the engineering team to add items to the retro board.
Who: engineering team
Message: Friday! Drop your retro items in #retro before stand-
down. ⏱ 2 minutes, big impact.
Schedule: weekly, Friday 3 PM
Personal check-in
Every morning, remind yourself to post a wins-and-blockers note to your own Ink journal.
Compliance check
First of every quarter, remind the ops team to review access lists.