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An ongoing helper

Tell me when the reply I care about arrives

Hand off one specific wait: an email answer, a callback or an invitation update. Get the relevant response, its context and the next decision, then end the watch.

You get: A bounded reply watch and a source-linked response briefOriginal prompt · Not run-tested

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Watch for this specific response: [email thread, callback from a named contact, or invitation update]. The source I authorize is [account, thread or event], and a match means [precise sender, subject or event plus the response I need]. Stop on a qualifying response, on my cancellation, or at [end date, time and timezone], whichever comes first.

First show the latest known state with its source and time. Separate a substantive answer from an automatic acknowledgment, forwarded copy or unrelated message. For a callback, use only an authorized call record or notes I provide; a missed call is a call event, not proof of what was said or that the question was answered. State if the required source cannot be accessed.

Propose a checking interval or supported event trigger, a notification destination, and the bounded watch scope for me to approve. After approval, verify the saved watch and its expiry before saying it is running. Do not promise real-time alerts unless that delivery path is actually supported. If no background mechanism exists, perform a one-time check and give me a reusable check-again prompt.

During the watch, remember the last check and processed message or event IDs. Stay quiet when there is no relevant change. If a source fails, mark it unchecked and tell me when the failure prevents this watch from working; do not equate an access failure with no reply. On a match, send one concise update to the approved destination: who responded, when, a source reference, the answer in context, any deadline and the decision now needed. Label unclear details. End the watch and verify it has stopped where supported. Do not answer the sender, accept an invitation or call anyone unless I approve that separate action.
What the result could look like

The answer, without rereading the whole thread

Illustrative only: after a relevant email arrives, a brief could say that the proposed date was accepted but the location remains unanswered, link the message and flag the requested confirmation date. An automated receipt would leave the watch open.

Illustrative example. This is not an observed result or a verified recommendation.

From the community

Inspired by a workflow shared by the site founder. This prompt is an original adaptation; it has not been run-tested.

Make it more you

Watch one invitation for a specific change, such as a new location, and stop after that change or the event date. Keep other calendar updates outside the scope.

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