> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://slatehq.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Notifications

> See what needs your attention in the Slate Inbox, manage notifications, and control the email digest.

Slate notifies you when something needs your attention, such as a failed workflow run, an approval, or a mention. Notifications appear in your Inbox, and Slate also emails you a digest.

## Why It Matters

Notifications point you to the work that's waiting on you. Click one and you land on the run, task, or comment that triggered it.

## Where to Find It

* **Inbox** — click the bell icon on the sidebar rail. A badge shows your unread count.
* **Notifications page** — in the Inbox, click **View all notifications →**.

Notifications belong to a workspace. Switch workspaces to see notifications from another one.

## What You Get Notified About

| Area | You get a notification when… |
| - | - |
| Workflows | A workflow run you started fails |
| Recipes | A recipe run you started finishes, or a run needs your review |
| Cowork | A run you own needs your approval or is waiting on your input, finishes on its own, or publishes a report |
| Tasks | A task is assigned to you, someone mentions you, or a task you follow gets a new comment or status change |
| Artifacts | Someone mentions you in a comment, or replies to your comment |
| Outreach | A prospect replies (only if Outreach is enabled) |

You follow a task when you created it, are assigned to it, commented on it, or were mentioned in it. Slate doesn't notify you about your own comments, mentions, or task changes.

## Use the Inbox

The Inbox shows your most recent notifications. Unread ones have a dot.

1. Click the bell icon on the sidebar rail.
2. Click a notification to open it. Slate marks it as read.
3. Click **Mark all read** to clear the unread count.

Recipe run notifications open in a side panel on the Notifications page.

## Use the Notifications Page

The Notifications page lists everything, 10 per page. The header shows your unread count, or "You're all caught up."

Each row shows the **Notification**, its **Category**, and when it was **Received**.

1. Click a row to open it. Recipe runs and tasks open in a side panel, so you stay on the page.
2. Hover over a row to see quick actions:
   * **Mark as read**
   * **Archive** — removes the notification from your list.
   * **Snooze** — hides the notification until **Later today (3h)**, **Tomorrow morning**, or **Next week**. It comes back when the snooze ends.
3. Click **Mark all read** to mark everything as read.

## Email Digest

The email digest is on by default. Slate groups notifications into emails instead of sending one email per event:

* **Urgent items** arrive in an email shortly after they happen. These include approvals, Cowork runs waiting on you, mentions, comments, and recipe reviews.
* **Everything else** goes into a daily digest.

Each digest email has a **Manage notifications** link back to Slate, and may include an unsubscribe link.

### Turn the email digest on or off

1. Open the Notifications page. In the Inbox, click **View all notifications →**.
2. Click **Preferences**. The **Manage notifications** dialog opens.
3. Turn **Email digest** on or off.
4. Click **Save preferences**.

The setting applies to the current workspace only. Repeat these steps in each workspace you want to change.

## Get Notifications in Slack

Slack channels can post updates such as workflow runs and approvals. These channel notifications are set up per channel, not in your personal preferences. See [Slack: Receive notifications](/docs/integrations/slack#receive-notifications).

## Troubleshooting

* **I'm not getting digest emails.** Check that **Email digest** is on in **Preferences** for that workspace. If you clicked an unsubscribe link in a digest, turn **Email digest** back on.
* **A notification disappeared.** You may have archived or snoozed it. Snoozed notifications return when the snooze ends.
* **I don't see a notification from another workspace.** Notifications are per workspace. Switch to that workspace.

## What's Next

* [Tasks](/docs/work/tasks) — assign work and follow tasks
* [Cowork](/docs/agents/cowork/overview) — approve runs and answer the agent
* [Slack](/docs/integrations/slack) — post Slate updates to your channels
* [Team and roles](/docs/settings/team-and-roles) — invite teammates who can mention you


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