# reminders & nudges

> reminders, recurring check-ins, follow-ups, web monitors, and simple controls for how often Folk pings you.

Folk doesn't just answer when you text it. it can reach out at the right moment,
too. reminders, recurring routines, follow-ups, and watchers all land as a normal
message in your chat.

## reminders & routines

ask for a one-off reminder or a recurring routine in plain language:

> remind me to call mom on sunday

> every morning at 7, text me my schedule and the weather

> every sunday night, send me a plan for the week ahead

Folk sets these up and they fire on schedule, even while you're offline. you
can see and manage everything from your dashboard under **automations**.

> **your morning check-in**
>
  every Folk comes with a gentle morning check-in out of the box. it lands in
  your **home channel**. set that with **`/sethome`** in whichever chat you want
  your daily messages to arrive.

## follow-ups that chase people for you

this one's quietly useful. Folk can keep an eye on a conversation and nudge
**you** if someone goes quiet:

> follow up with sara if she hasn't replied by friday

> ping me about the invoice if accounting doesn't get back to me by 5

when the deadline hits, Folk checks the thread and, if there's still no reply,
drafts a nudge **for you to approve**. it never messages the other person on its
own.

## watch the web for me

Folk can keep an eye on a page or a topic and message you when something changes:

> watch this product page and tell me if the price drops below $80

> let me know if there are any new openings at this company

> ping me if my flight time changes

you give it a plain-language condition, pick how often to check (anywhere from
hourly to weekly), and Folk only messages you when the condition is met.
the alert lands right back in the same chat.

  watchers run on Folk's cloud computer around
  the clock, so they keep going whether or not your phone is on. (they're set up
  in one-on-one chats, not group chats.)

## controlling the pings

Folk is careful not to be annoying. it has a daily budget for proactive
messages. but you're always in charge. send **`/nudges`** to see and control it:

  - /nudges: see today's activity and whether nudges are on.
  - /nudges off: pause all proactive messages until you turn them back on.
  - /nudges on: turn proactive messages back on.
  - /nudges snooze 24h: quiet things for a set time (e.g. 1h, 24h, 2d).

your scheduled reminders and routines still run. `/nudges` controls the
*unprompted* extras, not the things you explicitly asked folk to send.

  there's also a quieter "haven't heard from you in a while" check-in. you can
  switch that off in your dashboard settings if it's not your thing.

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Canonical page: https://www.getfolk.app/docs/reminders
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