Notifications

A notification system for operational alerts and proactive intelligence alerts.

Summary

A notification system that serves two purposes: operational alerts (artefact ready, task complete) and proactive intelligence alerts (critical findings in user data).

Notification Types

Operational Notifications

  • Artefact ready — background generation has completed
  • Background task complete — a suggested background task from exploration has finished
  • Sharing activity — someone viewed/commented on your shared artefact
  • Team activity — artefacts shared with you, team invitations, etc.

Intelligence Notifications (Proactive Alerts)

  • Critical findings — issues discovered in the user's documents
    • Compliance breaches
    • Policy violations
    • Data inconsistencies
    • Risk indicators
  • These could be surfaced by agents during ingestion, scheduled analysis, or exploration
  • Higher urgency — should be visually distinct from operational notifications

UI Placement

  • Notification icon/bell in the main navigation
  • Badge showing unread count
  • Dropdown or panel showing recent notifications
  • Full notifications page for history and management

Notification Behaviour

  • Real-time delivery (push or polling)
  • Read/unread state
  • Click-through to relevant content (e.g. click "artefact ready" → opens artefact)
  • Dismissable
  • Possibly grouped by type or time period

Open Questions

  • Should notifications have email/push delivery as well as in-app?
  • How are intelligence notifications generated? On ingestion? On schedule? On demand?
  • Should users be able to configure notification preferences? (Which types, delivery method, frequency)
  • How do we prevent notification fatigue?
  • Should there be a notification centre with filters and search?
  • Are notifications tied to the user or to the workspace/team?
  • How long are notifications retained?
  • Should critical/intelligence notifications have an "acknowledge" action (vs. just "read")?

Making the unknown, known.

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