Get Slack alerts before your software reaches end of life

Automatically checks end-of-life dates for your software and sends a Slack alert before support runs out.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each software item.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceRuns once per itemA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsDevOps & IT Operations
Connects
NocoDBSlackendoflife.date

The problem it solves

You're juggling dozens of tools and versions across projects, and it's easy to lose track of which ones are quietly approaching end of support. When a critical piece of software goes unsupported, you're exposed to security risks and scrambling to upgrade at the last minute.

Who it fits

IT managers and DevOps teams responsible for keeping software across multiple projects up to date and secure.

How it works

  1. On a schedule, the system reads your list of software from NocoDB
  2. It checks each item against the endoflife.date database for current version and support dates
  3. It updates a record for each item with the latest support and end-of-life dates
  4. It sorts findings into overdue, due today, and due soon
  5. It sends a Slack message summarizing which software needs attention
What you get

Software upgrades you handle before they become urgent

You get a Slack alert before any of your software loses support, so nothing slips past end of life unnoticed.

What you get

A Slack alert listing which software is past, at, or approaching its end-of-life date, organized by urgency.

What you need

A NocoDB account and a Slack workspace.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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