Translate and route NASA space weather alerts to Slack and Sheets

Checks NASA for new space weather alerts every 30 minutes, translates urgent ones into Japanese, and posts or logs them.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

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

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database Ops
Connects
SlackGoogle SheetsOpenAI

The problem it solves

Space weather events can disrupt satellites, power grids, and aviation, but checking government alert feeds by hand means you find out too late. Sorting which alerts actually matter takes time your team doesn't have during a real event.

Who it fits

Infrastructure, satellite operations, and utility teams that need fast notice of severe space weather.

How it works

  1. Every 30 minutes the system checks NASA for new space weather alerts
  2. Each alert is scored for severity and checked for duplicates
  3. Critical and high-severity alerts are translated into Japanese and posted to Slack
  4. Lower-priority alerts are summarized and logged to Google Sheets
What you get

Alerts you get before anyone else notices

You get instant word of major space weather events, translated and routed to the right channel the moment they happen.

What you get

An instant Slack alert for serious space weather events, plus a running log of all other alerts in a spreadsheet.

What you need

A Slack workspace, a Google Sheets account, and an OpenAI account.

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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