Spot emergency help requests on social media in real time

Scans social media for emergency hashtags, uses AI to judge urgency and location, then alerts your team instantly.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs.

Pattern: Parallel Split (2)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceA record or sheetEvery pathResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsSocial Media ManagementMessaging & Notifications
Connects
TwitterGoogle SheetsGoogle Gemini
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The problem it solves

During a crisis, people often post for help on social media minutes before anyone official notices. Your team cannot watch every hashtag around the clock, so urgent requests get buried in the noise and response is delayed.

Who it fits

NGOs, emergency response teams, or volunteer groups that need to catch urgent calls for help on social media fast.

How it works

  1. A new post appears using an emergency hashtag like #SOS
  2. AI reads the post to confirm it is a genuine urgent situation
  3. AI pulls out the location, type of help needed, and urgency level
  4. High-priority cases are logged to a spreadsheet for the team
  5. An instant alert is sent so responders can act right away
What you get

Urgent posts you catch as they happen

You get an instant alert with location and urgency whenever a genuine emergency post appears on social media.

What you get

A logged record of each verified emergency with location and details, plus an immediate alert to responders.

What you need

A Twitter account with API access, a Google Sheets account, and an AI service for analyzing posts.

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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