Route AI-generated content for approval with automatic escalation

Sends AI-written content to a reviewer on Slack or email and automatically escalates to a manager if nobody responds in time.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; a person has to approve before it continues; a person is alerted when a step fails.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Advanced

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The problem it solves

AI can draft content fast, but you still need a human to sign off before it goes out, and reviewers don't all check the same tool. When a review request sits unanswered, content stalls and nobody notices until it's too late.

Who it fits

Teams publishing AI-assisted content who need a reliable human approval step before anything goes live.

How it works

  1. Someone submits a piece of content along with their preferred reviewer channel
  2. AI polishes or enhances the content before it's sent for review
  3. The request is routed to that reviewer on Slack or by email with approve or reject buttons
  4. If nobody responds within the set time, the request automatically escalates to a manager
  5. The final approve or reject decision is recorded
What you get

Approvals that never sit stuck

Content gets routed to the right reviewer instantly and automatically escalated if nobody responds in time, so nothing waits on an empty inbox.

What you get

A reviewed, approved piece of content, or a documented rejection, with no request left unanswered.

What you need

A Slack workspace, a Gmail account, and an OpenAI API key.

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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