Daily Updates

How Prompts Work

Daylee sends daily prompts to each team member via direct message according to the team’s configured schedule. A prompt asks the member to share their standup update.

Prompt timing: Each member receives the prompt at the configured time in their own timezone (if they have set a timezone preference). For example, if the prompt is set for 9:00 AM, a member in New York receives it at 9:00 AM EST and a member in London at 9:00 AM GMT. Members without a timezone preference use the team’s timezone.

Reminders: If a member hasn’t submitted their update, Daylee can send a follow-up reminder. Admins can configure whether reminders are sent and how many minutes after the initial prompt (default: 60 minutes).

Members can submit updates at any time using the slash command or App Home, not only in response to a prompt.

Submitting Updates

There are four ways to submit a standup update:

1. Reply to the DM prompt

When you receive a prompt from Daylee, reply directly in the DM. This is the simplest method — just type your update as a regular message.

You can also send a voice message instead of typing. Record an audio clip in Slack and send it as a DM to Daylee. The audio is automatically transcribed and processed as your standup update. Supported formats include M4A, MP3, MP4, OGG, WAV, and WebM. The maximum file size is 25 MB.

2. Click the button on the prompt

Each prompt includes a Submit Update button that opens a structured form. This is useful if your team uses custom questions or you prefer a guided format.

3. Use the slash command

Run /daylee update from any channel. Daylee opens a form where you select the team and enter your update. This works even if you haven’t received a prompt yet.

An update editing dialog box

An update editing dialog box.

4. Use the App Home tab

Click Submit Update in the Quick Actions section of the App Home tab.

Multiple Teams

If you belong to multiple teams, Daylee needs to know which team your update is for:

  • DM reply: If you reply to a prompt, the update goes to the team that sent it. If you message Daylee directly outside of a prompt thread, it asks which team you’re submitting for.

  • Slash command / App Home: A team selector dropdown lets you choose which team to update.

Editing an Update

You can edit a submitted update until the report is generated. To edit:

  • Use the App Home tab to find your pending update and click Submit — the form opens with your existing update pre-filled for editing.

  • Or submit a new update for the same team — it replaces the previous one.

Once the report has been generated and delivered, updates can no longer be edited.

Skipping a Standup

If you have nothing to report or want to skip a day:

  • Click the Skip button on the prompt message

  • Optionally provide a reason for skipping

Skipped updates are recorded in the report as “skipped” rather than “missed.” This lets the team know you intentionally chose not to submit rather than forgetting.

Missing Updates

If a member doesn’t submit an update and doesn’t skip, they are marked as “missed” in the report. The report includes a count of missed updates so the team has visibility into participation.

If reminders are enabled for the team, members who haven’t responded receive a follow-up reminder before the report is generated. See Standup Settings for reminder configuration.

Members who have set their availability to out-of-office are not prompted and are not marked as missing.