Alerts & webhooks

Updates where work already happens

Send meaningful changes to Slack, Teams or a webhook endpoint. AlignLane is visibility, not another inbox.

Event stream · Website relaunch

task.blockedBrand photography selects9:02

task.status_changedPricing page → In progress8:40

meeting.proposals_ready4 from Biweekly syncTue

task.overdueBrand photography selectsMon

AlignLane#acme-delivery · 9:02

Blocked: Brand photography selects — waiting on Acme since Oct 14. Open shared board →

{
  "type": "task.blocked",
  "board": { "slug": "website-relaunch" },
  "task": { "key": "AL-123", "ownerSide": "partner" }
}

Wherever the other team reads

Pick the events that matter per board.

Incoming webhooks per board and channel.

Workflow-based webhooks with guided setup.

Outbound JSON alerts for everything else.

Defaults are quiet. Blocked and overdue are loud. You choose the rest.

01Event rules per boardBlocked, status changed, due soon, overdue, proposals ready.
02Test deliverySend a test message to each destination before you rely on it.
03Daily digestsCOMING SOONDue-soon and overdue work in one message, not one per task.
04Developer APICOMING SOONRead boards, tasks and snapshots with scoped keys.
05MCP serverROADMAPLet AI agents query boards and blockers, and propose tasks under your permissions.

Webhooks are for alerts. Agents come later. Neither replaces the shared view.

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