Daily Check-ins

Daily check-ins are the foundation of Murmurd. They provide visibility into what your team is working on without the overhead of synchronous meetings.

How Check-ins Work

1. Scheduled prompts

   Each workday, team members receive check-in prompts at a configured time (default: 9:00 AM local time).

2. Quick responses

   Members answer a few questions about their work, typically taking 30 seconds or less.

3. Shared visibility

   Responses appear in the team activity feed, giving everyone context without interrupting flow.

4. Weekly aggregation

   Check-ins feed into AI-powered weekly summaries for managers and team leads.

Default Questions

Murmurd comes with sensible defaults:

1. “What did you accomplish yesterday?”

   • Captures completed work
   • Celebrates wins
   • Provides accountability

2. “What are you working on today?”

   • Sets expectations
   • Enables coordination
   • Surfaces dependencies

3. “Any blockers or concerns?”

   • Identifies issues early
   • Triggers escalations
   • Prevents bottlenecks

Tip

Questions can be customized at the organization, division, or team level.

Visibility Options

For each response, choose who can see it:

Visibility	Use Case
Team	Normal work updates, daily tasks
Org	Cross-functional updates, announcements
Confidential	Sensitive concerns, HR matters, performance issues

Note

Confidential items are only visible to you and organization admins/managers.

Check-in Channels

Slack

Recommended for most teams

• Receive prompts as Slack DMs
• Submit via interactive modal
• Quick actions: Submit, Skip, Pause
• Real-time team activity notifications

Email

Fallback option

• Receive prompts in your inbox
• Click link to open web form
• Good for teams without Slack

Web

Direct access

• Log in to app.murmurd.com
• Navigate to Check-in section
• Multi-team check-in support

Skip & Pause

Not everyone needs to check in every day:

Skipping a Day

Use when you’re:

• In deep focus mode
• At an offsite or conference
• Having an unusually light day

Skipping is transparent—your team sees you skipped.

Vacation Mode

For extended absences:

• Go to Settings → Profile
• Enable Vacation Mode
• Set optional return date

Vacation mode:

• Stops all prompts
• Excludes you from escalation routing
• Shows “On vacation” status to teammates

Pause Until

For short breaks:

• Set a specific date to resume
• Prompts pause automatically
• Resume happens on the set date

Question Customization

Admins can customize questions at any level:

Scope Inheritance

Organization Questions (default for all)
  ↓
Division Questions (override for division teams)
  ↓
Team Questions (override for specific team)

Creating Custom Questions

1. Go to Settings → Questions
2. Click Add Question
3. Enter your question text
4. Set the scope (Org, Division, or Team)
5. Choose visibility defaults

Caution

Changing questions affects all future check-ins, not historical data.

Response Statistics

Track check-in participation:

• Response rate: Percentage of team members checking in
• Streak tracking: Consecutive days of check-ins
• Time to respond: How quickly people answer

Best Practices

1. Keep it brief: Questions should be answerable in one sentence
2. Be specific: “Working on payment integration” beats “coding”
3. Flag blockers early: Don’t wait for blockers to become problems
4. Use confidential wisely: It’s for truly sensitive matters
5. Maintain consistency: Check in at the same time daily

Next Steps

• Learn about escalations
• Set weekly priorities
• Configure Slack integration