Repeat useful work

Request a custom monitor in conversation

If you want Winston to watch something specific, start by describing the outcome. A conversation can define the request, but the setup is not complete until you can verify what was saved and how it will run.

Describe the check

Include the item or business process, the data source, the condition to watch, the frequency and who should receive a result.

Can this workspace monitor Product A at Downtown and flag it when sellable stock falls below seven days? First tell me whether this is supported, which data you would use, how often you could check, and whether the result would appear in Overview or as a scheduled report. Do not activate or send anything yet.

If a threshold depends on a calculation, agree on the definition. "Seven days of stock" needs a sales window and a rule for zero sales. "Advertising cost too high" needs the campaign, cost measure and comparison period.

Know what you are creating

You want	Ask about
An answer now	A one-off analysis in Chat.
The same method available to reuse	A skill.
Work at a set time	A scheduled task.
A condition repeatedly checked and surfaced as a finding	A supported monitor.

These are related, but one does not automatically create the others. A saved skill is not necessarily scheduled. A scheduled report is not necessarily an Overview card.

Verify activation

Before relying on a recurring check, confirm its name, scope, rule, cadence, timezone, source, destination and enabled state. Know where to pause or change it. For a scheduled task, verify it on Scheduled Tasks. For Overview monitoring, verify the supported configuration and the resulting behavior; a chat reply alone is not enough.

If Winston cannot create the requested monitor, ask for the nearest supported alternative, be that a reusable analysis, an available monitoring area or a scheduled report, and what data or product capability is missing.

Connecting marketing or HR software does not by itself make a new Overview monitor available. See Check data coverage. To change the areas Winston already watches, see Monitoring settings.