Read-only work connections
Connect Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, or GitHub so StandIn can use selected work context where teammates already ask questions. The service is described as read-only and does not post or change anything.
StandIn
StandIn gives each team member a read-only work representative that answers colleagues’ questions from published briefs, handoffs, and selected connected-tool data. It is designed for distributed teams that need sourced answers while an owner is away, without allowing the system to edit or act in their tools.
A read-only representative for work questions
StandIn is a work-representation service for teams that need answers while a colleague is away. Each person gets a StandIn that answers questions about that person’s work using explicitly published briefs, handoffs, and selected metadata from connected tools. Responses are labeled as being on the person’s behalf and include a source.
The product is built around read-only access and controlled disclosure. Teammates can ask about decisions, policies, status, or other shared work without waiting for the owner to return. StandIn does not send messages, edit records, approve requests, or take actions in connected systems; when the relevant information is missing, it is intended to say so and flag the owner.
Key features
Published briefs and handoffs
Users can write and publish briefs or handoffs describing decisions, updates, agreements, and open items. Teammates can ask questions about this intentionally shared context.
Attributed, sourced answers
Each response identifies the person whose StandIn is answering and shows a source beneath the answer, helping teammates trace a decision to its brief or connected work.
Unknown-answer handling
When the available context does not contain an answer, StandIn is designed to state that limitation and flag the owner instead of filling the gap with an unsupported guess.
Owner controls and answer review
Users choose what their StandIn can see or speak about, can review what it answered, and can pause it when needed.
Bounded retrieval and audit
The service retrieves a bounded context at question time rather than giving the language model open access to connected systems. The source says prompts, answers, and sources are saved for answer-quality review and audit.
Practical use cases
Keep deals moving while a sales owner is away
A salesperson can ask about renewal terms, discount limits, or an approval condition and receive the decision from the relevant owner’s published brief, with the source and any stated qualification included.
Answer launch and project-status questions
A product or marketing teammate can ask about a launch date, rollout condition, or current status and get the project owner’s documented update without scheduling another handoff meeting.
Handle recurring internal policy questions
People and support teams can ask about policies such as leave rules or other internal guidance while the usual policy contact is unavailable, provided that guidance has been shared with the StandIn.
Reduce bottlenecks around senior staff
A founder, senior specialist, or team lead can publish the decisions and updates their colleagues most often need, reducing interruptions while preserving attribution to the person who made the decision.
Provide cross-time-zone coverage
A colleague working in another time zone can ask a question during the owner’s evening or absence and receive a sourced response, or a clear indication that the owner needs to answer it.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Connects with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, and GitHub.
- Shows who the answer represents and provides a source under each answer.
- Uses a bounded, read-only context instead of giving the language model open access to work systems.
- Supports owner controls, including choosing visible work, reviewing answers, and pausing a StandIn.
- Provides an explicit fallback when the available information does not answer a question.
Cons
- Its answers are limited to work that users have explicitly shared or to metadata exposed through configured connections; it is not a general record of everything a person knows.
- StandIn is read-only and cannot resolve a question by sending, editing, booking, approving, or changing information in connected tools.
- The free trial is time-limited, and the Team plan is listed as coming soon on the pricing page.
FAQ
How is StandIn set up?
You connect Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, or GitHub, then review what StandIn knows and publish briefs or handoffs that teammates can ask about. The product is designed to be set up once and used while you are away.
What can StandIn do, and what can it not do?
StandIn reads connected systems and explicitly published briefs or handoffs. It does not post, edit, book, approve, or otherwise write to connected tools. You can choose what it can see and pause it at any time.
How are answers attributed and supported?
Answers are labeled as being on a named person’s behalf and include the underlying source, such as a published brief or connected work metadata. Questions, answers, and sources are saved in the product, and the person can review what was answered.
What happens when StandIn does not know the answer?
StandIn is intended for questions about work that a person has shared or published. When the relevant answer is not available, it is designed to say that it does not know and flag or direct the question to the owner rather than guess.
What plans and trial options are available?
The free trial costs €0 for 7 days, supports up to 10 seats, and does not require a card. The pricing page lists a Team plan at €25 per seat per month as a Product Hunt launch price, marked as coming soon, and Enterprise pricing for organizations with more than 100 people or additional security and procurement needs. Prices exclude VAT.
Quick Facts
- Category
- AI productivity and team knowledge
- Primary users
- Distributed teams and colleagues who frequently answer work questions
- Connections
- Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, and GitHub
- Access model
- Read-only; no writes or autonomous actions
- Trial
- 7 days, up to 10 seats, no card required
- Paid pricing
- Team launch price listed at €25 per seat per month; Enterprise pricing is custom