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The moment it happens

Turn requests sent to a link into Google Tasks

Requests sent from a form or another tool become well-titled Google Tasks with a due date, and Slack confirms each one.

Runs
The moment it happens
Apps
Google Tasks, Slack
AI
Yes, uses the built-in AI allowance
Access
tasks; chat:write

Send this to your assistant

Create a ClickRuntime automation: when a request is posted to this link, write a clear task title, due date and priority, add it to my Google Tasks and post it to #tasks.

Paste it into your assistant. It tells you what it will send or change before it runs live.

First time? Adding ClickRuntime to your assistant takes about two minutes.

Why use it

Why teams use this automation

Requests reach busy people through forms, other tools and quick messages, each worded differently. Turning "can you have a look at the thing for Northwind sometime next week" into a task with a clear title and date takes a moment every time, and it often does not happen.

Team leads, assistants and solo operators use it to give colleagues or clients one place to send requests, knowing each one becomes a proper task and that everyone can see it was received.

What you get out of it

  • Clear tasks from messy requests

    AI turns a rambling message into a short action title with a sensible due date and priority.

  • Requesters see it was received

    The Slack confirmation shows the task as written, so the person asking knows it is on your list.

  • One inbox for requests

    Any form or tool that can send to a link can feed your list, so requests stop arriving in five places.

  • Dates you can plan around

    Phrases like next Tuesday or end of the month become real due dates in Google Tasks and Calendar.

How it works

What happens, step by step

  1. When a request arrives at your automation's link, ClickRuntime receives it straight away.

  2. AI writes a short task title and picks a due date and priority from the wording.

  3. The task is added to your Google Tasks with the original request in its notes.

  4. A confirmation with the title, date and priority is posted to your Slack channel.

Before it runs live

  • Connect Google Tasks
  • Connect Slack, then invite the app to the channel (type /invite @ClickRuntime there)
  • Paste your automation's link into the other app's webhook settings

What you get

RunsThe moment it happens
Turn requests sent to a link into Google Tasksjust nowSucceeded
Slack · #tasks✅ New task: Review Northwind Q4 media plan · High · due 2026-10-23

Build your own

Need it to work differently?

This template is a starting point. Copy the prompt and change it, or describe a different automation from scratch, with your own conditions, more apps or an AI step. Your assistant writes it, tests it and runs it on ClickRuntime.
  • Your own rules

    Conditions, thresholds, filters and exceptions, written the way you'd explain them to a colleague.

  • Any number of apps

    One automation can read from one app and update several others. Over 248 apps are ready, and anything with an API works too.

  • AI where it helps

    Summaries, classification, extraction and drafts use ClickRuntime's built-in AI, with no extra key.

  • On a schedule or on each event

    Runs as often as every 5 minutes, or the moment an app sends an event, and keeps track of what it already handled.

Changes you can ask for

  • Act only on the items that match your own rules, and skip the rest
  • Change what the AI looks for, or how it writes the result
  • Add another app, for example also send it to Google Sheets
  • Combine it with other Google Tasks and Slack steps into one automation

Under the hood

The code that runs this automation

This is the Python script that runs each time the automation starts. Your AI assistant writes it for you when you send the prompt, and you allow each step in your assistant. To change how the automation works, describe the change to your assistant and it updates the script for you. For every function it can use, see the script reference.
turn_incoming_requests_into_google_tasks_with_slack_confirmation.pyexample
from datetime import date
from google.oauth2.credentials import Credentials
from googleapiclient.discovery import build
from clickruntime import on_event, credentials, notify, ai

SCHEMA = {"type": "object", "properties": {"title": {"type": "string"}, "due_date": {"type": "string"},
                                           "priority": {"enum": ["High", "Normal", "Low"]}}}

@on_event
def handle(event):
    body = event.json or {}
    text = str(body.get("text") or body.get("request") or "")[:2000]
    if not text:
        return {"skipped": "no text"}
    t = ai.generate(f"Today is {date.today()}. Turn this request into a short action title, a due date (YYYY-MM-DD, "
                    f"empty if none) and a priority.\nFrom: {body.get('from', 'unknown')}\n{text}",
                    json_schema=SCHEMA, max_output_tokens=120).json
    task = {"title": f"[{t['priority']}] {t['title']}", "notes": text}
    if t.get("due_date"):
        task["due"] = f"{t['due_date']}T00:00:00.000Z"
    tasks = build("tasks", "v1", credentials=Credentials(credentials.connection("google", "work")), cache_discovery=False)
    tasks.tasks().insert(tasklist="@default", body=task).execute()
    notify.slack(f"✅ New task: *{t['title']}* · {t['priority']} · due {t.get('due_date') or 'no date'}", channel="#tasks")
    return {"title": t["title"]}

FAQ

Common questions

What can send requests to the link?
Any form builder, website or tool that can send a web request, such as a form's webhook setting. The request needs at least a text field with the ask.
What if the request has no date?
AI picks a reasonable date from the wording, or leaves the task without a date when nothing suggests one. You can set a default, such as three working days.
Where does the priority go?
Google Tasks has no priority field, so the priority is added to the start of the title, such as [High], and shown in the Slack post.
What permissions does it need?
tasks; chat:write. Nothing else in your accounts is used.
Does it need AI?
Yes. It uses ClickRuntime's built-in AI, so you don't need an OpenAI or Anthropic key. Every plan includes a monthly AI allowance.
How many runs does it use?
One run for each event the app sends.
Can I change how it works?
Yes. Describe the change to your AI assistant, for example a different schedule, channel or filter. It updates the automation, tests it and tells you what changed.

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