I built TryCatchUp: https://trycatchup.com

I kept hitting the same problem in Slack: a project channel can look fine until it isn’t. The real signal is usually buried in threads, stray blocker mentions, and a drop in channel activity. Then someone asks for status and you end up piecing it together by hand.

It sits in Slack project channels and:

* flags blockers, delays, and scope creep

* DMs the project lead when something needs attention

* sends a Friday digest with decisions, blockers, accomplishments, and recent activity

* keeps a pinned Canvas updated so stakeholders can check status without asking in-thread

* stays quiet when a channel is active and does lightweight check-ins when it goes quiet

* deactivates itself if a channel has been dead for 3+ weeks; it warns first, waits 7 days, then removes itself

Free tier covers 2 channels with weekly digests. Pro is $29/mo.