Why nobody noticed the automation stopped — telling nothing to do from cannot do
Summary in three lines
- Nobody noticed the stoppage because the watchdog logged nothing to do and cannot do with the same words.
- A backup watchdog was meant to repost in the evening, but with the draft queue empty it logged no action every day while four Instagram accounts went 12 days without a post.
- The fix: shout when the queue is empty, count days since the last real post every day, and write down how many accounts are being watched.
What we learned
- No action describes a result, not a reason. Reports need three states, done, cannot do and nothing to do, so a stall cannot hide.
- Track the date of the last real post rather than run logs. Simple thresholds like orange at 2 days and red at 5 make gaps obvious.
FAQ
There were alerts, so why was it missed?
The real problem, an empty queue, was silent, while a false alert about an expired connection rang every day. What matters is which alerts exist, not that alerts exist.
Can I set this up without coding?
Yes. Ask your AI to report one line per item each morning with days since last success and a status of done, cannot do or nothing to do, flagging any cannot do at the top.
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