Make your team blockers visible

Flag a blocker in Slack or your AI assistant. Destato assigns an owner, tracks how long it's been sitting, and keeps your team posted until it's closed.

#platform

Dana 4:13 PM

did the OAuth PR get a security review yet? need to ship this week

Marcus 4:13 PM

not yet, it's queued behind the vendor audit

Dana 4:15 PM

this is blocking the mobile release @Destato

Destato 4:15 PM

New blocker reported

#10 OAuth PR security review needed to unblock mobile release

Waiting on someoneBlocked by MarcusResponder: Carol

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From a Slack thread to a closed blocker. Sound on.

Blockers are resolved in hours, not days

Priya needs Infra to restore the staging DB before Friday's demo.Priya needs Infra to restore the staging DB before Friday's demo. Here's her week with and without Destato.

Without Destato4+ days

10:12 AMPriya DMs Marcus: can infra restore staging?

no owner, no reply

9:30 AM STANDUP“Wait, you're still blocked on that?”

FRIDAYDemo pushed a week

With Destato2h 53m

10:12 AM to 1:05 PM

Priya's back on the demo

FRIDAYDemo goes out on time

MONDAY, ZOOMED IN

Every step happened in Slack. Nobody chased anyone.

Reported10:12 AM

Reported in Slack#21 filed from Priya's message. Carol, Infra's responder, is pinged.

Owner assigned10:31 AM

Marcus takes itOwner assigned straight from the Slack card.

Note added11:20 AM

Note addedMarcus: restoring from last night's snapshot.

Unblocked1:05 PM

You're unblockedPriya hears it in Slack. Blocked for 2h 53m.

Without Destato4+ daysDemo pushed a week

With Destato2h 53mDemo on time

WITHOUT DESTATO

MONPriya DMs Marcus.

TUE-WEDNo owner, no reply.

THUStandup: “Wait, you're still blocked on that?”

FRIDemo pushed a week.

WITH DESTATO, MONDAY

Reported10:12 AM
Reported in Slack#21 filed from Priya's message. Carol, Infra's responder, is pinged.
Owner assigned10:31 AM
Marcus takes itOwner assigned straight from the Slack card.
Note added11:20 AM
Note addedMarcus: restoring from last night's snapshot.
Unblocked1:05 PM
You're unblockedPriya hears it in Slack. Blocked for 2h 53m.

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#21Staging DB restoreSlack

#19Vendor API keysClaude

#17Pricing copy sign-offWeb

Flagged in a DM nobody else saw

Every blocker lands in one list

Slack, Claude, the web app, or the API. Wherever it's reported, it's tracked in the same place.

Carol is Infra's responder

#21 Staging DB restore

Assign ownerOwner: Marcus

Nobody knew it was theirs

Someone owns it from minute one

Each team has a default responder, so a new blocker always has a name on it until a real owner steps in.

Destato#21 has been open for 3 days. Priya is still blocked.Delayed3d 2h

Sat for three days in silence

The clock keeps people honest

Aging and delayed flags send reminders to the right people until it's closed. No chasing by hand.

WHY I BUILT THIS

“As an engineering manager and a staff engineer, I saw too many projects stall because tiny blockers fell through the cracks. Destato is the tool I wanted then; it makes sure people can get back to the real work.”

Dustin HartFounder, former engineering manager and staff engineer

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What counts as a blocker?

Something urgent that stops work and needs someone else to act. An access request, a decision, another team's fix. Ticket dependencies only become blockers when a deadline is at risk.

We already use Jira. Why do we need this?

Most blockers never get a ticket. They live in Slack threads, DMs, and standup notes. Destato gives each one an owner and keeps it visible until it's closed. Jira linking is coming soon.

Do we have to learn another tool?

No. Your team mentions @Destato in Slack and it files the blocker, tags who's affected, and routes it for an owner. Reminders and briefs arrive in Slack and email, so most people never open the web app.

Who owns a blocker?

Every team has a responder. New blockers go to them for triage until a specific owner is assigned, so nothing sits unclaimed.

What happens to blockers nobody follows up on?

They get flagged as aging, then delayed, and stay in Slack and email briefs until someone acts. If a blocker goes quiet, Destato asks if it's still a problem and closes it if nobody confirms.

What does it cost?

Destato is free during the beta. After that, it moves to simple per-seat pricing.

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