Nothing sits silent
Destato doesn't plan your sprint or measure your velocity. It makes sure every stuck piece of work has an owner, a clock, and someone who knows about it.
Report it from wherever you are
Different roles live in different tools, so Destato takes blockers from all of them. Every report lands in one list with the same owner, clock, and reminders.
- Mention @Destato or use /destato in Slack
- Look-back reads the thread and writes up the blocker for you
- File and manage blockers from Claude Code or ChatGPT over MCP
- Script it with the API and CLI, or use the web app
Someone owns it from minute one
Every team has a default responder. New blockers go to them until a real owner steps in, so nothing sits unclaimed.
- Default responder per team
- A triage queue of everything that needs an owner
- Assign owners from Slack or the web app
- Filter and sort by team, person, type, or age
Every blocker has a clock
Destato tracks how long each blocker has been sitting. Aging and delayed flags send reminders to the owner and their team until it moves. The rules are plain time thresholds, so you can always tell why something was flagged.
- Aging after 24 hours, delayed after 3 days, adjustable per team
- Flag the urgent ones
- Snooze reminders when you're already on it
- Notifications by Slack or email, set per person
A morning brief instead of a status meeting
Each team gets a scheduled summary in its Slack channel. Each person gets their own, by Slack or email. Both show what needs triage, what's stuck, and who's waiting on whom.
- Team briefs posted to a channel on a schedule
- Personal briefs by Slack or email
- Shows when you're the one blocking someone
- Act on each item straight from the brief
Quiet blockers check in, then close
When a blocker goes quiet, Destato asks the person who was blocked if it's still a problem. A yes resets the clock. No answer, and it closes on its own.
- Check-in after 7 days of no activity, adjustable per team
- Lapsed is tracked separately from resolved
- Keeps your list current without cleanup sessions
People instantly know when they're unblocked
When a blocker is resolved, the person who was waiting gets told in Slack or email. Every change is kept, so you can reopen it or look back later.
- Notify the affected person on resolve
- Full history and audit trail
- Reopen if it comes back
- Join your Destato workspace straight from Slack
COMING SOON
What's next
Jira
Coming soonBring Destato's clock and reminders to the work you already track in Jira.
- Start tracking a blocker from a Jira issue
- Link blockers to issues by key
- Keep notes and status in sync
Reports
Coming soonSee where work waits, so recurring blockers stop hiding in plain sight.
- Time to clear, excluding lapsed blockers
- Open versus closed each week
- Which teams block which, and how often
Set up your workspace in minutes
Connect Slack, invite your team, and report your first blocker today.