This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Karthikeyan
This is a submission for the Runner H “AI Agent Prompting” Challenge
What I Built
I created Mom Mode, a funny automation that turns Runner H into your passive-aggressive AI mom. It sends daily reminders via email and Slack to check the weather, eat lunch, attend meetings, and drink water—nagging you with love to stay on track!
Demo
Here’s Mom Mode in action:
On June 22, 2025, at 06:52 PM IST, I got this hydration email:
Logged messages in the Google Sheet:
Runner-H demo:
How I Used Runner H
I tapped into Runner H’s scheduling, web scraping, and messaging features to create Mom Mode:
- Weather Check: Scrapes Google Weather for your place and sends an email.
- Meal Reminders: Sends a Slack message at 2 PM IST.
- Calendar Check: Checks Google Calendar and sends Slack meeting reminders.
- Hydration Nudges: Sends hourly email reminders.
- Logging: Logs messages in a Google Sheet.
To replicate this:
- Sign Up: Get a Runner H account at runnerh.com.
- Google Sheet: Create a sheet with columns: Time, Message, Platform. Set to “Anyone with the link can edit.”
- Email: Link your Gmail in Runner H.
- Slack: Set up a channel or DM in Slack and connect it to Runner H.
- Calendar: Link your Google Calendar (set to “View events”).
- Run the Prompt: Use this in Runner H, replacing placeholders:
At 8 AM IST daily, check the weather for [your city] on Google Weather and send an email to [your email address] with a reminder like: “It’s [weather condition] today—did you bring [item, e.g., an umbrella], or are you asking for a cold?” At 2 PM IST, send a meal reminder via Slack to [your Slack channel or DM] with: “It’s 2 PM, no lunch yet? Do I need to cook for you?” Check my Google Calendar for meetings today and send a Slack reminder 30 minutes before each to [your Slack channel or DM] with: “You have a meeting at [time]—don’t make me look bad by being late!” Every hour from 9 AM to 6 PM IST, send a hydration reminder via email to [your email address] with: “Drink water now, or you’ll turn into a prune—love, Mom!” Log all messages sent (time, message, platform) in a Google Sheet [insert your Google Sheet link]. If a source is inaccessible, skip it and proceed.
Why It’s Special:
- Turns a serious wellness use case into a funny, human experience.
- Requires no code, just smart prompts and creativity.
- Makes healthy routines feel like love from home.
Testing Instructions:
- Connect your Gmail, Slack, and Google Calendar to Runner H.
- Use the prompt shared above (or tweak it to suit your mom’s “voice”).
- Watch the magic — personalized, caring reminders like you’re living with your mom again (but digitally
).
Thank you for reading. What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments!
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Karthikeyan