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Categories Rule trigger
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 23, 2026

Rule trigger: when teammate subscribe to conversation

Summary:
Allow automations in Front to detect whether a conversation is followed/subscribed by a user or teammate, and act based on that.

Feature Request:
Introduce a new automation capability that can check:

  • If a conversation is followed by me

  • If a conversation is followed by any teammate

  • If a conversation has no followers

  • If a user has already been notified / subscribed

This should be available as a condition/trigger that can be used across automations


Use Case:
We use “following” (subscription) as a core workflow signal to indicate ownership or awareness of a conversation.

We want automations like:

  • Only notify or assign if no one is following

  • Avoid duplicate alerts if someone is already following

  • Route conversations differently if they already have internal attention

  • Trigger actions only if I have (or have not) been notified

Current Limitation:
There is currently no way to use follow/subscription status in automation logic, which leads to:

  • Duplicate notifications

  • Manual checks before acting

  • Less reliable ownership tracking

  • Inefficient workflows

Why This Matters:
“Follow” is a fundamental behavior in Front, but it cannot be leveraged in automation today. This limits the ability to build smart, scalable workflows.

Suggested Solution:
Expose conversation subscription/follow status as a native automation condition or trigger that can be used across all automation tools in Front.

Impact:
High — improves notification control, reduces noise, and enables better ownership-based workflows across teams.

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