Preset Templates
MyOctopus comes with 13 built-in automation templates you can use instantly. Access them from the Automations view or ask in chat: "show me presets".
Productivity
Focus Mode
Close distracting apps (Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, Messages), mute volume, and enable dark mode for deep focus.
Actions: Close 4 apps → Mute volume → Toggle dark mode → Notification
Morning Setup
Open your daily work apps and set a comfortable volume to start the day.
Actions: Open Safari, Mail, Calendar → Set volume to 30 → Notification
Email
Quick Email Check
Fetch your latest 10 emails and get a summary notification.
Actions: Fetch emails → Notification with summary
Requires Gmail to be connected.
Entertainment
Music Time
Open Spotify and set volume to a comfortable listening level.
Actions: Open Spotify → Set volume to 40
Executive
Daily Briefing
Get today's calendar events and recent emails summarized by AI into a concise executive briefing.
Actions: List today's events → Fetch 20 emails → AI generates briefing → Notification
Meeting Prep
Get notified before meetings with event details. Pair with a calendar trigger for automatic alerts.
Actions: Notification with meeting details → Open Notes app
End of Day Report
Summarize today's completed events and generate an end-of-day update with follow-ups and tomorrow's priorities.
Actions: List today's events → AI generates EOD report → Notification
Email Triage
Fetch and AI-categorize your emails by urgency: Urgent, Important, FYI, and Low priority.
Actions: Fetch 30 emails with body → AI categorizes by urgency → Notification
Power User
Email to Calendar
Automatically create calendar events from emails containing meeting details. Best paired with an email trigger.
Actions: Fetch triggered email → AI extracts date/time → Create calendar event
Auto Reply
Auto-reply to emails with an AI-generated professional response. Pair with an email trigger to automate responses.
Actions: Fetch triggered email → AI drafts reply → Send email
Development
Dev Environment
Open Terminal, VS Code, and Chrome side by side for a ready-to-code workspace.
Actions: Open Terminal, VS Code, Chrome → Wait 2s → Split windows → Set volume to 20 → Notification
Git Status Check
Run git status and show the result as a notification.
Actions: Run git status → Notification with output
Deploy Alert
Get notified (with sound and voice) when deployment emails arrive. Pair with an email trigger matching deployment notification emails.
Actions: Notification with deploy info → Voice announcement
Using Presets
- Go to Automations view
- Browse or search preset templates
- Click a preset to preview its actions
- Click Use to add it to your automations
- Optionally customize actions before saving
You can also ask in chat:
"use the Focus Mode preset" "run Morning Setup"