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Polling Agent

The Polling Agent lets you ask your team a question and get a structured summary of responses — all through Slack, without scheduling a meeting or chasing people manually.

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How it works

You write a question from the ProMarshal dashboard. The agent sends it to each active team member as a Slack DM and collects their responses. When the response window closes, you receive a summary in Slack showing who responded, what they said, and who did not reply.

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Starting a poll

From your project dashboard, go to the Polling section and enter:
  • Your question — free-form text, up to 300 characters
  • Response format — free text, or multiple choice with optional comments
  • Response window — minimum 30 minutes, default 90 minutes
ProMarshal rewrites the question for clarity before sending it to your team.

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What team members receive

Each member gets a Slack DM with your question. They reply directly in Slack. Responses are collected and attributed by name. If a member does not respond, ProMarshal sends nudges at 30 minutes and 60 minutes after the poll starts. No response after the deadline is recorded as no reply.

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Response summary

When the poll closes, you receive a Slack message with: 
Here is the team response summary.

Question: [your question]

Responded: 4/6
Pending: Alex, Sam

[Grouped responses with member names]
The summary includes:
  • Total responded vs total invited
  • Names of members who did not respond
  • All responses grouped by answer (for multiple choice) or listed individually (for free text)

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Timing and limits

SettingValue
Default response window90 minutes
Minimum response window30 minutes
Nudges sent at30 min and 60 min after poll starts
Grace period after window closes60 minutes (late responses accepted)
Poll rate limit120 polls per minute per workspace

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Requirements

  • Slack connected to the project
  • At least one team member with active status
Jira is not required for polling.