Aglet

Triage notification defaults before asking for more attention

Defaults shape trust before a person knows the event taxonomy. Triage them as a context question, not a conversion target. Follow first use, invitation, and return paths; record which updates are enabled, why, and how a person can revise the choice without hunting through settings.

Establish what is happening

  1. Capture first-run states

    Record account context, role, event categories, channel defaults, rationale copy, skip path, and saved preference state. Include a person who accepts and one who postpones. Keep permission or platform prompts separate from in-app defaults.

  2. Compare value and interruption

    Ask whether each default helps with a task the person just started or merely creates future attention. Compare optional, important, and time-sensitive events. Record whether the default is understandable before any notification arrives.

  3. Set a default boundary

    State what is enabled, why it belongs at this moment, and how the person can reverse it. Preserve a no-choice path. Stop when another reviewer can explain the default without using hidden product assumptions.

What to carry forward

The triage output is a default decision with context, event value, skip path, and reversal. Stop when enabled choices have an understandable reason. If the first-run value is unclear, keep the default conservative and route the context question.

Technical background: Apple developer documentation.

Keep the decision with the work.

Use a Work Item in Aglet to record the problem, the evidence you have, and the next decision. Add an owner and priority, then keep updates in the discussion so the next person can follow the reasoning.

Create an account See the product workflow