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How it works

How Extraktr Works

Turn messy conversations into structured work your team can act on.

Extraktr captures work signals from Slack, Gmail, Discord, Teams, browser pages, and pasted text, then turns them into tasks, decisions, risks, summaries, and follow-ups.

End-to-end flow

Capture → Extract → Structure → Review → Execute

Capture

Slack, Gmail, Discord, Teams, paste, or browser extension

Extract

One canonical extraction engine processes your input

Structure

Tasks, decisions, risks, summaries, and follow-ups

Review

Source references, ambiguity flags, and confidence signals

Execute

Send structured work into your existing tools

Try it yourself

See how Extraktr turns conversations into structured tasks in seconds.

Slack#eng-releases

alex · 10:02 AM
Can someone own the rollback checklist before Friday?

sam · 10:04 AM
I'll take it — posting the steps in this thread.

Task

Own rollback checklist before Friday

Suggested owner: sam · Source: Slack thread

Same pipeline as connected Slack — demo uses pasted thread text.

Output types

What Extraktr produces

Every extraction returns structured, source-referenced entities you can review and act on.

TASK

Tasks become executable immediately

Extraktr extracts explicit action items with ownership and urgency. Teams can route into execution tools without rewriting context manually.

Fix auth bug before Friday deploy

Maya K.SlackHigh
DECISION

Decisions stay visible and auditable

Decision extraction captures commitments and architectural direction from messy threads. Teams avoid duplicate debate by seeing what was already agreed.

📋

Adopt GraphQL for new microservice layer

Confirmed by Platform Team · via Discord · Apr 24

RISK

Risks surface before they become outages

Potential blockers are detected as structured risk entities with source references. Operators can prioritize mitigations before release windows close.

DB latency could cause launch failures

HIGHOpen

Flagged in Gmail · 2 days before release

FOLLOW-UP

Follow-ups keep momentum across teams

Implicit next steps become explicit follow-up entities that can be tracked. Nothing quietly drops between platform, ops, and product handoffs.

Sync with DevOps on scaling plan

Priya S.· Due May 2 · from Slack thread
SUMMARY

Summaries align everyone in one pass

Conversation summaries compress long threads into fast-read context. Stakeholders can catch up without scanning entire channel history.

"Auth fixes are prioritized for Friday. GraphQL decision confirmed. One open risk on DB latency needs resolution before deploy."

3 sources · 94% confidence · Short format

Supported sources

Where input comes from

Extraktr processes conversations from the platforms your team already uses. No background scanning — you control what gets extracted.

Slack

Extract from channels and threads via the integration or extension

Gmail

Process email threads through the Gmail add-on or paste

Discord

Use the /extraktr slash command in any server channel

Microsoft Teams

Extract from Teams conversations via the embedded tab

Paste

Drop any raw conversation text into the input panel

Browser extension

Capture and extract from Slack, Gmail, or Discord without leaving the tab

Trust & accuracy

Built for transparency

Extraktr is designed to surface only what is explicitly stated. Nothing is fabricated, assumed, or retained for training.

Source references

Every extracted item links back to the original message and speaker.

Ambiguity flags

Fields like owner or deadline are marked unknown when not explicitly stated — never guessed.

No data training

Your conversations are processed to generate results and are never used for model training.

Bounded output

Extraktr surfaces only what is explicitly stated. It does not fabricate information or fill gaps.

Not a PM replacement

Extraktr is a preprocessing layer. It extracts structured data — your existing tools handle execution.

Platform capabilities

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Output types

Tasks, decisions, risks, summaries

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Platforms

Slack, Gmail, Discord, Teams, paste / web threads

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Processing

Typical interactive extraction

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Data training

Your conversations are never used

Developer workflows

Use Extraktr in the browser or the terminal

Install the Extraktr CLI with npm and run the same extraction engine from your terminal.

  • Extract from files or piped input
  • Output JSON, Markdown, or text
  • Use the same engine as the workspace and API
Terminal
npm install -g extraktr
extraktr extract --file thread.txt

Support

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to common questions about Extraktr and how it works.

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Extract tasks, decisions, and risks in minutes — then move directly into execution with your team.