Allotment Admiral
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Allotment Admiral, you've run an allotment society like a tight ship: AI spots lapsed members, re-lets weedy plots and watches blood pressure, with a human signing every letter.
1Sort the society's inbox each morning
A short email lists the society messages that need me, with replies drafted for the routine ones.
Sort the society's inbox each morningDraft
3 need you: a plot boundary complaint, the water bill, a new member asking about sheds. 4 drafts ready: two waiting-list replies, a meeting date, a thank-you.
How to borrow it
- Reads
- society email inbox, member list
- Runs on
- Claude, run by a scheduler
Needs - Read and draft access to the group's email inbox. - A member list. Ask your person which kinds of message they always want to see themselves (default complaints, money, anything from the council). Build 1. Every morning at 8am read new messages since the last run. 2. Ask the model to sort each into needs you or routine, and draft a short reply for routine ones using past replies as a guide. 3. Email the person a list of what needs them and the number of drafts. Never send a draft. Check - Run on yesterday's messages with sending off: a complaint is in needs you and a waiting-list question has a draft.
2Log my blood pressure readings and flag a high week
Readings I text in are written to a sheet. A text arrives only when the 7-day average goes above the limit my GP set.
Allotment's assistant
7-day average 146/88, above your 140/90 limit for the first time since August. Two of the high ones were before 7am. Worth mentioning at the 4 Nov appointment.
How to borrow it
- Reads
- my texted readings, GP's target range
- Runs on
- Claude, run by a scheduler
Ask first - What limit did the doctor give? (default 140/90) - Who else should know about a high week? (default nobody) Needs - A way for the person to send readings (a text or note in any format). - A sheet with date, time, top and bottom numbers and pulse. Build 1. Each evening read any new readings and write them to the sheet with the time. 2. Work out the 7-day average. 3. If it is above the limit and no warning was sent in the last 7 days, text the person with the average and any pattern by time of day. 4. Never give medical advice beyond pointing to the next appointment. Check - Enter a week of test readings above the limit: one text arrives, not two.
3Write the society's weekly newsletter from my notes
A newsletter draft lands in my email, built from my voice notes, the events calendar and the plot reports, ready for me to check and send.
Write the society's weekly newsletter from my notesDraft
Water off on plots 20-34 Saturday morning. Seed swap moved to the 19th. Well done to the lower field for clearing the bramble corner. Reminder: subs due end of month.
How to borrow it
- Reads
- my voice notes, events calendar, plot reports from members
- Runs on
- Claude, run by a scheduler
Ask first - How long should it be? (default 6 short items) - Anything always included? (default dates for the next fortnight) Needs - The person's notes for the week in any form, and the group's events calendar. Build 1. Thursday 4pm read the week's notes and the next two weeks of events. 2. Ask the model to write 6 short items in the person's plain voice, dates first. 3. Save as a draft to the mailing list. The person sends. Check - Add one test event: it appears with the correct date.
4Notice members who have quietly stopped turning up
A short list of members not seen at work days or on the sign-in sheet for 6 weeks arrives, with a friendly check-in message drafted for each.
Notice members who have quietly stopped turning upDraft
Hello [member], we've missed you at the last few work days and your runner beans look like they'd love a visit. All well? If you need a hand with the plot for a while, just say.
How to borrow it
- Reads
- work-day sign-in sheets, plot inspection notes, member list with ages and contact detail
- Done when
- Closes when the member replies or is seen again; no reply in 2 weeks goes on my call list.
- Runs on
- Claude, run by a scheduler
Ask first - How long away counts as quiet? (default 6 weeks) - Who should get a phone call rather than a message? (default members over 80 or without email) Needs - Sign-in sheets or attendance lists. Paper sheets are often the only record; a photo of each week's sheet works if someone takes it. - Plot inspection notes, which show an untended plot even when nobody signs in. Build 1. Read: Sunday 6pm load the last 8 weeks of sign-ins and the latest inspection notes. 2. Decide: a member is quiet if not signed in for 6 weeks and their plot is marked untended or worse. Keep: signed in weekly to August, nothing since, plot overgrown. Drop: away for a fortnight with a neighbour watering. 3. Deliver: email the person the list with a warm two-line draft for each; members who should be phoned go on a call list instead. 4. When a member replies or signs in again, take them off the list. After 2 weeks with no reply, move them to the call list. Check - Mark a test member absent for 7 weeks with an untended plot: a draft appears. - A member away with a note on file is not listed.
5Offer untended plots to the next person waiting
A list of plots marked untended two inspections running arrives with the next waiting-list names and an offer letter drafted, held until the committee agrees.
Offer untended plots to the next person waitingDraft
Plot 17: untended at the Aug and Sept inspections, two letters sent, no reply. Next on list: [applicant], waiting 14 months, wants a half plot. Offer letter drafted.
How to borrow it
- Reads
- plot inspection notes, waiting list, tenancy rules
- Done when
- Closes when the new tenant signs; a plot offered and refused goes to the next name.
- Runs on
- Claude, run by a scheduler
Needs - Inspection notes with plot number and condition, the waiting list with date joined and size wanted, and the tenancy rules on when a plot can be taken back. Build 1. On the first Monday read the last two inspections. 2. Keep plots marked untended both times where the rules' notice letters have gone out. 3. Match each to the longest-waiting person who wants that size. 4. Email the committee the list with an offer letter drafted for each. Nothing goes to applicants until the committee replies agreed. 5. When an offer is refused, draft for the next name. Check - A test plot untended twice with letters sent is matched to the top of the list.
6Remind me to fill the pill organiser and reorder in time
A text reminds me to fill the week's organiser and lists any medicine that runs out within 10 days.
Allotment's assistant
Fill the organiser. Statin runs out in 8 days, order today for Thursday collection. Everything else is fine until November.
How to borrow it
- Reads
- medication list with doses, last pharmacy collection dates
- Runs on
- Claude, run by a scheduler
Needs - A list of medicines with daily dose, pack size and last collection date. Ask the person to reply with the date each time they collect. Build 1. Sunday 10am work out days left for each medicine. 2. Text the reminder plus any medicine under 10 days. 3. Update the collection date when the person replies collected. Check - Set a test medicine to 7 days left: it is in the text.
7Pick the best morning for my walking group
A text suggests which weekday morning suits the walking group, based on rain, wind and the route's mud, with a group message drafted.
Allotment's assistant
Wednesday looks best: dry until 2pm, light wind. Thursday wet. Draft for the group: 'Walk Wednesday 10am from the church car park, the river route. Boots, it'll still be soft by the stile.'
How to borrow it
- Reads
- weather forecast, route notes
- Runs on
- Claude, run by a scheduler
Build 1. Monday 7am read the forecast for the week's mornings. 2. Pick the driest calm morning, avoiding any route marked muddy after rain. 3. Text the person with a draft for the group chat. The person posts it. Check - The suggested day matches the driest morning in the forecast.
8Reconcile the society's bank account with the subs list
A one-page summary of money in and out lands in my email, with the members whose subs have not arrived and reminder drafts for them.
Reconcile the society's bank account with the subs listDraft
Summary: "In 412 (subs 360, seed sale 52). Out 188 (water 140, padlocks 48). 7 members unpaid, reminder drafts ready. Balance 2,340."
How to borrow it
- Reads
- society bank statement, subs list, receipts folder
- Runs on
- Claude, run by a scheduler
Needs - The group's bank statement, the subs list with amounts due, and receipts for spending. - Payments often arrive with no clear reference; match on amount and surname, and list anything unmatched for the person. Build 1. On the first of the month read last month's transactions. 2. Match subs payments to members and spending to receipts. 3. Email a summary to the person and the treasurer, with reminder drafts for unpaid members. Never send. Check - Remove one test payment: that member appears as unpaid.
9Check my pension and savings income arrived as expected
A text confirms the month's pension and interest payments landed, or names the one that is late or different.
Allotment's assistant
State pension and both private pensions in. Savings interest 18 lower than last month: the rate dropped on the 1st. Nothing missing.
How to borrow it
- Reads
- bank statement, expected income list
- Runs on
- Claude, run by a scheduler
10Compare my energy tariff with the cheapest public ones
A short note compares my energy tariff with published deals for my usage, and drafts a switch or a request to my supplier when the gap is large.
Compare my energy tariff with the cheapest public onesDraft
Note: "You pay 0.27 per unit on a variable tariff. Two fixed deals are at 0.23 for your usage. Draft to your supplier asking for their best fixed rate is ready."
How to borrow it
- Reads
- energy bills, public tariff prices
- Runs on
- Claude, run by a scheduler
Needs - The last 12 months of energy bills for usage and current rates, and access to public tariff comparison pages. Build 1. Each quarter read the latest bill and annual usage. 2. Compare with the three cheapest public tariffs for that usage. 3. If a deal is cheaper by a set amount (default 50 a year), draft an email to the supplier. The person sends. Check - The note quotes the current unit rate from the latest bill.
11Fill in grant and council forms for the society
When I paste in a grant or council form, I get draft answers built from our past applications and accounts, ready to edit.
Draft answer: "The society has 64 plot holders, a third over 65. A raised bed by the gate would let six members who can no longer kneel keep a plot."
How to borrow it
- Reads
- past applications, society accounts, membership numbers
- Runs on
- Claude
Tools
Reads from
- Emailsociety and personal
- A shared sheetmembers, plots, readings
Lands in
- Email draftsanything that goes to a member
- Textsreminders to me
Runbook updated 12 October 2026
