Getting started with Sched

Step 1 — Install Sched for Slack

Add Sched to your Slack workspace by clicking Add to Slack. You'll be asked to approve permissions so Sched can manage your Slack user groups and send rotation notifications.

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Step 2 — Create a team

A team in Sched is a Slack user group (e.g. @oncall or @platform-ops). Add the members who will rotate through on-call duty. Sched keeps the Slack user group in sync automatically so that @mentioning the group always reaches the current on-call person.

Step 3 — Set a rotation schedule

Choose your rotation cadence — daily, weekly, or custom — and pick a start date and time. Sched rotates the active member on schedule and sends a handoff notification in Slack so everyone knows who's on call.

That's it

Once your schedule is live, Sched runs automatically. You can pause, skip, or manually trigger rotations at any time from the dashboard.

Using Sched in Slack

After installation, Sched adds the following slash command to your workspace:

Sched also adds an App Home tab inside the Sched app in Slack. Open it to see your personal on-call schedule — which rotations you're currently in, when you're on-call now, and upcoming shifts in the next 30 days.