How it works

Install, configure, forget about it.

Dynaro is a Slack-native on-call manager. The team operates the rotation from Slack. Admins handle setup and audit in a separate web dashboard. Here's the full lifecycle.

  1. 01

    Install & create

    Install Dynaro from the Slack App Directory. Open the web dashboard, sign in with Slack, and create your first rotation — schedule, timezone, active days, start/end hours, participants. Setup is a single screen and takes about ten minutes.

    Dynaro reads the people you add and creates (or reuses) a Slack user group like @oncall-platform. From this point on, that group always points at whoever is currently covering.

  2. 02

    Automatic scheduling

    Dynaro assigns shifts on your recurrence (weekly, biweekly, custom). At every handover it posts a Slack message announcing the change and updates the user group membership so @oncall always reaches the right person.

    Shifts are generated three months in advance; a background job extends the schedule as you approach the horizon, so the rotation never silently runs out.

  3. 03

    Mention & acknowledge

    When someone @mentions your on-call group in a channel where Dynaro is a member, Dynaro logs the mention and waits for an acknowledgment from whoever is covering. Acknowledgments stop the escalation clock.

    The first time you set up Dynaro, run /invite @Dynaro in any channel where you plan to page on-call. Dynaro can only detect mentions in channels it's a member of.

  4. 04

    Escalate & protect

    If the @mention isn't acknowledged within your timeout, Dynaro walks the escalation chain — DM, channel alert, designated escalation contacts — until somebody responds. Nothing sits silently overnight.

    Each rotation has one escalation chain. Free tier supports up to 2 escalation steps, Team up to 5, Pro unlimited.

Two surfaces, each doing what it's best at.

What lives in Slack

  • Slash commands: /oncall, /oncall-swap, /oncall-take, /oncall-assign, /oncall-history
  • Handover messages at every shift change
  • Acknowledgment tracking on @oncall mentions
  • Escalation DMs and channel alerts
  • Shift-swap approval flow

What lives in the web dashboard

  • Creating and editing rotations
  • Adding and removing participants
  • Configuring escalation chains and timeouts
  • Viewing on-call history and audit logs
  • Billing, plan changes, integrations (e.g. Google Calendar sync)

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