Approval Automation

Approval Workflows That Run Without You

Stop chasing sign-offs by email. We build structured approval chains that route requests to the right people automatically, send reminders, escalate when needed, and log every decision — so nothing gets lost and everyone knows where things stand.

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Is this right for you?

Signs your approval process is costing you

Sound familiar?
  • Approvals happen by email and requests regularly get lost or forgotten
  • No one knows the status of a pending request without sending a follow-up
  • Approvals require multiple people to sign off in a specific order
  • You have no audit trail of who approved what and when
  • Escalation is manual — someone has to chase overdue requests themselves
  • Time-sensitive requests get stuck because one approver is unavailable
What changes after
  • Requests are submitted via a form, not an email chain
  • Each approver is notified automatically when it is their turn
  • Reminders and escalations trigger on their own after a set time
  • Requesters see live status without having to ask anyone
  • Every approval is logged with a timestamp, decision, and reason
  • The process runs the same way every time, regardless of who is involved
What's built

Run approvals without manual coordination

Configurable Approval Chains

Define who approves, in what order, and under what conditions. Set different chains for different request types — purchases, leave, contracts, or anything else.

Automatic Notifications

Approvers receive an email or Slack message the moment a request reaches them. Requesters are updated at each stage without having to follow up.

Escalation Rules

If an approver does not act within your defined window, the request escalates automatically — to their manager, a backup approver, or both.

Rejection Handling

Rejections include a reason field. The requester is notified immediately and the decision is logged. Optionally loop back to earlier steps.

Full Audit Log

Every action — submission, approval, rejection, comment, escalation — is recorded with a timestamp and stored in your system of record.

Intake Form Builder

We design the request form to capture exactly what approvers need upfront, reducing back-and-forth and incomplete submissions.

Built with

The tools powering this workflow

n8n
n8n
Workflow Engine

Self-hosted automation platform that runs the approval logic, routing, and notifications. Runs on your infrastructure — no vendor lock-in.

Webhooks
Trigger Layer

Form submissions and system events trigger the workflow in real time. Compatible with any tool that can send an HTTP request.

Claude AI
Smart Routing (optional)

For high-volume intake, Claude can classify requests, extract key fields, and route them to the correct approval chain automatically.

Stack chosen to match your use case — we are not tied to any vendor.

Red Octo

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