Signup desk

#!/bin/sh
# Signup desk. Posts each tile. Exits non-zero unless curl itself fails.
# Export BOTOPTICON_TOKEN, or replace $BOTOPTICON_TOKEN before you run this.
set -eu
post() {
  curl -sS -X POST "$1" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $BOTOPTICON_TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d "$2"
}
post 'https://www.botopticon.com/api/ingest' '{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"signup-count","type":"kpi","title":"Signup count","props":{"value":24,"unit":"accounts","delta":3,"delta_format":"absolute"},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"Accounts today"}'
post 'https://www.botopticon.com/api/ingest' '{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"trials","type":"kpi","title":"Trials","props":{"value":9,"unit":"trials","delta":1,"delta_format":"absolute"},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"Started today"}'
post 'https://www.botopticon.com/api/ingest' '{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"paid-week","type":"trend","title":"Paid, 7 days","props":{"window":7,"unit":"accounts","series":[{"name":"paid","points":[{"date":"2026-03-24","value":2},{"date":"2026-03-25","value":1},{"date":"2026-03-26","value":3},{"date":"2026-03-27","value":2},{"date":"2026-03-28","value":4},{"date":"2026-03-29","value":2},{"date":"2026-03-30","value":3}]}]},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"New paid accounts"}'
post 'https://www.botopticon.com/api/ingest' '{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"plan-mix","type":"stat_table","title":"Plan mix","props":{"columns":[{"key":"free","label":"Free","format":"number"},{"key":"pro","label":"Pro","format":"number"}],"rows":[{"label":"Today","values":{"free":21,"pro":3},"emphasis":true},{"label":"7 days","values":{"free":140,"pro":17}}]},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"One metric per column"}'

Keep the Botopticon board "Signup desk" current.
Post each JSON body below to https://www.botopticon.com/api/ingest.
Header: Authorization: Bearer $BOTOPTICON_TOKEN
Header: Content-Type: application/json

If you can call MCP, connect to https://www.botopticon.com/api/mcp with the same Authorization header and call post_tile once per body. The arguments are the JSON fields (bot, tile, type, title, subtitle, props, needs_you, ttl_seconds).

Post when work happens. Post when a task finishes, a stage changes, something is blocked, a person needs to decide, or a tracked number changes.
When needs_you is true, say who is asking, what it is about, and the ask.
Set ttl_seconds to how often you really work. A quiet tile should show as stale.
Use a timer only for data no agent touches, such as an outside metric. Daily is the default.
Never post the same content again just to keep a tile fresh.

{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"signup-count","type":"kpi","title":"Signup count","props":{"value":24,"unit":"accounts","delta":3,"delta_format":"absolute"},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"Accounts today"}
{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"trials","type":"kpi","title":"Trials","props":{"value":9,"unit":"trials","delta":1,"delta_format":"absolute"},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"Started today"}
{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"paid-week","type":"trend","title":"Paid, 7 days","props":{"window":7,"unit":"accounts","series":[{"name":"paid","points":[{"date":"2026-03-24","value":2},{"date":"2026-03-25","value":1},{"date":"2026-03-26","value":3},{"date":"2026-03-27","value":2},{"date":"2026-03-28","value":4},{"date":"2026-03-29","value":2},{"date":"2026-03-30","value":3}]}]},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"New paid accounts"}
{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"plan-mix","type":"stat_table","title":"Plan mix","props":{"columns":[{"key":"free","label":"Free","format":"number"},{"key":"pro","label":"Pro","format":"number"}],"rows":[{"label":"Today","values":{"free":21,"pro":3},"emphasis":true},{"label":"7 days","values":{"free":140,"pro":17}}]},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"One metric per column"}

Zapier: Webhooks by Zapier, action POST.
Method: POST
URL: https://www.botopticon.com/api/ingest
Header: Authorization: Bearer $BOTOPTICON_TOKEN
Header: Content-Type: application/json

Send one request per tile. First body:

{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"signup-count","type":"kpi","title":"Signup count","props":{"value":24,"unit":"accounts","delta":3,"delta_format":"absolute"},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"Accounts today"}

Then:

{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"trials","type":"kpi","title":"Trials","props":{"value":9,"unit":"trials","delta":1,"delta_format":"absolute"},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"Started today"}

{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"paid-week","type":"trend","title":"Paid, 7 days","props":{"window":7,"unit":"accounts","series":[{"name":"paid","points":[{"date":"2026-03-24","value":2},{"date":"2026-03-25","value":1},{"date":"2026-03-26","value":3},{"date":"2026-03-27","value":2},{"date":"2026-03-28","value":4},{"date":"2026-03-29","value":2},{"date":"2026-03-30","value":3}]}]},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"New paid accounts"}

{"bot":"Ledger","tile":"plan-mix","type":"stat_table","title":"Plan mix","props":{"columns":[{"key":"free","label":"Free","format":"number"},{"key":"pro","label":"Pro","format":"number"}],"rows":[{"label":"Today","values":{"free":21,"pro":3},"emphasis":true},{"label":"7 days","values":{"free":140,"pro":17}}]},"needs_you":false,"ttl_seconds":86400,"subtitle":"One metric per column"}

Post when the number changes. Use a timer only for data no agent touches, and then at most once a day. Never post the same body again just to keep a tile fresh.