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Card 328 of 10002026-08-23 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-23

Foist, Slack's suspicious-message detective

getfoisted.lol Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An open-source Slack tool that examines overly polished workplace prose and assigns it a low, medium, or high suspicion reading.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-23 issue.

Why it surfaced

Foist builds an evidence board for messages like “Let's leverage this opportunity to unlock meaningful synergies,” then offers to draft an even more aggressively AI-sounding reply. It is free to self-host, MIT licensed, and careful to say it is not an AI detector or proof of authorship.

An open-source Slack tool that examines overly polished workplace prose and assigns it a low, medium, or high suspicion reading.

Observed signals

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

OpenPublic substance visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use

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Landing page observed 2026-08-23. The live site may have changed.