Saved searches — the monitoring layer.
A saved search is a live query that keeps running. New matches against your criteria show up as alerts (Slack, email, in-app) — turning a one-time discovery into a continuous monitoring loop. The discipline that scales a team from 5 accounts/day to 30.
TL;DR
Save a query. Get pinged when new accounts match. Saved searches are the bridge between exploring and operating. Each search can route alerts to Slack, email, or stay in-app only. 5 of these well-tuned is usually all a team needs — more becomes noise. Configure per-search alert frequency and threshold.
01What it is
A persisted query. Define criteria once, Mama re-runs the query continuously, and new accounts that match get surfaced as alerts. You don't need to come back and re-search — the search runs for you.
Use saved searches when the criteria is repeatable. "Series B SaaS with Snowflake and new VP Data hire" is a saved search. "What did my team brief yesterday?" is an Ask Mama query.
02Creating a search
Three entry points:
- From the Accounts screen: build a filtered query, click "Save as search"
- From Ask Mama: ask a question, get results, click "Save as search"
- From scratch: Saved searches screen → "New search" → filter UI
Give the search a name (e.g., "Q3 ICP refresh") and optionally a description for teammates. Save.
03Alert routing
Per-search routing. Options:
| Channel | Setup | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Slack | Connect workspace once; pick channel per search | Team-visible alerts, sales-floor monitoring |
| Choose recipients per search | Daily/weekly digests, exec visibility | |
| In-app only | Default if no external routing | Personal monitoring, no notification fatigue |
| Webhook | Custom URL per search (Pro+) | Pipe to your own tooling |
04Alert thresholds and frequency
To prevent alert fatigue, each search has two configurable knobs:
- Match threshold: how many new matches before an alert fires (default: 1, can set to 5-10 for batched alerts)
- Frequency: instant · hourly digest · daily digest · weekly digest
Recommended starting point: daily digest at 8am for most searches. Instant alerting only for the 1-2 highest-priority searches.
05Search lifecycle and pruning
Saved searches accumulate. Mama tracks how often each search produces new matches and how often you act on those matches.
The Saved searches screen surfaces "stale" searches: ones that haven't matched anything in 60+ days, or matched but never converted to a brief. These show up with a "Review" badge — usually a sign the search criteria is too narrow or the market shifted.
06Tier limits
| Tier | Saved searches | External alert channels |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 3 | In-app only |
| Pro | 25 | Slack, email, webhook |
| Company | Unlimited + workspace-shared | All + custom webhook |