Introducing a more flexible On-Call schedule

Today, we are introducing some new on-call features: Add Gaps to on-call, Scheduled Layers, Handoff Days, and more. Flexibility in on-call schedules has been the single focus point in this release.

Add Gaps to on-call

Gaps let you insert an empty slot into a rotation. When a gap occurs, the next layer automatically steps in.

For example, you can set up a daily rotation like: Person A → Gap → Person B

You can add as many gaps as you’d like.

Scheduled layers

On-call Layers now support start and end dates.

If you need to set up holiday coverage now that automatically kicks in on December 25th and disappears after New Year's, then you can make that happen!

Every layer now has a "Set duration" option. Spike automatically activates the layer on the start date and deactivates it after the end date. No manual activation needed. Both start and end dates are optional.

Introducing day in handoff

You can now choose which day of the week your on-call rotation should switch—every Monday, every Tuesday, and so on. This gives you control over when handoffs happen, instead of tying them to the day the schedule was originally created.

It’s backward compatible as well, so you can add handoff days to your existing schedule.

More improvements

• Ready-to-Use Schedule Templates: When creating a new layer, you'll see four pre-built templates: Weekday Layer, Weekend Layer, Night Shift, and Business Hours. Click one, and the time ranges and rotation patterns are already configured.
• Holiday Calendar Integration: Add your company's holiday calendar to Spike, and holidays display directly on your on-call calendar. This gives you a visual reference while building schedules so you can spot conflicts early. There are plans to bring automation here. Please upvote on our roadmap.

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