Keep Ably agent handoffs on your Slack radar
When an agent flags work for a person, create a Slack reminder with the handoff details and requested timing.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create a reminder
Creates a slack reminder with specified text and time; time accepts unix timestamps, seconds from now, or natural language (e.g., 'in 15 minutes', 'every thursday at 2pm').
Why this helps
Agent handoffs can get lost between tools, especially when they require a later human follow-up.
- Keep human follow-ups visible in Slack
- Carry the handoff context into the reminder
- Reduce the need to check Ably activity manually
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Slack to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to create a Slack reminder from an Ably handoff request, using the request details and timing supplied with it.
- 4Choose the Notis webhook as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real handoff request.
Questions about this workflow
How does this workflow start?
A request to the Notis webhook starts the automation. Configure your Ably-connected process to send the handoff request to that webhook.
Where does the reminder time come from?
The request needs to include a due time or timing instruction. If it does not, Notis cannot infer when the reminder should be due.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Recurring trigger
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