Send a concise course brief on a schedule
Give Notis a few trusted sites and a recurring schedule. It checks for useful developments and sends a short, linked Canvas brief.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create conversation
Sends messages by starting a Canvas conversation or adding to an existing one.
Why this helps
Keeping learners informed means repeatedly checking sources and writing updates that are easy to scan.
- Share new information with its source
- Keep updates concise and focused
- Reduce repetitive course messaging
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect AgentQL and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation by telling Notis what belongs in the course brief.
- 3In one instruction, specify sources, qualifying developments, recipients, and message style.
- 4Choose a recurring schedule and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real run and review the Canvas conversation.
Questions about this workflow
Can the brief go to chosen recipients?
Specify intended Canvas recipients in the automation instruction.
Will it send a message if nothing changed?
Set the instruction to report no qualifying update without creating a message.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Agentql to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Agentql triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a notification for the Canvas account.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Abort Quiz Report Generation
Cancels quiz report generation or removes a previously generated report.
Create appointment group
Creates an appointment group with schedulable time slots.
Add conversation message
Adds a follow-up message to an existing conversation.
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Add course to favorites
Adds a course to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust dates for selected students, a group, or a course section.
Add group to favorites
Adds a group to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Agentql and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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