Give new Asana tasks a useful news brief
Start a research or planning task with the latest relevant headlines already in view.
Trigger
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Action
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Why this helps
Research can get lost in a separate news search, adding context switching before work even begins.
- See recent headlines connected to a task's subject.
- Get a concise starting point for research without switching apps.
- Surface when no clearly relevant recent headlines are available.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Currents api once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis from any channel that you want a news brief for each new Asana task.
- 3Describe the outcome in one instruction: use the task title and description to find recent related headlines, summarize the useful context, and say when no relevant articles are found.
- 4Pick Asana's New Task Created trigger for the relevant project.
- 5Choose where run reports go, then test with one real task.
Questions about this workflow
What does the automation use to find relevant news?
It can use the new task's title and description as context for a headline search. Add the topic or keywords to the task if they are not clear.
Will it always find a matching article?
No. News availability depends on the topic and the latest results. The instruction can ask Notis to report when no clearly relevant headlines are returned.
Do I need to configure field mappings?
No. Connect both apps, describe the outcome in plain language, and select the trigger and report destination.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Currents api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Currents api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Activities Watch
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Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Get Entity Usage Reports
Tool to retrieve usage statistics for a specific Google Workspace entity. Use when you need to analyze entity usage on a particular date.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
List Users
Tool to list users in a Google Workspace domain. Note: - When the provided base_url points to Currents News API (api.currentsapi.services), this action will gracefully fall back to listing latest news articles to ensure a valid response, since the Currents News API does not expose a users endpoint. - When the base_url points to Google Admin Directory API, it will list users from the domain/customer specified.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
Get User Usage Report
Tool to retrieve the usage report for a specified user on a given date. Use after confirming the userKey and date. Use when detailed usage metrics are needed for auditing or monitoring.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Tag Added to Task
Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Asana and Currents api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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