Put recurring research answers in a weekly Slack digest
Keep recurring questions from becoming recurring browser work by reviewing their answers together on a schedule.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
The same research questions resurface, but answers and source links are scattered across chats and notes.
- Review a defined set of questions in one digest.
- Keep answers attached to source links.
- Make recurring research easier to revisit as a team.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Autom and Slack once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and list the recurring questions and desired answer format.
- 3Pick a recurring weekly schedule as the trigger.
- 4Choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 5Test with one real run and review the answers and links.
Questions about this workflow
Can this remember the answers from last week?
Only if prior outputs are available to the automation. Otherwise, it can research and summarize each current run without making a comparison claim.
How many questions should I include?
Start with the recurring questions your team actually uses and keep the digest concise enough to review.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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