Check reviewer presence before a Borneo handoff
See whether the person you need is available before starting another follow up.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Retrieve user presence
Retrieves a slack user's current real-time presence (e.g., 'active', 'away') to determine their availability, noting this action does not provide historical data or status reasons.
Why this helps
Handoffs stall when messages reach reviewers who are away or inactive.
- Time handoffs better
- Reduce waiting
- Make availability visible
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Borneo and Slack in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named Reviewer Presence Check.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve the named Slack reviewer's presence and report whether the Borneo handoff should proceed or wait.
- 4Pick a recurring Notis cron trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one reviewer id.
Questions about this workflow
Does presence show why someone is away?
No. Slack presence indicates active or away status without a reason.
What if the reviewer cannot be found?
Notis should report the missing user and avoid making a handoff assumption.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Borneo to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Borneo triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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