Create a research agent when a new course file arrives
Use a new file upload as the cue to prepare an Agenty agent for the follow-up work you specify.
Trigger
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Action
Create Agent
Tool to create a new agent. use when you need to add an agent with configuration and optional auto-start.
Why this helps
New resources can prompt useful web research, but creating the helper agent is another task to track.
- Creates an agent after a new file upload
- Makes upload follow-up a repeatable process
- Reduces the effort of initiating research setup
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Agenty once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and describe the agent's role for uploaded resources.
- 3Tell Notis to create an Agenty agent when a new file is uploaded to the monitored course.
- 4Pick New Canvas File Upload as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real file upload and inspect the resulting agent.
Questions about this workflow
Can the agent read the uploaded file automatically?
The trigger detects a new file upload. Access to the file itself depends on the available event context and the agent's configured inputs.
Will it create an agent for every upload?
The automation runs when the selected course's file upload trigger detects a new file.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Agenty. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Agenty actions
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