See the themes emerging in Canvas discussions
Get a focused digest of new discussion messages so important questions are easier to notice.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Create Message
Tool to create a new message completion. use when you need to generate assistant text given a conversation history.
Why this helps
Following several discussion threads can make repeated questions and emerging confusion easy to miss.
- Group discussion messages by themes present in the available content.
- Highlight questions that may merit an instructor response.
- Draft follow-up prompts without posting them.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Anthropic administrator once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to summarize new discussion messages by theme and draft possible instructor follow-up questions.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message and check that the digest stays grounded in its content.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow reply in the discussion?
No. It creates a draft for the instructor to review; it does not post a message.
Can it identify whether a question is unanswered?
Only when the relevant thread context is available to the automation. Otherwise ask it to flag questions for review, not label them unanswered.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Anthropic administrator. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Anthropic administrator actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Message
Tool to create a new message completion. use when you need to generate assistant text given a conversation history.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Model
Tool to retrieve details of a specific model by its id. use after confirming the model id is valid.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
List models
Tool to list available models. use when you need to see which models are available before selection.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Prompt Caching
Tool to cache and reuse prompt content to reduce costs and latency. use after you have static prompt portions you intend to reuse across calls.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Anthropic administrator, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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