Review Logicblocks when a new discussion message arrives
Use a discussion update to bring your available Logicblocks into view for a quick follow-up decision.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Get Logicblocks
Tool to fetch all logicblocks of a user. use after authenticating with apilio api when you need to list available logicblocks.
Why this helps
Conversation updates can pull you into another tool before you have the context to decide what comes next.
- Retrieve available Logicblocks on new messages.
- Summarize potential context beside the discussion event.
- Keep follow-up decisions easier to resume.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Apilio once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation for discussion follow-up.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve Logicblocks and summarize any possible relevance to the new message.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message.
Questions about this workflow
Can this post a reply to Canvas?
No. The allowed Apilio action retrieves Logicblocks, and the listed Canvas events do not provide a posting action.
Will it run the Logicblock that seems relevant?
No. It provides a review report only.
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