Clear up unfamiliar terms in new discussions
Get a concise definition for a selected term in a new message, ready to review alongside the discussion.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Get Word Definition
Tool to get the definition of a word. use when you need to find the meaning of a specific word. e.g., "define the word apple."
Why this helps
Pausing to search unfamiliar vocabulary makes it harder to keep up with active discussions.
- Understand selected terms sooner
- Keep lookup results tied to the message
- Spend less time switching tabs
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Apiverve once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a Notis automation for discussion review.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to identify at most a few unfamiliar or central words in each new message and fetch their definitions.
- 4Choose New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and select a report channel.
- 5Test with one real message and confirm the chosen terms are useful.
Questions about this workflow
Will it define terms that are not in the message?
No. It should select terms present in the message and look up only those terms.
Does this automatically reply to the participant?
No. The definitions are for review and the listed events do not provide a Canvas reply action.
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