Bring a little encouragement to discussion review
Get a fresh, optional encouragement prompt alongside new discussion activity, ready for a human to consider.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Advice Generator
Tool to generate a random piece of advice. use when you need spontaneous guidance or motivation.
Why this helps
Keeping discussion feedback warm and encouraging takes extra attention during a busy review day.
- Provide a fresh prompt for a supportive response
- Keep the prompt connected to new discussion activity
- Reduce the effort of starting a positive reply
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 generate one brief piece of advice when a new discussion message appears and present it as an optional response prompt.
- 4Choose New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and select a report channel.
- 5Test with one real discussion message and review the prompt.
Questions about this workflow
Will the advice always match the discussion topic?
The Advice Generator provides spontaneous advice. Treat it as an optional starting point and check its fit before using it.
Does this post a reply to Canvas automatically?
No. This workflow generates advice for review. The listed Canvas events do not include a reply action.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Apiverve. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Apiverve actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Advice Generator
Tool to generate a random piece of advice. use when you need spontaneous guidance or motivation.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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