Find learner friction behind new Canvas submissions
See the questions learners are asking in chat when new work lands in Canvas, without switching between course and bot dashboards.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
LIST_CONVERSATIONS
Tool to list all conversations. use when you need to retrieve and page through chat threads.
Why this helps
Learner questions are split between Canvas and Botpress, making it easy to miss a pattern that could clarify the assignment.
- Summarize recurring questions from Botpress conversations after a submission event.
- Keep course support context alongside new assignment activity.
- Reduce manual checking across learning and chatbot tools.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Botpress once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis in plain language.
- 3In one instruction, identify the Botpress bot associated with the course and ask for a concise summary of recurring learner questions relevant to the new submission.
- 4Choose New Canvas Assignment Submission as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real submission.
Questions about this workflow
Does this workflow change grades or submissions?
No. The available Botpress action lists conversations, so this workflow reviews chat history and reports a summary.
How does Notis know which Botpress bot belongs to the course?
Name the associated bot in your instruction. The event description does not provide a course-to-bot mapping.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Botpress. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Botpress actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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Canvas Assignment Graded
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Tool to list issues associated with a specific bot. use when you need to discover errors or configuration problems tied to a bot, optionally paginating through results.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
LIST_CONVERSATIONS
Tool to list all conversations. use when you need to retrieve and page through chat threads.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
LIST_FILE_TAGS
Tool to list all tags used across all bot files. use when you need to retrieve or display file tag metadata; supports pagination via nexttoken.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
LIST_FILE_TAG_VALUES
Tool to list all values for a given file tag across all files. use after determining the tag name; supports pagination via nexttoken.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
LIST_PUBLIC_WORKSPACES
Tool to retrieve a list of public workspaces. use when browsing publicly available workspaces before selection.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
LIST_WORKSPACES
Tool to retrieve a list of workspaces. use when you need to list and page through your botpress workspaces, optionally filtering by handle.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Botpress, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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