Check Buildkite agent availability when a discussion topic appears
A new course discussion can remind you to check the agents your team depends on. Notis reports connected Buildkite agents in one place.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Action
List Pipeline Agents
Tool to list connected agents for an organization. use after confirming the organization slug. supports optional filtering and pagination.
Why this helps
A new course thread can pull focus while a separate infrastructure check remains unfinished.
- Run a lightweight agent check after a new topic is detected.
- Receive the connected-agent list in your run report.
- Reduce the effort of remembering a separate status check.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Buildkite once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation and name it for the agent capacity check.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to list connected agents for the Buildkite organization slug you provide and summarize availability.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Topic as the trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real discussion topic event.
Questions about this workflow
Can this filter topics by course?
The listed event polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics. The Notis flow does not offer trigger filters; describe any analysis needed in your instruction.
Can it start a pipeline?
No. The available Buildkite action lists connected agents and does not start builds.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Buildkite. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Buildkite 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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Get Meta
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Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
List Pipeline Agents
Tool to list connected agents for an organization. use after confirming the organization slug. supports optional filtering and pagination.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
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 Buildkite, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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