Find repeat questions in Canvas discussions
Use Cody to recognize questions worth answering once in a reusable reference.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
Create Conversation
Tool to create a new conversation with a specified bot. Use when starting a new conversation thread with optional focus mode to limit bot's knowledge base to specific documents.
Why this helps
Answering similar questions repeatedly takes attention away from higher value work.
- Check new messages against Cody knowledge.
- Identify opportunities for reusable answers.
- Reduce repeated context gathering when similar questions return.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Cody once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for repeated question review.
- 3Tell Notis in one instruction to send each new discussion message to Cody and ask whether it matches existing knowledge or merits an FAQ entry.
- 4Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real discussion message.
Questions about this workflow
Does this create an FAQ automatically?
This workflow starts a Cody conversation for assessment. Ask Cody to suggest an entry; saving it requires a document creation action in a separate workflow.
Can it know whether a question is repeated?
Only if relevant prior answers are available to Cody. Add those answers to its knowledge base or supply them in the instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Cody. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Cody actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Conversation
Tool to create a new conversation with a specified bot. Use when starting a new conversation thread with optional focus mode to limit bot's knowledge base to specific documents.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Document
Tool to create a new document with text or HTML content in Cody AI. Use when you need to add documents to Cody's knowledge base with up to 768 KB of content.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create Document From File
Tool to create a document by uploading a file (up to 100 MB). Supports txt, md, rtf, pdf, ppt, pptx, pptm, doc, docx, docm formats. Use when you need to add file-based documents to Cody's knowledge base. The file is processed asynchronously.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create Document from Webpage
Tool to create a document from a publicly accessible webpage URL. Use when you need to import content from a webpage into Cody AI. The webpage must be accessible without login. If request fails, ensure the URL is publicly accessible and not blocked by a firewall.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create Folder
Tool to create a new folder in Cody AI for organizing content. Use when you need to create a folder to organize documents or conversations.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Delete Conversation
Tool to delete a conversation by its ID. Use when you need to permanently remove a conversation from the system.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Delete Document
Tool to delete a document by id. Use when removing a document that is no longer needed.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Get Conversation
Tool to fetch a conversation by its ID from Cody AI. Use when you need to retrieve details about a specific conversation. Supports optional includes parameter to filter response to list document IDs.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Cody, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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