Connect Canvas to Convolo ai

When something happens in Canvas, Notis takes the next step in Convolo ai. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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Examples

Ways Notis can move work from Canvas to Convolo ai

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Turn Canvas discussion questions into tutor replies

When a new Canvas discussion message arrives, have Notis prepare a concise, course-aware reply using a Convolo AI character.

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Prepare Convolo conversation starters for new Canvas topics

When a Canvas course gets a new discussion topic, ask Convolo AI to suggest opening or follow-up lines for your character.

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Keep a Convolo character aligned with new Canvas course files

When a new file is uploaded to a Canvas course, use its course context to update relevant details on an existing Convolo character.

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Refresh a Convolo character's backstory from graded assignment context

When Canvas reports a newly graded submission, ask Notis to review relevant assignment context and update an existing character's backstory only when supported.

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Tune a Convolo tutor character as Canvas submissions arrive

Use new Canvas submissions as a review cue for an existing Convolo tutor character, updating details only when supported by your provided context.

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Update a Convolo character when a new Canvas course is created

When Canvas detects a new course for a user, update the details of a designated existing Convolo character using the course context available to Notis.

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Convolo ai. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Canvas triggers

Convolo ai actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Create Character

Tool to create a new character. Use when you have name, voice type, backstory, and optional actions ready.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Define or Update Character Actions

Tool to define or update the list of actions a character can perform. Use when you need to configure or adjust character capabilities before deployment.

ActionInstant

Canvas Assignment Graded

Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Evaluate Character Performance

Tool to evaluate a character's performance based on interactions. Use after fetching a conversation session and constructing your prompt.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Assignment Submission

Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.

TriggerPolling

Generate Starter Conversation

Tool to generate starter conversation suggestions for a character. Use when you need opening or follow-up dialogue lines.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Message

Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.

TriggerPolling

Get Character Response

Tool to generate a response from a ConvAI character based on text or audio input. Use when needing a text or voice reply in an ongoing session.

ActionInstant

New Canvas Discussion Topic

Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.

TriggerPolling

List Voices

Tool to retrieve the list of available voice types. Use when selecting voices before generating speech.

ActionInstant

New Course Created for User

Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.

TriggerPolling

Set Core AI Settings

Tool to set core AI settings for a character. Use after confirming character existence.

ActionInstant

New Canvas File Upload

Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.

TriggerPolling

Update Character Backstory

Tool to update a character's backstory. Use when you need to modify the backstory of an existing character after confirming its ID. Only the provided fields will be updated.

ActionInstant

Trigger Types

Four ways to start an automation.

A trigger is the event that kicks a workflow off. Notis supports four kinds: an event in a connected app, an inbound webhook, a recurring schedule, and soon, your own database.

Integration triggers

Fire when something happens inside a connected app. New Notion page, Stripe charge, Linear issue: any of 1,000+ apps can start a workflow.

New Notion pageStripe chargeCalendar event

Webhook triggers

A unique URL per workflow. Anything that can send an HTTP POST can start an automation, including no-code tools that speak webhooks.

Any HTTP POSTCustom backendIoT event

Works with

ZapierPipedream

Most used

Recurring triggers

Cron-style schedules run a workflow on the clock. Daily standups, hourly syncs, business-hours-only digests: the workhorse of Notis.

Daily · 8:00HourlyWeekdays only

Coming soon

Database triggers

Watch a row, query, or threshold in your own database and fire the moment the data changes. Row inserted, value crosses a limit, query starts matching.

Row insertedValue > limitQuery match

Why AI automation

Classic automation breaks. AI adapts.

Same triggers and actions, smarter middle. AI handles the fuzziness that breaks traditional Zapier-style workflows the moment a field gets renamed.

Classic automationAI automation

Cost

$ · pay per run

$$ · AI models per run

Reliability

Breaks on schema change

Adapts to format changes

Setup

Click 8 dropdowns

Describe it in English

Handles fuzzy

Hard-coded fields only

Reads intent, summarises

Human in loop

Bolted on

Built in · approval inbox

Maintenance

You own every break

Self-heals · we own it

Ease of use

Describe it. Notis builds it.

Skip the visual builder. Tell Notis what you want, in plain English. It writes the workflow, you review and deploy.

You · in the Notis Builder

NEW

“When a row gets added to the Q4 OKRs Notion database and the status is Blocked, send a Telegram message to the owner with a summary of what's blocking, and ping me if there's no reply within 24 hours.”

Notis built this automation:

TriggerRow added to "Q4 OKRs"

Condition✦Status = "Blocked"

AI step✦Summarise the blocker in plain English

ActionDM the row owner with summary

Timeout✦No reply in 24h → ping you

Observability

Watch every run.

Notis Desktop is Mission Control for your AI automations. See every run, replay, edit, or rewind. Set approval gates so Notis pauses before destructive actions.