Answer infrastructure questions from the discussion thread
A request in Canvas returns a current droplet inventory without a separate console visit.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Action
List All Droplets
Tool to list all droplets in your account. use when you need an overview of droplets, optionally filtered by tag. use after authentication.
Why this helps
Simple status questions create context switching when someone must leave the discussion and inspect infrastructure manually.
- Reduce context switching
- Return current infrastructure context
- Make operational replies faster
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and DigitalOcean in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation explaining which messages should trigger a droplet inventory and how to summarize it.
- 3Pick New Canvas Discussion Message as the trigger.
- 4Choose the report channel and test with one status request.
Questions about this workflow
Can the inventory be filtered by tag?
Yes. Include the tag or filtering rule in the instruction.
Will this post the answer back to Canvas?
The workflow lists and summarizes droplets; posting back requires an available Canvas action.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Digital ocean. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Digital ocean actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Custom Image
Tool to create a new custom image by providing a url to a linux vm image. use when you need to import a vm image into digitalocean after specifying name, url, distribution, and region.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Database Cluster
Tool to create a new managed database cluster. use when you need to provision a database cluster with name, engine, version, region, size, and number of nodes.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create New Block Storage Volume
Tool to create a new block storage volume. use when you need to provision persistent block storage after confirming the target region supports volumes. example: "create a 100 gib ext4 backup volume named 'db-backup' in nyc1."
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create New Domain
Tool to create a new domain. use when you have the domain name and optionally an ip address to assign an a record.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Create Domain Record
Tool to create a new dns record for a domain. use after confirming domain exists and record specifics.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Create New Droplet
Tool to create a new droplet. use when you need to provision a vm with name, region, size, and image.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Create New Firewall
Tool to create a new firewall. use when you need to define a firewall name and custom rules (requires at least one inbound and one outbound rule).
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
Create New Kubernetes Cluster
Tool to create a new kubernetes cluster. use when you have finalized the cluster name, region, version, and at least one node pool. confirm region supports kubernetes clusters before use.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Digital ocean, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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