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Bring the Slack discussion context into a scenario handoff

Get the recent channel context around a scenario before deciding what needs to happen next.

Trigger

Webhook received

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

Action

Fetch conversation history

Fetches a chronological list of messages and events from a specified slack conversation, accessible by the authenticated user/bot, with options for pagination and time range filtering.

Why this helps

A scenario handoff can miss decisions already made in Slack when the channel history is not checked.

  • Review recent discussion before responding.
  • Keep handoffs grounded in channel context.
  • Reduce duplicate questions about decisions already made.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Chatfai and Slack once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for scenario context retrieval.
  • 3Describe how to identify the relevant Slack conversation and the time window or pagination to review.
  • 4Choose the Notis webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
  • 5Send one real scenario request with an identifiable channel and review the retrieved history.

Questions about this workflow

Can it read any Slack channel?

It can retrieve history only for conversations accessible to the connected Slack account or bot. Provide the channel reference or enough context to identify it.

Does this post anything in Slack?

No. Fetch conversation history is a read action. This package uses it to inform the workflow run.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Chatfai to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Chatfai triggers

Slack actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Set snooze duration

Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Add a custom emoji to a Slack team

Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.

ActionInstant

Add an emoji alias

Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.

ActionInstant

Add a remote file

Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.

ActionInstant

Add a star to an item

Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.

ActionInstant

Add call participants

Registers new participants added to a slack call.

ActionInstant

Add emoji

Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.

ActionInstant

Add reaction to message

Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Chatfai and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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