Automate Slack reminder cleanup
Every Monday morning, Notis deletes last week's Slack reminders. Your reminder system stays fresh and focused on this week's priorities, without manual purging or list management.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Delete a Slack reminder
Deletes an existing slack reminder, typically when it is no longer relevant or a task is completed; this operation is irreversible.
Why this helps
Reminders pile up over time, becoming noise instead of signal. Cleaning them up manually is tedious and often forgotten, leaving old reminders cluttering your workspace.
- Keep reminder systems clean and focused automatically
- Reduce notification fatigue from stale reminders
- Build sustainable reminder practices
- Free cognitive energy from maintenance overhead
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack to Notis
- 2Create a new automation with the prompt: 'Every Monday morning, delete reminders older than one week so we stay focused on current priorities'
- 3Choose the trigger: Notis Cron (weekly)
- 4Select Monday at 8 AM in your timezone
- 5Verify old reminders are deleted at the scheduled time
Questions about this workflow
Can I customize which reminders are deleted?
Yes. Your prompt can specify: 'only delete reminders with low priority' or 'keep reminders for recurring tasks'.
What if I accidentally delete a reminder?
Slack keeps a deletion history. You can restore it if needed within a reasonable timeframe.
Can I archive instead of delete?
Yes. Your prompt can ask Notis to archive completed reminders instead of deleting them for record-keeping.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Discord to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Discord triggers
Slack actions
New Discord Message Trigger
Polls a specific Discord channel for new messages.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Member Joined
Triggered when a new member joins a Discord server (guild) you manage.
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.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction (emoji) is added to a message in a monitored Discord channel.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
New Thread Created
Triggered when a new thread is created in a Discord channel within a monitored server.
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.
Message Edited
Triggered when an existing message in a monitored Discord channel is edited.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
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