Refine research topics with participant language
Let the people you interview sharpen how your research is organized.
Trigger
Transcription Complete Trigger
Triggers when a transcription is complete. Polls Fireflies API for transcripts created or updated since the last poll time. Handles rate limiting gracefully.
Action
Update Topic
Tool to update an existing topic. use after confirming the topic id and fields to change. example: "update topic with id 123... to have title 'new'".
Why this helps
Internal labels drift away from participant language and make research harder to find or understand.
- Keeps topics aligned with real language
- Improves discoverability
- Preserves the evidence behind changes
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Fireflies and Dovetail once.
- 2Create a new automation.
- 3Tell Notis to find the matching topic and propose or apply a title and description update only when participant language materially clarifies it.
- 4Pick the Fireflies transcription trigger and report destination.
- 5Test with an interview containing a clearer term.
Questions about this workflow
Can it propose changes without applying them?
Yes. Ask Notis to report the proposed title and description for review.
Will it preserve the old wording?
Ask Notis to include the previous wording and the reason for the refinement in the report.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Fireflies to Dovetail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Fireflies triggers
Dovetail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Channel
Tool to create a new channel in dovetail. use after confirming channel details.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact in dovetail. use when you need to register a contact before logging interactions.
Transcription Complete Trigger
Triggers when a transcription is complete. Polls Fireflies API for transcripts created or updated since the last poll time. Handles rate limiting gracefully.
Create Data Point
Tool to create a data point within a channel. use after capturing new content to record and classify it in dovetail.
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
Create Topic
Tool to create a new topic in a channel. use after confirming channel id, title, and optional description.
Delete Channel
Tool to delete an existing channel. use when you need to remove a channel and move it to the project's trash (restorable for 30 days). confirm the channel id before calling.
Delete Topic
Tool to delete an existing topic. use when you have confirmed the topic id and want to move it to trash (restorable for 30 days). example: "delete topic with id 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000."
Get Note
Tool to retrieve details of a specific note. use when you have confirmed the note id and need full note metadata from dovetail.
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