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Refresh Cody Conversation Context From Email

Keep an active Cody conversation connected to the documents that matter when a related request arrives.

Trigger

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

Action

Update Conversation

Tool to update a conversation by its ID including name, bot_id, and document_ids. Use when you need to modify an existing conversation's properties.

Why this helps

A useful Cody conversation may lose relevance when its document context is not kept current with new work.

  • Keep relevant documents associated with active discussions
  • Reduce manual context maintenance
  • Make ongoing Cody conversations more useful

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Gmail and Cody once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation by explaining the result to Notis in a channel or Automations, New Automation.
  • 3In one instruction, ask Notis to find a related Cody conversation and update its document associations with relevant existing Cody documents.
  • 4Pick New Gmail Message Received as the trigger and select a report channel.
  • 5Test with one email about an active Cody discussion and confirm the update.

Questions about this workflow

Can this update a conversation's name or bot?

The Update Conversation action supports updating its name, bot ID, and document IDs. This workflow focuses on relevant document associations.

Does it create new documents from the email?

No. It associates relevant existing Cody documents with a conversation.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Gmail triggers

Cody actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Create Conversation

Tool to create a new conversation with a specified bot. Use when starting a new conversation thread with optional focus mode to limit bot's knowledge base to specific documents.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Document

Tool to create a new document with text or HTML content in Cody AI. Use when you need to add documents to Cody's knowledge base with up to 768 KB of content.

ActionInstant

Email Sent

Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.

TriggerPolling

Create Document From File

Tool to create a document by uploading a file (up to 100 MB). Supports txt, md, rtf, pdf, ppt, pptx, pptm, doc, docx, docm formats. Use when you need to add file-based documents to Cody's knowledge base. The file is processed asynchronously.

ActionInstant

New Gmail Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.

TriggerPolling

Create Document from Webpage

Tool to create a document from a publicly accessible webpage URL. Use when you need to import content from a webpage into Cody AI. The webpage must be accessible without login. If request fails, ensure the URL is publicly accessible and not blocked by a firewall.

ActionInstant

Create Folder

Tool to create a new folder in Cody AI for organizing content. Use when you need to create a folder to organize documents or conversations.

ActionInstant

Delete Conversation

Tool to delete a conversation by its ID. Use when you need to permanently remove a conversation from the system.

ActionInstant

Delete Document

Tool to delete a document by id. Use when removing a document that is no longer needed.

ActionInstant

Get Conversation

Tool to fetch a conversation by its ID from Cody AI. Use when you need to retrieve details about a specific conversation. Supports optional includes parameter to filter response to list document IDs.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Gmail and Cody, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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