Automatically post daily standup reminders to Slack
Starting each day by manually pulling priorities from spreadsheets slows your team down. Notis runs on a daily schedule, pulls today's priorities from Google Sheets, and posts a standup summary to Slack, so your team kicks off aligned.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
Daily standups require manual effort to gather priorities from spreadsheets. Async teams need consistent visibility into today's focus without synchronous meetings.
- Automate daily standup coordination without meetings
- Keep priorities top-of-mind for your entire team
- Reduce manual effort to gather daily tasks
- Build a consistent rhythm around team focus
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Sheets and Slack to Notis.
- 2Create an automation with this prompt: 'Every morning at 8 AM, pull today's tasks from my Google Sheets tracker and post a daily standup summary to #[channel-name].'
- 3Select 'Notis Cron' as the trigger and specify the schedule (e.g., 'every weekday at 8 AM').
- 4Choose the Slack channel for your standup.
- 5Test by manually triggering the automation and confirming the standup summary appears.
Questions about this workflow
Can I customize the time the standup is posted?
Yes. Specify the time in your prompt: 'Post the standup at 7 AM' or 'Post it at 9 AM on Mondays.'
Can I include tasks from multiple sheets?
Yes. In your prompt, list which sheets to pull from: 'Combine today's tasks from the projects sheet and the bugs sheet.'
What if a particular day I don't want the standup posted?
Specify days to skip: 'Post daily except Fridays' or 'Skip holidays.'
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Sheets to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Sheets triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
Aggregate Metric Changed
Triggers when an aggregate metric (SUM/COUNT/AVG/MIN/MAX) changes in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. This trigger monitors an aggregate calculation on a target column (optionally filtered by a search column/value) and fires when the calculated result changes.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Cell Range Values Changed
Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.
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.
Conditional Format Rule Changed
Triggers when conditional formatting rules change in a Google Spreadsheet. Detects when rules are added, updated, or removed. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Data Validation Rule Changed
Triggers when data validation rules change (added/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Developer Metadata Changed
Triggers when developer metadata entries change (new/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Filtered Range Values Changed
Polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets filtered ranges for value changes. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect when values matching a data filter change. Emits the matched values when changes are detected.
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.
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