Set up a build operations database with an agent check
A new build operations database is a useful cue to see which agents are currently connected before you start tracking work.
Trigger
Database Created
Triggers when a new Notion database (the container) is created. A database is the post-2025-09-03 container that holds one or more data sources. This trigger fires for the container's creation event (`database.created`), distinct from `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` which fires when a new data source is added to an existing database. Most customers calling Notion's `POST /v1/databases` (the legacy API) or creating a database via the Notion UI will see this event. Adding a new data source to an existing database fires `data_source.created` instead — use `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` for that. Notion's payload puts `entity.type: "block"` (the container is a `child_database` block in the content tree) and `entity.id` is the database id.
Action
List Pipeline Agents
Tool to list connected agents for an organization. use after confirming the organization slug. supports optional filtering and pagination.
Why this helps
When a tracker is created, infrastructure details can remain scattered across tabs and memory.
- Tie a database setup milestone to a current agent lookup
- Bring connected-agent details into the setup conversation
- Make infrastructure context easier to find later
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and Buildkite to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis to create it.
- 3Write one instruction asking Notis to list connected Buildkite agents when the build operations database is created.
- 4Choose the Notion database created trigger and select where reports should be sent.
- 5Create a test database and review the returned agent list.
Questions about this workflow
Is this trigger for a database container or its data source?
This workflow uses the database container created event. Data source creation has a separate trigger.
Can the agent list be saved into Notion?
The specified Buildkite action lists agents; the automation can report the result through its chosen channel.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Get Current Access Token
Tool to retrieve the authenticated api access token details. use when you need to confirm the validity and scopes of the current api token.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Meta
Tool to retrieve metadata about the buildkite api. use when you need to fetch webhook ip addresses for firewall or security configurations.
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
List Pipeline Agents
Tool to list connected agents for an organization. use after confirming the organization slug. supports optional filtering and pagination.
Comment Created
Triggers when a new comment is created in Notion. Optional `page_id` filter scopes to comments on a specific page. When omitted, fires for any new comment in the workspace the integration has access to. Requires the 'Read comments' capability on the Notion integration. If a connection was authorized before that capability was enabled, the user must re-authorize the connection for comment events to flow.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Database Created
Triggers when a new Notion database (the container) is created. A database is the post-2025-09-03 container that holds one or more data sources. This trigger fires for the container's creation event (`database.created`), distinct from `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` which fires when a new data source is added to an existing database. Most customers calling Notion's `POST /v1/databases` (the legacy API) or creating a database via the Notion UI will see this event. Adding a new data source to an existing database fires `data_source.created` instead — use `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` for that. Notion's payload puts `entity.type: "block"` (the container is a `child_database` block in the content tree) and `entity.id` is the database id.
Data Source Created
Triggers when a new Notion data source is created. Fires workspace-wide. The payload's `data.parent` carries the data source's tree parent (typically the teamspace) for downstream filtering. A single template-based database creation can fire multiple `data_source.created` events at once — one per data source the template instantiates.
Data Source Schema Updated
Triggers when a Notion data source's schema is updated. Fires on column add / remove / rename. Payload includes `data.updated_properties: [{id, name, action}]` so consumers can discriminate the kind of change downstream. Optional `data_source_id` filter scopes to schema changes on a single data source. When omitted, fires for any schema change in the workspace the integration has access to. Note: adding a column also fires `page.properties_updated` once per existing row in the data source. Customers wanting a single structural-change signal should use this trigger.
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