Keep new databases focused on a real need
A short purpose brief can help make a new database easier to maintain and less likely to become workspace clutter.
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
Generate Text
Tool to generate text for a project model. Use when you need LLM completions or chat responses. Supports both prompt and message-based inputs with temperature, stop-sequence, and token limits.
Why this helps
Creating a container is quick; agreeing on what belongs there and who keeps it current takes more thought.
- Clarifies what the database is meant to hold.
- Encourages an owner and review habit.
- Helps avoid redundant workspace structures.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Notion and MetatextAI to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis to draft a database purpose brief.
- 3Give one instruction asking for a purpose statement, inclusion guidance, owner prompt, and lightweight review routine.
- 4Choose Database Created and select a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one newly created database and verify the suggestions fit its context.
Questions about this workflow
Does this fire when I add a data source to an existing database?
No. This trigger is for creation of the database container. Use Data Source Created for a new data source added to an existing database.
Will MetatextAI know what belongs in the database?
It can use context made available to the run and should phrase unsupported specifics as questions or suggestions.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Notion triggers
Metatextai actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Chat Completions
Tool to generate chat completions. Use when you need OpenAI-compatible conversational responses.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Classify Text
Tool to classify text. Use when you need to obtain labels and confidence scores from a trained MetatextAI model for given text.
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Create Policy Guardrails
Tool to create a policy guardrail. Use when you need to define automated guardrails for content in a specific application.
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.
Delete Guardrail Policy
Tool to delete a guardrail policy. Use when you need to remove a policy by ID for a specific application after confirming valid application and policy IDs.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
Evaluate Messages
Tool to evaluate LLM messages against policies/guardrails. Use after generating model output to get violation details or corrections.
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.
Run Extraction
Tool to run information extraction. Use when you need to extract structured data from text.
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.
Generate Text
Tool to generate text for a project model. Use when you need LLM completions or chat responses. Supports both prompt and message-based inputs with temperature, stop-sequence, and token limits.
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.
List Applications
Tool to retrieve a list of all existing applications. Use when you need to view application IDs, names, and descriptions.
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