Review Buildkite agent readiness for new release events
Add a release meeting and get an agent availability snapshot before work begins.
Trigger
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
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
Release meetings are scheduled without a quick view of whether enough Buildkite agents are connected.
- Surface agent availability before release work starts
- Give the team a concrete planning snapshot
- Reduce context switching between calendar and CI tools
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outlook and Buildkite once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create a new automation for release event readiness.
- 3Tell Notis to confirm the event is release related, list connected Buildkite agents, and summarize any apparent capacity concerns for the meeting.
- 4Pick New Calendar Event as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real release event.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow start builds?
No. It lists connected agents and reports the result for planning.
What if the event is not release related?
Instruct Notis to ignore unrelated events and report only when the event context indicates a release or deployment.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outlook to Buildkite. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outlook triggers
Buildkite actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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.
New Contact Added
Triggered when a new contact is added in the Outlook contacts.
List Pipeline Agents
Tool to list connected agents for an organization. use after confirming the organization slug. supports optional filtering and pagination.
Calendar Event Changes
Triggered when a new calendar event occurs (created, updated, or deleted) in the Outlook calendar.
New Calendar Event
Triggered when a new calendar event is created in the Outlook calendar.
New Outlook Message
Triggered when a new message is received in the Outlook mailbox.
New Sent Message
Triggered when a new message is sent from the Outlook mailbox.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Outlook and Buildkite, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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