Create an Agenty research agent from Slack
When the team agrees a recurring research need deserves its own agent, turn that request into an Agenty agent setup.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Create Agent
Tool to create a new agent. use when you need to add an agent with configuration and optional auto-start.
Why this helps
A recurring research idea can stall because creating and configuring an agent becomes another task to remember.
- Capture a defined need while the team is discussing it.
- Reduce repeated manual setup for a new research process.
- Keep agent creation tied to a clear request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Agenty to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis for it in plain language.
- 3In a single instruction, describe which Slack requests should create a new Agenty agent and what research purpose its configuration should serve.
- 4Select the Slack channel message trigger, choose a reporting channel, and test using a real, specific agent request.
Questions about this workflow
Should every research idea create an agent?
No. Limit the instruction to explicit requests for a new agent with a clear purpose, to avoid creating agents from casual discussion.
Can the new agent start immediately?
Agent creation can support optional auto-start. State the intended behavior clearly in the instruction and check the resulting setup in Agenty.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Agenty. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Agenty actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Clone Agent by ID
Tool to clone an existing agent by its id. use when you need to duplicate an agent's configuration and optionally start the clone immediately.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Agent
Tool to create a new agent. use when you need to add an agent with configuration and optional auto-start.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Agent Templates
Tool to fetch all public agent templates and sample agents. use when listing available templates for users to select.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Delete Agent by ID
Tool to delete a single agent by its id. use when you need to permanently remove an agent after confirming it exists.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Fetch all agents
Tool to fetch all active agents under an account. use after authenticating when you need to list agents with pagination and sorting.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Agent by ID
Tool to fetch details of a specific agent by its id. use when you need full agent configuration before taking further actions.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Update Agent by ID
Tool to update an agent's configuration and settings by agent id. use when you need to modify an existing agent after retrieving its current settings. example: "update agent 123 with new name and tags."
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Create API Key
Tool to create a new api key. use when you need to provision access credentials for the api.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Agenty, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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