Keep coffee supply conversations grounded in price history
When supply concerns surface, get a historical market reference without putting the discussion on hold.
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
Global Coffee Price
Tool to retrieve the global coffee price series. use when you need historical monthly, quarterly, or annual coffee prices.
Why this helps
A supply-risk conversation can be easy to lose while searching for commodity context.
- Add a consistent data point to coffee supply discussions.
- Keep the market lookup tied to the relevant Slack thread.
- Reduce manual research when procurement concerns reappear.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Alpha Vantage to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal, or tell Notis conversationally what to look up.
- 3Give Notis a single instruction to retrieve coffee price history when a channel message clearly raises coffee supply or purchasing concerns.
- 4Choose the Slack channel message trigger and a run-report channel.
- 5Test with a real message about coffee supply or purchasing.
Questions about this workflow
What periods does the coffee series cover?
The action retrieves the global coffee price series in monthly, quarterly, or annual intervals.
Will it decide whether to buy?
No. It provides historical price context for the team to consider.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Alpha vantage. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Alpha vantage actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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