Turn Slack blockers into a fresh next-step prompt
When a blocker lands in Slack, get a small spark of guidance to help decide what to try next.
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
Advice Generator
Tool to generate a random piece of advice. use when you need spontaneous guidance or motivation.
Why this helps
A stuck decision can keep pulling a founder back into the same thread without producing a clear next move.
- Get a fresh prompt at the moment a blocker is raised.
- Reduce the effort of starting another brainstorming round.
- Keep the response close to the Slack conversation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Apiverve to Notis once through the portal.
- 2In Automations, create an automation and describe in plain language that a Slack channel message identifying a blocker should request an Apiverve advice prompt.
- 3Select Slack Channel Message Received as the trigger and choose where Notis should report runs.
- 4Test by posting a real blocker and review the returned prompt.
Questions about this workflow
Does every Slack message request advice?
The plain-language instruction tells Notis which blocker messages to act on; try a clear example during testing.
Where will I see run updates?
Choose a reporting channel when you create the automation.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Apiverve. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Apiverve actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Advice Generator
Tool to generate a random piece of advice. use when you need spontaneous guidance or motivation.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Age Calculator
Tool to calculate age from date of birth. use when you need a breakdown of years, months, weeks, and days from a given dob. example: "calculate age for dob=1990-01-01"
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Airline Info by Name
Tool to get airline info by name. use after obtaining the official airline name.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Get airport distance by IATA
Tool to get distance between two airports by their iata codes. use when you have valid airport iata codes and need the flight distance.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Get Airport Info by ICAO Code
Tool to get airport information by icao code. use when you have a valid 4-letter icao code and need detailed airport information.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Air Quality
Tool to get air quality data for a city. use when you need current aqi, pollutant levels, and a health recommendation.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Find antonyms for a word
Tool to get antonyms for a word. use when you need opposite terms for text analysis.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
App Store Scraper
Tool to fetch detailed app metadata from the app store. use when you have a valid app store app id and country code.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Apiverve, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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