Seed release channels with Appveyor environments
Give release coordination a clear reference to the available environments from the outset.
Trigger
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Action
Get Environments
Tool to get a list of all deployment environments. use when you need to enumerate available environments before creating deployments.
Why this helps
Release planning can lose time when a new channel has no shared reference for deployment destinations.
- Makes available environments easier to discover in the release channel.
- Cuts down on repeated setup questions.
- Reduces the cognitive load of remembering where release details live.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Appveyor to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create and name an automation in the portal.
- 3Write one prompt asking Notis to share a concise Appveyor environment list when a Slack release channel is created.
- 4Select the new Slack channel trigger, choose a channel for run reports, and test by creating a release coordination channel.
Questions about this workflow
Does this deploy to an environment?
No. It retrieves available environment names as a reference.
Should every new channel get the list?
Use the prompt to limit the workflow to new channels intended for release coordination when that context is available.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Appveyor. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Appveyor actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Build Artifacts
Tool to get the list of artifacts for a specific build job. use when you need to retrieve artifacts after a job completes.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Environments
Tool to get a list of all deployment environments. use when you need to enumerate available environments before creating deployments.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Projects
Tool to get a list of all projects for the authenticated account. use after authentication to enumerate available projects.
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 Role
Tool to retrieve details of a specific role. use when you need to inspect permissions and metadata of a role by id.
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 Roles
Tool to retrieve all roles in the account. use when you need to enumerate available roles before assigning permissions.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Users
Tool to retrieve all users in the account. use when you need to list all team users in your appveyor account.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Appveyor, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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