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Answer Appveyor project questions in Slack DMs

Get a private project inventory from Appveyor in response to a direct Slack request.

Trigger

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

Action

Get Projects

Tool to get a list of all projects for the authenticated account. use after authentication to enumerate available projects.

Why this helps

A private message can create a small but persistent task to switch tools, find the project list, and remember to reply.

  • Closes the loop on project questions sent privately.
  • Avoids leaving the current task for a manual inventory search.
  • Returns the answer to the requester in the same channel.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Appveyor to Notis once through the portal.
  • 2Create a new automation in the portal and name it for DM project lookups.
  • 3Write one plain-language prompt asking Notis to fetch Appveyor projects and reply when a Slack DM asks for the project inventory.
  • 4Select the Slack direct message trigger, choose a channel for run reports, and test with a real DM request.

Questions about this workflow

Will this respond to channel messages?

No. This workflow uses the direct message trigger, which is intended for DMs.

Does it change any project settings?

No. It retrieves the project list and returns a summary.

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.

TriggerScheduled

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.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Get Environments

Tool to get a list of all deployment environments. use when you need to enumerate available environments before creating deployments.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Projects

Tool to get a list of all projects for the authenticated account. use after authentication to enumerate available projects.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Get Role

Tool to retrieve details of a specific role. use when you need to inspect permissions and metadata of a role by id.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Get Roles

Tool to retrieve all roles in the account. use when you need to enumerate available roles before assigning permissions.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get Users

Tool to retrieve all users in the account. use when you need to list all team users in your appveyor account.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slack and Appveyor, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

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