Keep introductions from getting lost
When someone sends a business card image in Slack, extract its text so the contact is easier to revisit and follow up with.
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
ASTICA_READ_TEXT
Tool to perform ocr on an image to extract text. use when you need to read raw text from images after confirming the image source.
Why this helps
Contact details in one-off image DMs can disappear from view before a founder has time to act.
- Make visible contact information readable in the run report.
- Preserve useful context from the DM for later review.
- Reduce the chance that a warm introduction is forgotten.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Astica ai to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create the automation through Automations or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Give Notis one plain-language instruction to OCR business card images in DMs and report the text with message context.
- 4Select Slack Direct Message Received and choose where run reports should appear.
- 5Test with one real business card image sent in a DM.
Questions about this workflow
Does it add the contact to an address book?
No. The listed action reads image text; it does not create contacts.
Does the trigger include all DMs?
Yes, the listed trigger catches DMs across Slack DM channels.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Astica ai. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Astica ai actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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ASTICA_READ_TEXT
Tool to perform ocr on an image to extract text. use when you need to read raw text from images after confirming the image source.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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.
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