Read menu photos without zooming
When a menu image lands in Slack, Astica ai can extract its visible text so the group can decide without squinting at a photo.
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
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
Menu photos make quick group choices harder when people have to zoom, scan, and repeat details manually.
- Read menu text in a convenient run report.
- Spend less time zooming and copying details.
- Make shared choices easier to coordinate.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Astica ai to Notis once using the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal, or ask Notis in plain language.
- 3Tell Notis to run Astica ai OCR when a menu photo appears in a selected Slack channel and report the extracted text with message context.
- 4Set the trigger to Slack Channel Message Received and choose a run-report channel.
- 5Test with one menu photo posted in Slack.
Questions about this workflow
Does this place an order?
No. The action extracts text from the image; it does not take an ordering action.
Can it be limited to a channel?
Choose the relevant Slack event trigger and describe the intended menu-photo cases in the instruction.
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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
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Recurring trigger
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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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