Check your goals alongside a Slack commitment
Make a new commitment easier to place by seeing the Beeminder goals you are already tracking.
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
Get all goals
Tool to retrieve all goals for a specified user. use when listing a user's active goals.
Why this helps
A new idea or promise can crowd out existing priorities when they are not visible at planning time.
- Bring existing active goals into view during a planning conversation.
- Help compare a new commitment with current tracked priorities.
- Keep the check-in close to the Slack message that stated the plan.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Beeminder to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Write one instruction asking Notis to retrieve active goals when a Slack message shares a commitment and requests a goal check.
- 4Choose the channel message trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a real commitment message that clearly asks for the check.
Questions about this workflow
Does Notis decide whether I should take on the commitment?
The workflow retrieves active goals for context. It does not make a personal prioritization decision for you.
Can it track the new commitment in Beeminder?
No. The available action retrieves goals but does not create goals or datapoints.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Beeminder. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Beeminder actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Authenticate and Redirect User
Tool to authenticate a user and redirect them to a given url. use when sending a user into the beeminder web ui directly after oauth or token validation.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Charge
Tool to create a new charge for a user. use when billing a user outside of goal pledges; supports dryrun mode.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get all goals
Tool to retrieve all goals for a specified user. use when listing a user's active goals.
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 Archived Goals
Tool to retrieve archived goals for a specified user. use when you need to inspect a user's past archived goals.
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 Beeminder User Information
Tool to retrieve information about a specified beeminder user. use when you need to fetch details like timezone, goals, urgency, or deleted goals after authenticating successfully.
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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