See your active goals while making a decision
Put existing tracked priorities in view before you decide what deserves attention next.
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
It is harder to make a deliberate choice when existing commitments are out of sight.
- Retrieve active goals as context for a decision in progress.
- Make existing commitments easier to consider before saying yes.
- Keep a small review attached to the Slack discussion.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Beeminder to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create a new automation through the portal or by asking Notis in plain language.
- 3Tell Notis in one instruction to retrieve active goals when a Slack message asks for goal context before a decision.
- 4Choose the channel message trigger and a run-report channel.
- 5Test with a real Slack decision message that requests an active-goal check.
Questions about this workflow
Does the workflow decide what I should prioritize?
No. It retrieves active goals as context so you can make the decision.
Can it create a new Beeminder goal from the decision?
No. The available actions do not create goals.
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Do this · Action
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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Slack and Beeminder, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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