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Look at past goals before restarting a plan

Before returning to an old plan, bring the archived goal history into the conversation.

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 Archived Goals

Tool to retrieve archived goals for a specified user. use when you need to inspect a user's past archived goals.

Why this helps

Restarting a past plan without its history can mean repeating the same setup or losing useful lessons.

  • Retrieve archived goals as context before revisiting a plan.
  • Make earlier commitments easier to reflect on.
  • Keep the lookback close to the Slack planning discussion.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and Beeminder to Notis once through the portal.
  • 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis to create it conversationally.
  • 3Write one plain-language instruction asking Notis to retrieve archived goals when a Slack message asks about restarting a past plan.
  • 4Select the channel message trigger and choose a run-report channel.
  • 5Test with a real planning message about restarting an earlier plan.

Questions about this workflow

Does this recommend whether to restart?

No. It retrieves archived goals as background for your own decision.

Can it reopen a goal?

No. The action only retrieves archived goal information.

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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.

TriggerScheduled

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.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Charge

Tool to create a new charge for a user. use when billing a user outside of goal pledges; supports dryrun mode.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get all goals

Tool to retrieve all goals for a specified user. use when listing a user's active goals.

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 Archived Goals

Tool to retrieve archived goals for a specified user. use when you need to inspect a user's past archived goals.

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 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.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

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

TriggerInstant

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 Beeminder, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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