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Review CircleCI runners for a new project channel

A new project space can prompt a lightweight runner readiness check before build work ramps up.

Trigger

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

Action

List Self-Hosted Runners

Tool to list available self-hosted runners. use when you need to retrieve all configured self-hosted runners for your organization.

Why this helps

Infrastructure preparation can slip when a new initiative gets a Slack channel but no one remembers the build setup.

  • Use channel creation as a prompt to review build runner availability.
  • Surface configured self-hosted runners near project kickoff.
  • Reduce one more item for someone to remember during setup.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and CircleCI to Notis once in the portal.
  • 2Create an automation with a plain-language instruction to retrieve the runner list when a new project channel is created.
  • 3Pick the Slack new channel trigger and choose where run reports should appear.
  • 4Test with a real project channel creation event and review the returned runner list.

Questions about this workflow

Does creating any Slack channel run this check?

The instruction can focus on new project or initiative channels so unrelated channels do not trigger a useful-looking report.

Does this reserve a runner?

No. It retrieves the configured runner list to support readiness review.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Circleci. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Slack triggers

Circleci actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Get Job Artifacts

Tool to retrieve artifacts produced by a specific job. use after a job has completed to list its output files.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Get Job Details

Tool to fetch details of a specific job within a project. use when you need status, timing, and executor information for a circleci job by its number.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Pipeline Config

Tool to fetch pipeline configuration by id. use when you need the source or compiled yaml of a specific pipeline.

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 Test Metadata

Tool to fetch test metadata for a specific job. use when you need detailed test results, run times, and failure messages after a job completes.

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 User Information

Tool to retrieve information about a circleci user by their unique id. use when you need user profile details after obtaining the user id.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

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

TriggerInstant

List Pipelines for Project

Tool to list all pipelines for a specific project. use when you need to retrieve the pipelines for a project (e.g., to display recent runs on a dashboard).

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

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

TriggerInstant

List Self-Hosted Runners

Tool to list available self-hosted runners. use when you need to retrieve all configured self-hosted runners for your organization.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

List Workflows by Pipeline ID

Tool to list all workflows associated with a specific pipeline. use when you need to fetch or paginate through workflows by pipeline id.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slack and Circleci, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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