Use a Slack reaction to inspect a failed test run
Mark a debugging thread for deeper inspection and bring the completed job's test evidence into the conversation.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
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.
Why this helps
A reported failure can sit unresolved when collecting the details requires another person to inspect the job manually.
- Turn a deliberate debugging signal into a focused test metadata lookup.
- Bring failure messages and timings into the existing thread context.
- Reduce the effort needed to prepare the next debugging step.
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 metadata only when the designated debugging reaction marks a message identifying a completed job.
- 3Pick the Slack message reaction trigger and choose the run report channel.
- 4Test by adding the designated reaction to a real message that identifies a completed job.
Questions about this workflow
Will reacting to any message inspect a job?
The instruction should require both the designated reaction and message context identifying a completed job.
Does the metadata include test runtimes?
The CircleCI action can retrieve detailed test results, run times, and failure messages after a job completes.
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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.
Get Job Artifacts
Tool to retrieve artifacts produced by a specific job. use after a job has completed to list its output files.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Pipeline Config
Tool to fetch pipeline configuration by id. use when you need the source or compiled yaml of a specific pipeline.
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 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.
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 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.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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).
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Circleci, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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