Turn a Slack ship approval into a CircleCI run
A clear approval reaction can move the agreed change into a build without another manual handoff.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Trigger Pipeline
Tool to trigger a new pipeline for the specified project. use when you need to start a build on a branch or tag programmatically.
Why this helps
A go-ahead may be visible in Slack but still require a separate trip to CircleCI to start the run.
- Give a visible approval a concrete next step.
- Avoid treating ordinary discussion as permission to start a build.
- Reduce the gap between team decision and pipeline kickoff.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and CircleCI to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one plain-language instruction that starts a pipeline only for the agreed approval reaction on an eligible message.
- 3Pick the Slack message reaction trigger and choose the run report channel.
- 4Test on a real message that names the intended branch or tag and add the designated reaction.
Questions about this workflow
Does any reaction start a pipeline?
The automation instruction should specify the approval reaction and the kind of message it applies to. Test the intended boundary with a real example.
Does CircleCI choose the branch automatically?
Notis uses the message context and instruction to identify the intended run. Include an unambiguous branch or tag in the approval message.
When this happens · Trigger
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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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