Give incoming ideas a place to land
Notis can move a promising idea from a Slack DM into a Coda page, preserving enough context to pick it up later.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Action
Create a page
Create a new page in a doc. note that creating a page requires you to be a doc maker in the applicable workspace.
Why this helps
Ideas arrive in private messages while you are focused elsewhere, then vanish beneath newer conversations.
- Keep ideas out of an overflowing DM inbox.
- Return to promising thoughts when you have time to evaluate them.
- Save the sender's context with the idea.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Coda to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal, or ask Notis to save useful Slack DM ideas to Coda.
- 3Describe in one plain-language prompt what qualifies as an idea and what context to include on the Coda page.
- 4Select Direct Message Received and choose where run reports should appear.
- 5Test with a real idea DM and review the new page entry.
Questions about this workflow
Will every DM be saved?
Your instruction can tell Notis to capture only messages that contain a suggestion, opportunity, or idea worth revisiting.
Can it include who sent the idea?
Ask Notis to include the sender and relevant message context in the page content.
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Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Coda. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Coda actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add a category for pack
Add a publishing category for a given pack.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add a maker for pack
Set a maker for a given pack. used to display makers for a pack in the corresponding packs page.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Add a permission for pack
Create or modify user, workspace, or global permissions for a given pack.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Add custom domain
Add a custom domain to a published doc.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Add permission
Adds a new permission to the doc.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Begin content export
Initiate an export of content for the given page.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Content export status
Check the status of a page content export
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Copy Document
Creates a copy of an existing coda document. this action allows you to duplicate a document while optionally specifying a new title and location for the copied document.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Coda, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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