Turn private pitches into draft issues
Move a promising pitch from your DMs into a draft you can review when you have focus time.
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 Draft Issue
Tool to create a draft issue for a publication. use after confirming the publication id. applies default settings if optional fields are omitted.
Why this helps
A strong pitch can get lost among private messages and follow-up conversations.
- Give personal pitches a visible place in the editorial process.
- Preserve the initial angle for a later review.
- Avoid copying a pitch by hand while handling messages.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Curated to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Ask Notis to create a draft issue in your chosen Curated publication when a Slack DM is clearly a newsletter pitch.
- 3Select the Direct Message Received trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 4Test with one suitable pitch and check the new draft before using it for live planning.
Questions about this workflow
Can it ignore unrelated DMs?
Yes. State that only messages proposing a newsletter topic or pitch should create a draft.
Where will the draft go?
The instruction should name the intended Curated publication, which must be available to the connected account.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Curated. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Curated actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Draft Issue
Tool to create a draft issue for a publication. use after confirming the publication id. applies default settings if optional fields are omitted.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Collected Link
Tool to create a collected link for a publication. use when you want to add a new link (with url, title, etc.) to a publication's collection.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
List Email Subscribers
Tool to list all email subscribers for a publication. use after confirming the publication id.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
List Publications
Tool to list all publications accessible by the api key. use when you need to retrieve your publication ids for further api calls. example prompt: "list my publications".
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
List Categories
Tool to list all categories for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its categories.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
List Issues
Tool to list all issues for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its issues (supports pagination).
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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