Get current coverage of policy changes discussed in Slack
When a policy change could affect your work, Notis can fetch recent news from Currents api and bring the headlines into the discussion.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Why this helps
Policy-related conversations can demand immediate context, but switching to research interrupts execution and follow-up.
- Makes a recent coverage check part of the Slack discussion.
- Gives the team material to review before assigning deeper research.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Currents api to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create a new automation in the portal or request one from Notis in plain language.
- 3Provide one prompt asking Notis to fetch recent news when a Slack channel message raises a policy change relevant to the business.
- 4Choose the Slack channel message trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test using a real policy topic the team follows.
Questions about this workflow
Is this legal or regulatory advice?
No. It retrieves news articles for context. Review authoritative sources and qualified advice for decisions that require them.
Can I limit the workflow to business-relevant policy topics?
Yes. State the relevant topics in the plain-language prompt so Notis can use that context when it interprets messages.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Currents api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Currents api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Activities Watch
Tool to start a notification channel to watch activities for a specified user and application. Use when needing to receive push notifications for user activity; call after OAuth credentials and webhook endpoint are set up.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Entity Usage Reports
Tool to retrieve usage statistics for a specific Google Workspace entity. Use when you need to analyze entity usage on a particular date.
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 Users
Tool to list users in a Google Workspace domain. Note: - When the provided base_url points to Currents News API (api.currentsapi.services), this action will gracefully fall back to listing latest news articles to ensure a valid response, since the Currents News API does not expose a users endpoint. - When the base_url points to Google Admin Directory API, it will list users from the domain/customer specified.
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 Usage Report
Tool to retrieve the usage report for a specified user on a given date. Use after confirming the userKey and date. Use when detailed usage metrics are needed for auditing or monitoring.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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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Slack and Currents api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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