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Make the deployment stop signal clear

If a deployment needs to stop, an agreed reaction on its Slack alert can trigger Notis to abort the matching in-progress DeployHQ deployment.

Trigger

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

Action

Abort Deployment

Tool to abort a currently running deployment. Use when you need to terminate a deployment that is in progress.

Why this helps

When a release is going wrong, typing and routing a stop request adds delay and uncertainty.

  • Use a visible signal your team already understands.
  • Reduce ambiguity about whether a stop request was acted on.
  • Keep the active deployment alert close to the response.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slack and DeployHQ to Notis once in the portal.
  • 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis to set it up conversationally.
  • 3Write one plain-language instruction to abort only the matching in-progress deployment when the designated reaction is added to its Slack alert.
  • 4Select the Slack reaction-added trigger, set the intended emoji and channel, and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with a safe real deployment alert and verify the matching deployment before relying on it.

Questions about this workflow

Will it abort any deployment in the project?

The instruction should require a clear match to the deployment alert and an in-progress status before asking DeployHQ to abort.

Does adding any reaction stop a deployment?

No. Configure the trigger for the specific agreed emoji and channel used for deployment alerts.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slack to DeployHQ. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Slack triggers

DeployHQ actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Delete Command

Tool to delete a command from a specified project. Use when you need to remove an SSH command from a project's configuration.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Delete Project

Tool to delete a project from DeployHQ. Use when you need to permanently remove a project by its permalink or identifier.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Delete Build Cache File

Tool to delete an existing build cache file from a project. Use when you need to remove a cached build artifact from the project's build cache storage.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Delete Excluded File Rule

Tool to delete an existing excluded file rule from a project. Use when you need to remove an excluded file pattern from deployment configuration.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Delete Server Group

Tool to delete a server group from a project using the DeployHQ API. Use when you need to remove a server group from deployment configuration.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Delete Template

Tool to delete a template by its unique permalink. Use when you need to permanently remove a template from DeployHQ.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get Projects

Tool to retrieve all projects from DeployHQ account. Use when you need to list all available projects and their configurations.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Project

Tool to view an existing project in DeployHQ. Use when you need to retrieve details about a specific project by its permalink or identifier.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slack and DeployHQ, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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