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Connect Slack to Dovetail

When something happens in Slack, Notis takes the next step in Dovetail. Describe what you want in plain English, or start from one of the examples below.

When this happens · Trigger

Triggers when a new channel is created.

Do this · Action

Creates a Dovetail channel for customer feedback; requires the channel:write permission.

Examples

Ways Notis can move work from Slack to Dovetail

Capture customer feedback from Slack

Turn useful customer feedback shared in Slack channels into organized Dovetail data points for later review.

Register research contacts from Slack DMs

Turn a DM that identifies a new research participant into a Dovetail contact, so follow-up starts with a recorded person.

Save research messages marked with a reaction

Use a chosen Slack reaction as a lightweight signal to save a message as a Dovetail data point.

Turn recurring customer pain into insights

Capture clear customer pain patterns shared in Slack as Dovetail insights for product discussions.

Log feature requests as research data

Save feature requests discussed in Slack as Dovetail data points with the requester context and stated need.

Capture interview notes shared in Slack

Save interview takeaways posted in Slack as Dovetail data points before they disappear in team updates.

Log survey feedback shared in Slack

Capture survey comments shared in Slack as Dovetail data points with useful response context.

Synthesize product patterns into Dovetail

Save clearly stated patterns across a Slack product discussion as a Dovetail insight with supporting context.

Promote endorsed findings into insights

Use a deliberate Slack reaction to mark a synthesized finding for storage as a Dovetail insight.

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Slack triggers

Dovetail actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Create Channel

Creates a Dovetail channel for customer feedback; requires the channel:write permission.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Contact

Create a new contact.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggers when a new channel is created.

TriggerInstant

Create Data Point

Record and classify a data point in a channel.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggers when a message is posted in a channel, excluding direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Create Data

Creates a research data item in a project.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggers when a new direct message, including a thread reply, is sent to a user.

TriggerInstant

Create Insight

Save a research insight, optionally linking it to a project.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggers when a reaction is added to a message.

TriggerInstant

Create Topic

Creates a topic in a Dovetail channel to categorize incoming data points.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggers when a reaction is removed from a message.

TriggerInstant

Create Doc

Creates a document in a project; its content is stored but not returned.

ActionInstant

New Bot Message Received Trigger

Triggers when a bot posts a new message in a channel.

TriggerInstant

Delete Channel

Move a channel to the project trash, where it can be restored for 30 days.

ActionInstant
Trigger Types

Four ways to start an automation.

A trigger is the event that kicks a workflow off. Notis supports four kinds: an event in a connected app, an inbound webhook, a schedule (recurring or one-time), and a change in one of your Notis databases.

Integration triggers

Fire when something happens inside a connected app. New Notion page, Stripe charge, Linear issue: any of 1,500+ apps can start a workflow.

New Notion pageStripe chargeCalendar event

Webhook triggers

A unique URL per workflow. Anything that can send an HTTP POST can start an automation, including no-code tools that speak webhooks.

Any HTTP POSTCustom backendIoT event
Works with
ZapierPipedream
Most used

Scheduled triggers

Run a workflow on the clock, on a recurring schedule or once at a set date and time. Daily standups, hourly syncs, a one-off launch reminder: the workhorse of Notis.

Daily · 8:00Weekdays onlyOnce · Dec 13
Beta

Database triggers

Fire when a row in one of your Notis databases is added or edited, with optional filters on its properties. New lead added, status changed, value crosses a limit.

Row addedProperty editedValue > limit
Why AI automation

Classic automation breaks. AI adapts.

Same triggers and actions, smarter middle. AI handles the fuzziness that breaks traditional Zapier-style workflows the moment a field gets renamed.

Classic automationAI automation
Cost
$ · pay per run
$$ · AI models per run
Reliability
Breaks on schema change
Adapts to format changes
Setup
Click 8 dropdowns
Describe it in English
Handles fuzzy
Hard-coded fields only
Reads intent, summarises
Human in loop
Bolted on
Built in · approval inbox
Maintenance
You own every break
Self-heals · we own it
Ease of use

Describe it. Notis builds it.

Skip the visual builder. Tell Notis what you want, in plain English. It writes the workflow, you review and deploy.

Notis

You · in the Notis Builder

NEW

“When a row gets added to the Q4 OKRs Notion database and the status is Blocked, send a Telegram message to the owner with a summary of what's blocking, and ping me if there's no reply within 24 hours.”

Notis built this automation:

TriggerRow added to "Q4 OKRs"
Condition✦Status = "Blocked"
AI step✦Summarise the blocker in plain English
ActionDM the row owner with summary
Timeout✦No reply in 24h → ping you
Observability

Watch every run.

Notis Desktop is Mission Control for your AI automations. See every run, replay, edit, or rewind. Set approval gates so Notis pauses before destructive actions.

  • Full run history with inputs, outputs and traces
  • Replay any run with edited inputs
  • Approval inbox, confirm via chat in one tap
  • Audit logs for compliance teams

Automations

Inbox

All12Manager5Telegram1Messages0WhatsApp2Email4Slack8

Migrate background jobs to a durable queue You can cancel it through Stripe

3 days

Notis v3 release update This one’s v3: Notis Manager (desktop app with …

8 days

Add multi-tenant RBAC User initiates a voice call

13 days

Draft pricing v (tiers, limits, overages) and sanity-check margins

2 weeks

Verify analytics events for new features That’s a really interesting automat…

1 month

Everything in the box.

Whatever starts the workflow, the platform underneath is the same: a thinking brain, full visibility, and you in control.

AI in the middle

Every step can include an LLM call: summarise, classify, extract, rewrite.

Full observability

Every run, every step, every input, all replay-able from Mission Control.

Human in the loop

Pause for approval. Notis pings you in chat with one-tap approve.

Self-healing

When an API changes shape, Notis adapts the parser. Less midnight fire-fighting.

Related pairs

More ways to connect Slack and Dovetail

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slack and Dovetail, or any other combination from 1,500+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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