Check foreign-currency costs during budget reviews
Get current rate context for recurring costs while reviewing the budget, without adding another item to your research queue.
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
Get Latest Exchange Rates
Tool to get real-time exchange rate data for all available or specified currencies. use when you need current forex rates before performing currency conversions.
Why this helps
Foreign-currency costs can make budget reviews feel incomplete until someone remembers to check the current rate.
- Add current currency context to a cost review.
- Reduce the odds that a budget follow-up is forgotten.
- Keep rate checks near the relevant operating-cost discussion.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Fixer to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal, or ask Notis to check recurring foreign-currency costs mentioned in Slack.
- 3Write one plain-language prompt asking for the latest rate for the cost's currency and chosen comparison currency.
- 4Select the Slack channel message trigger, choose a run-report channel, and test with one real budget item.
Questions about this workflow
Does this forecast runway?
No. It retrieves current exchange rates. Runway calculations require cost and time-period details and should be requested explicitly in the prompt.
Can it help with a weekly budget review?
Yes, when the message discusses a foreign-currency cost and the workflow trigger receives that channel message.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Fixer. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Fixer actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Historical Rates
Tool to get historical exchange rate data for a specific date. use when you need past currency rates for all or selected currencies.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Latest Exchange Rates
Tool to get real-time exchange rate data for all available or specified currencies. use when you need current forex rates before performing currency conversions.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Supported Symbols
Tool to retrieve all supported currency symbols and their full names. use when you need to display or validate available currencies before performing conversions.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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 Fixer, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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