Keep retrospective lessons beyond the Slack thread
Capture what the team learned while the conversation is fresh, then return to the next priority.
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
Create a document
Creates a new google docs document using the provided title as filename and inserts the initial text at the beginning if non-empty, returning the document's id and metadata (excluding body content).
Why this helps
Retrospective insights are valuable but easy to forget once the team moves to its next urgent task.
- Creates a durable record of lessons learned
- Separates takeaways from follow-up actions
- Reduces the effort of writing up the discussion afterward
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Super to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation or tell Notis to create a Google Doc from a Slack retrospective discussion.
- 3Describe in one instruction what qualifies as a retrospective and how to organize takeaways and actions.
- 4Select the Slack channel-message trigger, choose the run-report channel, and test using a retrospective conversation.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis summarize a whole discussion?
Ask it to use the relevant Slack conversation context and focus the document on agreed lessons and actions.
Does the action create a new document?
Yes. It creates a Google Doc with the title and initial text provided by Notis.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Google Super. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Google Super actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Enrichment
Adds an enrichment at a specified position in a defined album.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Add or remove to customer list
Addorremovetocustomerlist tool will add a contact to a customer list in google ads. note: it takes 6 to 12 hours for changes to be reflected in the customer list.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Add Sheet to Spreadsheet
Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Append Dimension
Tool to append new rows or columns to a sheet, increasing its size. use when you need to add empty rows or columns to an existing sheet.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Batch Add Media Items
Adds one or more media items to an album in google photos.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Google Super, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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