Keep Grist project status current from Slack
Let clear status updates travel from the conversation into the project view your team reviews.
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
Update Records
Tool to update records in a specified table within a document. Use after fetching record IDs.
Why this helps
Project status gets stale when updates appear in Slack but not in the shared tracker.
- Reflect explicit status changes in the existing project record.
- Reduce duplicate manual status updates.
- Keep project reviews grounded in recent team messages.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Grist to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to find the matching existing Grist project record and update it when a channel message clearly reports a new status.
- 4Select the Slack channel message trigger and a report channel.
- 5Test with one real status update and verify the intended Grist record changed.
Questions about this workflow
What if Notis cannot identify a matching project?
Ask Notis to avoid updating a record when the match is unclear.
Will casual progress chatter change status?
The instruction should require a clear status change before updating a record.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Grist. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Grist actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Records
Tool to add records to a specified table in a Grist document. Use after confirming doc and table IDs.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Document
Tool to create a document in a workspace. Use when you need to add a new document programmatically after selecting a workspace.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create SCIM User
Tool to create a new SCIM user. Use when provisioning new user accounts via SCIM. Run after gathering all required user details.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create Table
Tool to create tables in a document. Use after confirming the document ID. Creates one or more tables with specified columns in the given document.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create Document Webhook
Tool to create a new webhook for a specified document. Use when you need to register webhook endpoints for document events in Grist. Run after confirming document ID.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Attachment
Tool to delete a specified attachment from a Grist document. Use when you need to remove a file by providing its document and attachment IDs.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete Column
Tool to delete a column from a Grist document table. Use after confirming document, table, and column IDs.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete Grist Table Records
Tool to delete records from a specified Grist table. Use when you need to remove specific rows by their IDs. Use after confirming the row IDs exist.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Grist, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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