Remember to follow up on Slack delegations
When you assign work to someone in Slack and name a time to check back or a clear follow-up, Notis can create a Habitica task for you.
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 Task
Tool to create a new user task in Habitica. Use after gathering task details like text, type, and optional properties.
Why this helps
Delegating the work can clear the immediate task, but leave the later check-in without an owner or reminder.
- Keep the check-back action on your list.
- Retain the person or deliverable context needed to follow up.
- Avoid creating tasks for every message that mentions a colleague.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Habitica to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or by asking Notis.
- 3Use one plain-language instruction to create a Habitica task when you delegate specific work in Slack and state a follow-up or check-in for yourself.
- 4Choose the Slack channel message trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real delegation message that includes your check-back.
Questions about this workflow
Does it create a task for the delegate?
The task is for your stated follow-up, such as checking progress.
What if I delegate without a check-back?
Tell Notis to create a task only when you specify a follow-up for yourself.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Habitica. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Habitica actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Task to Challenge
Tool to add a new task to a specified challenge. Use when you need to programmatically create a challenge task after the challenge is set up and you have its ID.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Cancel Subscription
Attempts to cancel the authenticated user's subscription. Since Habitica's public API does not provide a cancellation endpoint, this action checks the current subscription state and returns: - success=True with a no-op message if there is no active subscription - success=False with guidance to cancel via the website/app if a subscription appears active
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create Challenge
Tool to create a new challenge. Use when you need to start a challenge in a specific group with title, summary, and optional tasks.
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 Habitica Group
Tool to create a Habitica party or guild. Use when you want to initialize a new group with name, type, and optional privacy and description.
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 Tag
Tool to create a new tag. Use after determining the desired tag name.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create Task
Tool to create a new user task in Habitica. Use after gathering task details like text, type, and optional properties.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create Webhook
Tool to create a new webhook for taskActivity events. Use when you need real-time notifications of task creation, updates, deletion, or scoring.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete a Habitica Challenge
Tool to delete a challenge. Use when you need to permanently remove a challenge after confirmation.
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