Keep direct-message deadlines in view
When a Slack DM asks you for a specific deliverable and gives a deadline, Notis can create a Habitica task that preserves both.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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
A dated request can vanish under newer direct messages before it reaches your plan.
- Keep requested deliverables with their stated dates.
- Separate deadlines from casual messages.
- Reduce repeat checks through your DM history.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Habitica to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Give Notis one plain-language instruction to create a Habitica task for a Slack DM only when it requests a specific deliverable from you and states a deadline.
- 4Choose the Slack direct message trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real DM that states both a deliverable and its deadline.
Questions about this workflow
Will Notis infer a deadline?
The instruction should require a date stated in the message.
Can requests without dates be captured too?
Adjust the instruction to capture clear deliverables even when no date is stated.
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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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Habitica, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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