Keep small Slack tasks from disappearing
When a Slack message gives you a simple action to do later, Notis can capture it in Habitica so you do not have to keep it in working memory.
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
Tiny follow-ups feel too small to record, then interrupt you later when you are trying to focus.
- Offload small actions from your memory.
- Keep interruptions from reshaping your current work block.
- Make the follow-up concrete enough to pick up later.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Habitica to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to set it up.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction asking Notis to create a Habitica task for a specific Slack action you need to do later, while skipping messages without a concrete action.
- 4Choose the Slack channel message trigger and a place for run reports.
- 5Test with one real Slack message containing a small follow-up.
Questions about this workflow
What counts as a small task?
You can describe the kinds of brief, specific follow-ups you want captured in the instruction.
Can it capture a message for someone else?
Tell Notis to create tasks only for actions you need to do 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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Habitica, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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