Revisit product research questions on Hacker News
Schedule a focused search around an open product question and review new context at a chosen time.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Search Hackernews Posts
Get relevant posts from hacker news based on a full-text query and optional filters. results can be limited using the size parameter.
Why this helps
Open research questions can linger in notes because there is no clear reminder to return to them.
- Give an open question a recurring research moment.
- Search around a specific product topic instead of scanning everything.
- Make it easier to notice relevant new discussions.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Hackernews to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create a recurring automation in the portal or ask Notis to set it up in plain language.
- 3Write one instruction to search Hacker News on the schedule for a specific product question and summarize relevant results.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test the search with your actual question and adjust its wording for useful results.
Questions about this workflow
What should I use as the search topic?
Use a clear product question or its key concepts, and include enough context in the instruction to guide the search.
Can the question change later?
Yes. Update the instruction when the research question evolves.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Hackernews. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Hackernews actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Hackernews Frontpage
Get the frontpage posts of hacker news.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Hackernews Item
Get a specific item from hacker news using its id. limits response size to prevent context overflow.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Latest Hackernews Posts
Get the latest posts from hacker news based on optional filters. results can be limited using the size parameter.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Get Hackernews Today Posts
Get today's posts from hacker news.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Get Hackernews User
Get a specific user from hacker news using their username.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Search Hackernews Posts
Get relevant posts from hacker news based on a full-text query and optional filters. results can be limited using the size parameter.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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