Summarize today's Hacker News posts from Slack
Turn a channel check-in into a quick summary of today's Hacker News conversations.
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
Get Hackernews Today Posts
Get today's posts from hacker news.
Why this helps
A request for today's tech context can create an open-ended browsing task with no natural stopping point.
- Use the date-specific Hacker News feed for a timely recap.
- Ask for a bounded, concise summary in the instruction.
- Respond to a team request without manually scanning posts.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Hackernews to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis to build it conversationally.
- 3Give Notis one plain-language instruction to fetch today's Hacker News posts when a Slack message requests the daily tech picture and summarize the most relevant items.
- 4Choose Channel Message Received and the channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a channel request for today's tech discussion.
Questions about this workflow
How is this different from a front-page check?
It fetches today's posts, which is useful when the team asks for a date-specific snapshot rather than just the current front page.
Can Notis keep the recap short?
Yes. Tell it in the instruction how many key items to summarize and what topics matter to your team.
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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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