Bring Hacker News discussion context into a Slack retrospective
Mention the post in your retrospective notes and get the source discussion summarized for review.
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 Item
Get a specific item from hacker news using its id. limits response size to prevent context overflow.
Why this helps
A reference shared during a retrospective can be hard to relocate when the team needs to revisit its context.
- Retrieve the exact Hacker News item cited in the discussion.
- Keep an accessible summary alongside the team's learning review.
- Reduce time spent searching for an old reference.
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 make it from a plain-language request.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to fetch and summarize a Hacker News item when a Slack retrospective message includes a link or item ID.
- 4Choose Channel Message Received and select the reporting channel.
- 5Test with a retrospective note that includes a real Hacker News item reference.
Questions about this workflow
Can it identify an item from a vague description?
A Hacker News link or item ID gives Notis a specific item to fetch. Include one in the Slack message for a reliable lookup.
Can it summarize the discussion for the team?
Yes. Ask for a brief summary of the fetched item and its discussion in the instruction.
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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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Hackernews, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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