Get a focused weekday Hacker News digest
Start the workday with a small, priority-led scan of the Hacker News front page.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Hackernews Frontpage
Get the frontpage posts of hacker news.
Why this helps
A constantly available feed can pull attention away from planned work or become another thing to catch up on later.
- Create a predictable window for checking tech conversations.
- Keep the digest focused on chosen founder priorities.
- Reduce repeated manual visits to the front page.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Hackernews to Notis once through the portal; connect Slack too if using it for setup or follow-up.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis in plain language to make a weekday digest.
- 3Use one instruction to fetch the Hacker News front page on weekdays and summarize only stories related to your stated priorities.
- 4Select a recurring weekday schedule and choose where Notis should report runs.
- 5Test the prompt with a real front-page scan and refine the priorities if needed.
Questions about this workflow
Can I choose when it runs?
Choose the recurring schedule in the automation setup and select a weekday time that fits your routine.
How do I keep the digest from becoming too long?
Ask Notis in the instruction for a short summary and define which topics or number of stories deserve attention.
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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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