Capture urgent error reports from Slack DMs
Let Notis preserve a qualifying urgent error report received privately, even when the team has no channel thread for it.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Action
Report Exception
Tool to report an exception notice to Honeybadger. Use when sending error details (stack trace, context) for diagnostics.
Why this helps
Time-sensitive reports in private messages can be missed when the owner is busy or away from the conversation.
- Catches qualifying reports sent directly to the user.
- Preserves provided diagnostic information for follow-up.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Honeybadger to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one prompt telling Notis to send urgent error DMs that include diagnostic details to Honeybadger as exception notices.
- 3Select Direct Message Received as the trigger.
- 4Choose a channel for run reports and test with one real qualifying DM.
Questions about this workflow
Does this read channel messages too?
This workflow uses the Slack direct-message trigger, which catches DMs rather than channel posts.
What should count as urgent?
State in the prompt the team's plain-language criteria and require an actual error report.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Slack triggers
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Channel Message Received
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Report Exception
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Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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Reaction Added Trigger
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