Prioritize direct messages by tone
Have Notis use Jigsawstack sentiment analysis to flag incoming DMs that may need a careful or appreciative reply.
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
Sentiment Analysis
Tool to analyze text sentiment. Use when you need to classify text into positive, negative, or neutral sentiment.
Why this helps
Direct messages arrive alongside everything else, making it hard to spot which conversations carry emotional urgency.
- Bring tense messages to attention
- Notice appreciation worth acknowledging
- Reduce repeated inbox scanning
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Jigsawstack to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally to analyze new Slack DMs for tone.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction asking Notis to report the message sentiment and a brief reason when a DM seems emotionally important.
- 4Select Direct Message Received as the trigger and choose the run-report channel.
- 5Test with one real DM that represents a tone you want to notice.
Questions about this workflow
Will it watch every DM channel?
The supplied Slack trigger describes catching new direct messages across DM channels.
Does the workflow reply for me?
No. It analyzes sentiment and reports it so you can decide how to respond.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Jigsawstack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
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