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Find the right Agility category from Slack

Turn a noisy content discussion into a short list of category choices.

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 Categories

Tool to get all categories. use when you need to list every category in a given locale.

Why this helps

Category decisions stall when people search the CMS manually or rely on outdated lists.

  • Make taxonomy decisions faster
  • Use the current category list
  • Create clearer editorial handoffs

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slackbot and Agility cms in Notis once.
  • 2Create an automation named Channel category finder.
  • 3Tell Notis to retrieve Agility categories for the requested locale and recommend suitable options from the discussion.
  • 4Pick Channel Message Received as the trigger.
  • 5Choose a report destination and test with one real thread message.

Questions about this workflow

Can it cover multiple locales?

Include the locale requirement in your instruction and use the categories returned by Agility.

Will it create a new category?

No. The available action lists existing categories.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Agility cms. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Slackbot triggers

Agility cms actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Get Authors

Tool to retrieve all authors from an agility cms instance. use when you need the full list of authors for display or processing.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Get Categories

Tool to get all categories. use when you need to list every category in a given locale.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Content Item

Tool to fetch details of a content item by content id. use when you need item fields and metadata from agility cms.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Get Content List

Tool to retrieve a list of content items by reference name. use when you need to fetch and page through content list data with optional filtering, sorting, and link expansions.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Get Content Models

Tool to retrieve content models and page modules. use when you need schema definitions to dynamically build content structures.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get Logs

Tool to retrieve sync items (logs) from agility cms. use after initial full sync to fetch updates.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get Page

Tool to retrieve details of a page, including metadata, content zones, and components. use after you know the page id to fetch.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Page Modules

Tool to retrieve all page modules defined in the agility instance. use when you need only modular definitions without content models.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slackbot and Agility cms, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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