Find Agility authors from a Slack DM
Answer ownership questions with the current author list in seconds.
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
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.
Why this helps
Finding the right content owner often means asking around and checking multiple systems.
- Reduce ownership ambiguity
- Use current author records
- Speed up review routing
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Agility cms in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named DM author directory.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve all Agility authors and shortlist people relevant to the request.
- 4Pick Direct Message Received as the trigger.
- 5Choose where reports go and test with one ownership question.
Questions about this workflow
Can it rank authors by expertise?
Only if the returned author data or your instruction provides enough context to do so.
Does it assign the author in Agility?
No. It returns the author directory for a human decision.
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.
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.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Categories
Tool to get all categories. use when you need to list every category in a given locale.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
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.
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 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.
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 Content Models
Tool to retrieve content models and page modules. use when you need schema definitions to dynamically build content structures.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Logs
Tool to retrieve sync items (logs) from agility cms. use after initial full sync to fetch updates.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Page
Tool to retrieve details of a page, including metadata, content zones, and components. use after you know the page id to fetch.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get Page Modules
Tool to retrieve all page modules defined in the agility instance. use when you need only modular definitions without content models.
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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