Answer CMS questions from Slack DMs
Let teammates ask privately and get the right Agility item details without a context switch.
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 Content Item
Tool to fetch details of a content item by content id. use when you need item fields and metadata from agility cms.
Why this helps
Important CMS questions arrive in DMs and wait for someone to manually open the item and respond.
- Shorten response time
- Keep answers grounded in CMS data
- Reduce interruptions for CMS owners
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Agility cms in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named DM content lookup.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to identify the requested content id and summarize its Agility fields.
- 4Pick Direct Message Received as the trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports go and test with one real DM.
Questions about this workflow
What if the DM does not include a content id?
Tell Notis how to infer the item from the message, or ask the sender for the missing identifier.
Will it expose private CMS data?
The response follows the permissions of the connected Agility cms account.
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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