Find better outdoor work windows from Slack
Turn a planning signal into a concise forecast for the next two days.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Get Air Quality Forecast by Latitude and Longitude
Tool to retrieve air quality forecast for a specific latitude and longitude. use when you need predicted air quality data up to 48 hours in advance based on geographic coordinates.
Why this helps
Outdoor work gets rescheduled when forecast checks happen too late or inconsistently.
- Supports timely scheduling
- Makes forecast review lightweight
- Keeps plans and data together
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Ambee in Notis once.
- 2Create a new automation and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to read coordinates from the reacted message, retrieve the next 48 hours of air quality forecasts, and identify useful work windows.
- 4Pick Message Reaction Added as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one reaction on an outdoor work message.
Questions about this workflow
What signals the workflow?
Adding the configured Slack reaction to a qualifying message starts it.
How long is the forecast?
Ambee provides up to 48 hours of predicted air quality data.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Ambee. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Ambee actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Air Quality by City
Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific city. use when you have a valid city name and need current aqi and pollutant levels.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Air Quality by Latitude and Longitude
Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific latitude and longitude. use when you need hyper-local air quality readings for given coordinates.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Air Quality Forecast by Latitude and Longitude
Tool to retrieve air quality forecast for a specific latitude and longitude. use when you need predicted air quality data up to 48 hours in advance based on geographic coordinates.
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 Wildfire Risk Forecast by Place
Tool to retrieve wildfire risk forecast for a specific place. use when you need weekly wildfire risk predictions for a location over the next four weeks.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Geocode by Place
Tool to transform a place name or address into geographic coordinates. use after confirming the location name to get precise latitude and longitude.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Air Quality by City
Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific city. use after obtaining a valid city name when current aqi and pollutant levels are needed.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Air Quality by Country Code
Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific country using a 3-letter iso code. use after acquiring the country code and when you want a national overview of air quality.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get Air Quality by Latitude and Longitude
Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific latitude and longitude. use when you need hyper-local air quality readings for given coordinates.
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When this happens · Trigger
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