Review CircleCI tests from a Slack reaction
React to a release or incident message and get the relevant CircleCI test failures summarized.
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 Test Metadata
Tool to fetch test metadata for a specific job. use when you need detailed test results, run times, and failure messages after a job completes.
Why this helps
Important test failures stay hidden behind links and require manual investigation.
- Surface failure messages quickly
- Create a shared review trail
- Focus attention on actionable tests
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Circleci once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation instructing Notis to use the reacted message context to fetch test metadata for the referenced job.
- 3Pick Message Reaction Added as the trigger.
- 4Choose the report destination and test with one reaction on a message containing a CircleCI job reference.
Questions about this workflow
What if the message has no job reference?
Notis can report that the required job information is missing instead of guessing.
Can I use a specific emoji?
The Slack trigger supports optional emoji filtering when you configure it.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Circleci. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Circleci actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Job Artifacts
Tool to retrieve artifacts produced by a specific job. use after a job has completed to list its output files.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Job Details
Tool to fetch details of a specific job within a project. use when you need status, timing, and executor information for a circleci job by its number.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Pipeline Config
Tool to fetch pipeline configuration by id. use when you need the source or compiled yaml of a specific pipeline.
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 Test Metadata
Tool to fetch test metadata for a specific job. use when you need detailed test results, run times, and failure messages after a job completes.
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 User Information
Tool to retrieve information about a circleci user by their unique id. use when you need user profile details after obtaining the user id.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
List Pipelines for Project
Tool to list all pipelines for a specific project. use when you need to retrieve the pipelines for a project (e.g., to display recent runs on a dashboard).
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
List Self-Hosted Runners
Tool to list available self-hosted runners. use when you need to retrieve all configured self-hosted runners for your organization.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
List Workflows by Pipeline ID
Tool to list all workflows associated with a specific pipeline. use when you need to fetch or paginate through workflows by pipeline id.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slackbot and Circleci, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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