Turn a Slack DM idea into a Curated draft
Give one off ideas a clear path from private Slack message to newsletter draft.
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
Create Draft Issue
Tool to create a draft issue for a publication. use after confirming the publication id. applies default settings if optional fields are omitted.
Why this helps
Good ideas shared in DMs are easy to forget and hard to recover later.
- Capture ideas at the source
- Avoid manual forwarding
- Create a reviewable draft quickly
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Curated in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named DM idea to draft.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis how to recognize a newsletter idea and create a Curated draft issue.
- 4Choose Slackbot Direct Message Received as the trigger.
- 5Select a report destination and test using one real DM.
Questions about this workflow
Will this include every direct message?
The trigger receives DMs, while your instruction tells Notis which messages deserve a draft.
Can I include a preferred publication?
Yes. Name the publication in the instruction, or have Notis confirm the publication before creating the draft.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Curated. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Curated actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Draft Issue
Tool to create a draft issue for a publication. use after confirming the publication id. applies default settings if optional fields are omitted.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Collected Link
Tool to create a collected link for a publication. use when you want to add a new link (with url, title, etc.) to a publication's collection.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
List Email Subscribers
Tool to list all email subscribers for a publication. use after confirming the publication id.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
List Publications
Tool to list all publications accessible by the api key. use when you need to retrieve your publication ids for further api calls. example prompt: "list my publications".
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
List Categories
Tool to list all categories for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its categories.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
List Issues
Tool to list all issues for a publication. use after you have the publication id and need to fetch its issues (supports pagination).
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slackbot and Curated, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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