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Audit direct Databricks grants in Slack

Give access owners a focused view of explicitly assigned privileges.

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 Catalog Grants

Tool to get permissions (grants) for a securable in Unity Catalog without inherited permissions. Use when you need to see direct privilege assignments on a catalog or other securable object. Returns only privileges directly assigned to principals, excluding inherited permissions from parent securables. For inherited permissions, use the get-effective endpoint instead.

Why this helps

Access reviews become confusing when direct and inherited permissions are mixed together.

  • Focus access reviews
  • Reduce permission ambiguity
  • Speed governance decisions

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Slackbot and Databricks once in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation to retrieve direct grants for the securable named in the DM.
  • 3Describe the summary format and principal explanation in one instruction.
  • 4Pick Direct Message Received as the trigger and choose a report channel.
  • 5Test with one real access review question.

Questions about this workflow

Are inherited permissions included?

No. This action returns direct privilege assignments only.

Can the result support an access review?

Yes. It provides a focused inventory of explicitly assigned privileges for the named securable.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Databricks. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Slackbot triggers

Databricks actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Add Member to Security Group

Tool to add a user or group as a member to a Databricks security group. Use when you need to grant group membership for access control.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Delete Custom LLM Agent

Tool to delete a Custom LLM agent created through Agent Bricks. Use when you need to remove a custom LLM and all associated data. This operation is irreversible and deletes all data including temporary transformations, model checkpoints, and internal metadata.

ActionInstant

New Channel Created Trigger

Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Create Databricks App

Tool to create a new Databricks app with specified configuration. Use when you need to create apps hosted on Databricks serverless platform to deploy secure data and AI applications. The app name must be unique within the workspace, contain only lowercase alphanumeric characters and hyphens, and cannot be changed after creation.

ActionInstant

Channel Message Received

Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.

TriggerInstant

Delete Databricks App

Tool to delete a Databricks app from the workspace. Use when you need to remove an app and its associated service principal. When an app is deleted, Databricks automatically deletes the provisioned service principal.

ActionInstant

Direct Message Received

Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.

TriggerInstant

Deploy Databricks App

Tool to create a deployment for a Databricks app. Use when you need to deploy an app with source code from a workspace path. The deployment process provisions compute resources and uploads the source code. Deployments can be in states: IN_PROGRESS, SUCCEEDED, FAILED, or CANCELLED.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Added

Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get Databricks App Details

Tool to retrieve details about a specific Databricks app by name. Use when you need to get comprehensive information about an app including configuration, deployment status, compute resources, and metadata.

ActionInstant

Message Reaction Removed

Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.

TriggerInstant

Get Databricks App Permission Levels

Tool to retrieve available permission levels for a Databricks app. Use when you need to understand what permission levels can be assigned to users or groups for a specific app. Returns permission levels like CAN_USE and CAN_MANAGE with their descriptions.

ActionInstant

Reaction Added Trigger

DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.

TriggerInstant

Get Databricks App Permissions

Tool to retrieve permissions for a Databricks app. Use when you need to check who has access to an app and their permission levels. Returns the access control list including inherited permissions from parent or root objects.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Slackbot and Databricks, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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