Help your team plan around focus time
Record focused work in Todoist and let collaborators know when you are protecting time for it.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Action
Post message to channel
Deprecated: posts a message to a slack channel, direct message, or private channel. use `send message` instead.
Why this helps
A plan to focus is easy to interrupt when teammates do not know that time has been set aside.
- Make planned focus time more visible
- Reduce avoidable interruptions and context switches
- Help teammates route non-urgent requests thoughtfully
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Slack to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Ask Notis to post a Slack heads-up for new Todoist tasks that represent planned focus time, or set up the automation in the portal.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction describing a focus-block task and the brief message collaborators should receive.
- 4Select the Todoist New Task Created trigger, choose a run-report channel, and test with an actual focus-block task.
Questions about this workflow
Does this change Slack availability?
No. This workflow posts a message in Slack; it does not change do not disturb settings.
Can the message mention the planned time?
Ask for the time to be included when it is clear from the task.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Todoist triggers
Slack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Todoist and Slack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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