Create Dovetail insights from Trello cards
Turn decisions in motion into reusable product knowledge.
Trigger
New Card Trigger
Triggered when a card is created in the specified board
Action
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
Why this helps
Important reasoning stays inside project management cards and is hard to reuse.
- Preserves decision rationale
- Makes strategy searchable
- Cuts duplicate documentation
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect both apps once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation describing how strategic card context should be summarized as a Dovetail insight.
- 3Select the Trello New Card trigger.
- 4Set the run report destination and test with one strategic card.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis distinguish strategic cards?
Yes. State the labels, lists, or wording that indicate a strategic card in your plain language instruction.
Can the insight include open questions?
Yes. Ask Notis to separate conclusions, evidence, assumptions, and unresolved questions.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Trello to Dovetail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Trello triggers
Dovetail actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Channel
Tool to create a new channel in dovetail. use after confirming channel details.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact in dovetail. use when you need to register a contact before logging interactions.
Card Archived Trigger
Triggered when a card is archived in the specified board
Create Data Point
Tool to create a data point within a channel. use after capturing new content to record and classify it in dovetail.
New Activity Trigger
Triggered when there is activity in Trello.
Create Insight
Tool to create a new insight in dovetail. use after synthesizing findings when ready to store them. example: "create insight 'q1 user trends' with body '...' for project 'proj 123'."
New Board Trigger
Triggered when a board is created in the specified workspace
Create Topic
Tool to create a new topic in a channel. use after confirming channel id, title, and optional description.
New Card Trigger
Triggered when a card is created in the specified board
Delete Channel
Tool to delete an existing channel. use when you need to remove a channel and move it to the project's trash (restorable for 30 days). confirm the channel id before calling.
Card Updated Trigger
Triggered when a specific card is updated
Delete Topic
Tool to delete an existing topic. use when you have confirmed the topic id and want to move it to trash (restorable for 30 days). example: "delete topic with id 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000."
Get Note
Tool to retrieve details of a specific note. use when you have confirmed the note id and need full note metadata from dovetail.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Trello and Dovetail, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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