Automate your daily task standup with Airtable and Slack
Start each day with a clear view of what's on your plate. Notis pulls today's tasks from Airtable and posts a simple, actionable summary to Slack every morning, so you skip the status-check ritual.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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
You spend the first 30 minutes of your day manually reviewing Airtable to figure out what needs doing, disrupting your flow and delaying real work.
- Reclaim 20-30 minutes each morning for actual work instead of status checking
- Reduce decision paralysis by having priorities laid out upfront
- Catch task conflicts and overcommitment before your day starts
- Lower cognitive load with a ritual that requires no thinking
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Airtable and Slack to Notis via the portal (one-time).
- 2Create an automation: 'Every morning at 9am, pull today's tasks from [Airtable table], sort by priority, and post the list to [Slack channel].'
- 3Select 'Recurring schedule' (cron) as the trigger and choose your preferred time.
- 4Pick the Slack channel where you or your team starts the day (often #general or a dedicated #standup channel).
- 5Let it run for a few days, then adjust the time or format if needed based on when you're most ready to receive it.
Questions about this workflow
Can I schedule different standups for different teams?
Yes. Create one automation per team, each with its own schedule, table, and Slack channel.
What if there are no tasks today?
Notis will still post a summary (e.g., 'You're all clear today!'), so you never miss a day of the ritual.
Can I customize what information appears in the standup?
Absolutely. Tell Notis exactly what to include: 'Show me the task name, due date, owner, and any blockers' and it will pull that automatically.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Airtable to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Airtable triggers
Slack actions
Base Metadata Changed
Triggers when an existing Airtable base changes its name or permission level.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Base Schema Changed
Triggers when tables, fields, or views change in an Airtable base.
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.
User Profile Changed
Triggers when the connected Airtable user's profile information changes.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
View Created
Triggers when a new view is created in an Airtable base.
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.
View Deleted
Triggers when a previously known Airtable view is deleted.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
View Metadata Changed
Triggers when an Airtable view changes its name or type.
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.
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