Share Your Focus Time Transparently With Your Team
Deep work requires uninterrupted time. Notis monitors when you add focus blocks or deep work sessions to your calendar and automatically posts a note to your team Slack channel, so everyone knows you're unavailable without needing manual messages.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create a reminder
Creates a slack reminder with specified text and time; time accepts unix timestamps, seconds from now, or natural language (e.g., 'in 15 minutes', 'every thursday at 2pm').
Why this helps
Neurodivergent founders often need protected focus time to do their best work. Without transparently sharing these blocks with their team, they get interrupted or they fail to protect the time. Automating this notification reduces friction and enables team respect for boundaries.
- Communicate focus time to your team automatically
- Reduce interruptions during deep work sessions
- Protect time you need to do your best work
- Build a culture where focus time is respected
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Calendar and Slack to Notis.
- 2Create an automation called 'Focus Time Logging'.
- 3Write this prompt: 'Whenever I add an event to my calendar with focus, deep work, or do-not-disturb in the title, automatically post a message to #team (or another shared channel) saying: I'm in deep focus mode during [time] and will have limited availability. Feel free to post async or schedule for after.'
- 4Set the trigger to 'Webhook' to monitor calendar additions.
- 5Choose a team Slack channel (e.g., #team or #standup).
- 6Test by adding a focus block to your calendar and verifying the Slack message posts.
Questions about this workflow
Can I control which channel this posts to?
Yes. Tell Notis: 'Post to #general for company-wide awareness' or 'just my team channel.'
Will this post for every calendar event?
No, only for events specifically marked as focus time or deep work in the title.
Can I customize the message?
Yes. Tell Notis: 'Use this format instead: I'm focused on [project] until [time]. Chat after if needed.'
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Calendar to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Calendar triggers
Slack actions
Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
Event Canceled or Deleted
Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.
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.
Event Starting Soon
Triggers when a calendar event is within a configured number of minutes from starting. Returns event details, time remaining, attendees, and join links when available.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Calendar Event Changes
**SOON TO BE DEPRECATED** - Use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger) instead. Real-time webhook trigger for calendar event changes. Returns event metadata only. For full event data, use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger).
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.
Event Created
Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Calendar Event Sync
Polling trigger that returns full event data including details, attendees, and metadata. For real-time notifications with basic info, use Calendar Event Changes (webhook).
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Event Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Calendar event is modified. Returns the event ID, change type, and the specific fields that changed with their previous and new values.
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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