Auto-Create Task Tags From Slack Message Keywords
Post about a 'client project' and Notis creates a client tag. Mention 'urgent' and an urgent tag gets created and applied. Automatic, keyword-driven organization.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Create a tag in a workspace
Creates a new tag, with properties like name and color defined in the request body, within a specific asana workspace (using `workspace gid`); this tag helps categorize tasks, is confined to the workspace, and is not automatically applied to tasks.
Why this helps
Tasks need tags for proper organization, but manually tagging everything adds friction. Important metadata often gets missed or applied inconsistently.
- Automatic consistent tagging based on message content
- No manual data entry or field selection required
- Tasks are properly categorized for filtering and reporting
- New tag categories emerge automatically from your conversations
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Asana to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a Slack message is posted, look for keywords like urgent, client, design, marketing. Create a tag for each keyword found and apply it to any related task.'
- 3Define your keyword set: 'urgent, important, blocked, waiting, review' or whatever matters for your workflow.
- 4Select your notification channel.
- 5Post a Slack message with keywords and verify tags are created/applied to the corresponding task.
Questions about this workflow
Can I control which keywords create tags?
Absolutely. You define the keywords: 'Only look for these specific tags: urgent, client, design, health-check' and ignore everything else.
What if I use different keywords each time?
You can ask Notis to look for categories: 'Look for any priority words (urgent, asap, high-priority) and tag them as priority-urgent.'
Does this create duplicate tags if the same keyword is used multiple times?
No. Notis reuses existing tags. Once you create a 'client' tag, all future messages with 'client' apply that same tag.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Asana actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Add Followers to Task
Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Add Supporting Relationship to Goal
Tool to add a supporting goal relationship to a goal. use when you want to link a project, task, portfolio, or another goal as a supporting resource to a specific goal in asana.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Add task to section
Adds an existing task to a section, optionally positioning it before or after another task in that section; if no position is specified, the task is added to the end.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create Allocation
Creates a new allocation. use when you need to schedule or assign a specific amount of a user's time per week to a task or project within a defined period.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Create a tag in a workspace
Creates a new tag, with properties like name and color defined in the request body, within a specific asana workspace (using `workspace gid`); this tag helps categorize tasks, is confined to the workspace, and is not automatically applied to tasks.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
New Bot Message Received Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` with `is_bot_message=true` instead. Triggered when a new bot message is posted to a Slack channel.
Create Attachment for Task
Tool to upload an attachment to a task. use when you need to attach a file to a specific task in asana.
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