Organize Asana Tasks By Slack Emoji Reaction
React with :in-progress: and Notis moves the task to your In Progress section. React with :done: and it moves to Done. No switching apps, no typing.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Manually organizing tasks into sections requires context-switching to Asana and making decisions about where each task belongs, breaking your Slack workflow.
- Manage Asana workflow without leaving Slack
- Zero-friction task organization via single emoji click
- Visual progress tracking without manual updates
- Perfect for kanban-style workflows (to-do, in-progress, done)
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Asana to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I react to a Slack message with :in-progress:, move the related Asana task to the In Progress section. :done: moves it to Done.'
- 3Map your emojis to sections: define which emoji maps to which section name.
- 4Select your notification channel.
- 5React to a Slack message with one of your mapped emojis and verify the task moves to the correct section in Asana.
Questions about this workflow
Can I set up custom emojis for sections?
Yes. Use whatever emojis make sense to you: :backlog:, :blocked:, :review:, or any custom emoji your Slack has.
What if a task is already in Asana but not from Slack?
Notis can link existing Asana tasks to Slack messages. Tell it how to identify the right task and it will move it automatically.
Does the emoji reaction stay on the Slack message?
Yes. The emoji stays there as a visual indicator of the task's current status, making your Slack conversation self-documenting.
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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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