Convert Slack Messages Into Asana Tasks Automatically
Stop losing important work in Slack threads. Notis captures messages as Asana tasks so nothing falls through the cracks.
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 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.
Why this helps
Critical work discussed in Slack often gets buried in threaded conversations, requiring manual context-switching to move it into your actual task system.
- Reduce manual data entry and context-switching
- Capture urgent work immediately when it arrives
- Stop searching for important Slack messages that need action
- Keep your single source of truth in Asana
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Slack and Asana accounts to Notis (done once in the portal).
- 2Tell Notis in a channel or via the portal: 'When someone posts an important message in a channel, create a task in Asana with that message.'
- 3Choose which Slack channel to monitor (or leave open to all public channels).
- 4Select a Slack channel where Notis reports each time a task is created.
- 5Test it: post a message in Slack and verify the task appears in Asana within seconds.
Questions about this workflow
Will every message create a task?
No. You can ask Notis to filter by keywords, mentions, or channel-specific rules. For example: 'Only create tasks when someone @mentions me or uses a specific emoji.'
Can I set the task details automatically?
Yes. Just tell Notis what you want: 'Use the message text as the task title, set the assignee to me, and mark it high priority.'
What if I want different Asana projects for different Slack channels?
Notis can route messages from different channels to different Asana projects. Just describe the rule in plain language.
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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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