Schedule feedback reviews with one emoji reaction
Someone shares critical feedback in Slack. Instead of letting it sit unread, react with a green check and Notis blocks 45 minutes on your calendar for a focused review. You'll actually digest it instead of skimming.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Why this helps
Feedback arrives in Slack but you never carve out time to really think about it. You skim and move on, miss the point, and later have to re-read or ask for clarification.
- Reserve focused time for feedback so you actually absorb it instead of skimming
- Prevent feedback from being lost in Slack because it's now on your calendar
- Create a reflex: feedback arrives → you block time → you process it
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Calendar to Notis
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I react to a feedback message with a green check, block 45 minutes on my calendar for focused review'
- 3Choose how long you want to block (45 min, 1 hour, etc.) or ask Notis to vary it based on feedback length
- 4Test by reacting to a piece of feedback in any channel
Questions about this workflow
What if 45 minutes isn't enough?
You can customize the duration per reaction, or tell Notis to ask you when you react how much time you need.
Will Notis include the feedback in the calendar event?
Yes. It will include the message text and a link to the Slack thread so you have context during your review.
Can I change my mind after reacting?
Remove the reaction in Slack and Notis will delete the calendar block, or keep the block and edit it manually in Calendar.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Google Calendar actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
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 a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
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