Get meeting prep time without scrambling
Someone posts in Slack: 'Investor call tomorrow at 2pm.' Notis checks your calendar for free time before 2pm and suggests a 30-minute prep window. You're ready instead of winging it.
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
Find free slots
Finds free/busy time slots in google calendars for specified calendars within a defined time range (defaults to the current day utc if `time min`/`time max` are omitted), enhancing busy intervals with event details; `time min` must precede `time max` if both are provided.
Why this helps
Meetings are announced and you show up unprepared because you didn't know about them or didn't have time to prep. You stumble through and wish you'd had 15 minutes to gather your thoughts.
- Never show up unprepared because Notis finds prep time and blocks it automatically
- Reduce anxiety about meetings by having structured prep time
- Show up sharper and more confident with even 15-30 minutes of focused prep
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Google Calendar to Notis
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a meeting is mentioned in Slack, find 30 minutes of free time before it on my calendar'
- 3Notis will look backward from the meeting time for available prep windows
- 4Test by posting a meeting announcement in a channel and watch Notis suggest prep time
Questions about this workflow
What if there's no time available before the meeting?
Notis will find time the day before or suggest the earliest available 30-minute window, and you can decide if you need it.
How does Notis know which meeting is being discussed?
It looks for time references like 'tomorrow at 2pm' or meeting names. If it's unsure, it can ask the channel for clarification.
Can I customize prep duration?
Absolutely. 15 minutes for standup, 1 hour for investor calls—tell Notis what you need per meeting type.
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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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