Fireflies + Telegram: Daily Standup Reminder
Replace synchronous standups with async Telegram messages. Everyone updates the channel on their own time; neurodivergent founders avoid back-to-back video meetings.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Send Message
Send a text message to a telegram chat using the bot api.
Why this helps
Daily standup meetings feel mandatory but unproductive. Neurodivergent team members struggle with synchronous calls and context-switching. Async standup is better but requires manual reminders to stay consistent.
- Eliminate daily video standup meetings
- Async format suits neurodivergent workflows
- Team updates stay in Telegram history
- Reduce calendar load and context-switching
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Telegram to Notis (one-time setup).
- 2Ask Notis: 'Send a daily standup prompt to Telegram every weekday at 9 AM' (or your team's preferred time). Tell Notis what questions to ask (e.g., 'What did you finish? What's next? Any blockers?').
- 3Set the trigger to 'Recurring Schedule' and choose your frequency (daily, weekdays, business hours, etc.).
- 4Notis sends the message to your Telegram channel on schedule.
- 5Test: manually trigger a test message to verify the wording and timing feel right.
Questions about this workflow
Can I set different standup prompts for different teams?
Yes. Create separate automations, one per channel or team. Each can have its own time and custom questions, so engineering and sales can sync at their own pace.
What if someone is in a different timezone?
Set the trigger to your home timezone and let Notis post; team members see it whenever they check. Or create multiple automations for different time zones if you prefer staggered messages.
Can I track responses or enforce replies?
Notis posts the prompt; people reply in-thread. You can use a Notis webhook if you want to trigger follow-ups (e.g., alert you if someone hasn't replied by 11 AM), but the baseline is just the reminder.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Fireflies to Telegram. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Fireflies triggers
Telegram actions
Transcription Complete Trigger
Triggers when a transcription is complete. Polls Fireflies API for transcripts created or updated since the last poll time. Handles rate limiting gracefully.
Answer Callback Query
Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. the answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert.
Delete Message
Delete a message, including service messages, with certain limitations.
Edit Message
Edit text messages sent by the bot.
Export Chat Invite Link
Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. the bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights.
Forward Message
Forward messages of any kind. service messages can't be forwarded.
Get Chat Info
Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.).
Get Chat Administrators
Get a list of administrators in a chat. on success, returns an array of chatmember objects that contains information about all chat administrators except other bots.
Get Chat History
Get chat history messages. note: this uses the getupdates method with specific parameters to retrieve historical messages.
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