Turn Slack DMs Into Idea Records
Thoughts hit you at random times. Instead of losing them in Slack or switching to Airtable, just DM Notis your idea. It instantly creates a record in your Airtable ideas table, tagged and ready to review.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Action
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Why this helps
Neurodivergent founders struggle with scattered idea capture. A good thought arrives in Slack DM, you intend to add it to Airtable later, and it's forgotten. By the time you remember, the context is lost.
- Ideas captured instantly without context-switching
- Full DM text preserved with timestamp
- Automatic tagging by date and sender
- Searchable idea database
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Airtable to Notis (one-time setup)
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I send you a direct message, create a record in my ideas table with the message as the idea title and content'
- 3Choose which Airtable table stores ideas and what fields to populate
- 4Set your notification channel so Notis confirms each capture
- 5Send Notis a test DM and confirm the record appears
Questions about this workflow
Can I use a specific keyword or format to trigger this?
Yes. You can ask Notis to only create records when your DM starts with a certain word, like 'idea:' or '@notis'. Notis will apply that filter automatically.
What if I send multiple ideas in one DM?
Notis treats the entire DM as one idea record. If you want separate records, send separate messages or ask Notis to parse by bullet points or line breaks.
Can Notis add these to different tables based on topic?
Absolutely. Tell Notis: 'Put product ideas in the product table and marketing ideas in the marketing table based on content.' It learns your categorization.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Airtable. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Airtable actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create base
Creates a new airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace; ensure field options are valid for their type.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create Field
Creates a new field within a specified table in an airtable base.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create multiple records
Creates multiple new records in a specified airtable table.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Create table
Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
Delete Comment
Deletes an existing comment from a specified record in an airtable table.
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.
Delete multiple records
Deletes up to 10 specified records from a table within an airtable base.
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