AI Agent for Internal Knowledge

Introduction

Managing information and communication within a team can be challenging, especially when you rely on multiple tools for different tasks. Assista brings a solution by connecting AI-powered agents with popular apps like Notion and Slack. This approach helps you handle complex workflows through natural language prompts without needing coding skills. In this article, you’ll learn what you can achieve by combining these apps with Assista and explore practical workflows designed to help you save time and work smarter.

What can you achieve with this AI Agent?

• ✔️ Effortlessly consolidate knowledge and task information from Notion and Slack.
• ✔️ Generate summaries and insights from long conversations and documents.
• ✔️ Automate multi-step actions across apps with simple chat commands.
• ✔️ Keep your team aligned by quickly extracting and sharing updates.
• ✔️ Trigger workflows on demand, letting you maintain full control over actions.

Workflow Examples Using Notion and Slack

Team Meeting Summary and Action Item Distribution

Use case:

You want a quick summary of a Slack meeting conversation and to update associated tasks in Notion.

Workflow:

• Slack: Fetches conversation from the meeting channel.
• AI Agent: Summarizes key points and decisions.
• Notion: Updates task list with action items derived from the summary.

Result:

"Summary: Discussed project deadlines and responsibilities. Action items assigned to respective team members in Notion task list."

Prompt Draft:

"Summarize the recent Slack meeting in channel 'Project Team' highlighting decisions and key points. Then update Notion task database with action items mentioned."

Benefits:

✔️ Saves you from manually reading long Slack threads.
✔️ Automatically translates conversation into actionable tasks.
✔️ Keeps your project status up-to-date without extra input.

Instant Knowledge Base Update from Slack Discussions

Use case:

After a helpful discussion on Slack, you want to add valuable insights directly to your Notion knowledge base.

Workflow:

• Slack: Selects relevant conversation snippets.
• AI Agent: Extracts key points and formats them.
• Notion: Appends the information to your knowledge base page.

Result:

"Knowledge base updated with concise insights from Slack discussion in ’Marketing Tips’ page."

Prompt Draft:

"From the selected Slack messages in channel 'Marketing', extract and format key insights, then add them to Notion page 'Marketing Tips' as new content."

Benefits:

✔️ Helps you capture valuable team knowledge quickly.
✔️ Reduces the risk of losing important information in chat history.
✔️ Keeps your knowledge base fresh and relevant.

Prepare and Share Weekly Team Updates

Use case:

You want to compile notable Slack conversations from the week and create an update document in Notion for your team.

Workflow:

• Slack: Collects messages tagged with weekly update keywords.
• AI Agent: Summarizes and organizes content by topic.
• Notion: Creates or updates a weekly updates page with the summary.

Result:

"Weekly update document in Notion is ready, containing highlights and follow-ups from Slack chat."

Prompt Draft:

"Gather Slack messages from the past week tagged with 'weekly update'. Provide a summary by topic, then update Notion page 'Team Weekly Updates' with the organized content."

Benefits:

✔️ Saves hours compiling manual updates.
✔️ Ensures consistent communication across your team.
✔️ Supports better team engagement and tracking of progress.

Putting AI agents to work with Notion and Slack helps you bring clarity and efficiency to your daily routine. You keep control over when workflows run, ensuring that every action matches your immediate needs. By transforming conversations and notes into organized data, you unlock greater productivity and reduce time spent switching between apps.