Integrations / Productivity
Connect Stormboard to WhatsApp: tags and chat messages by chat
Flann is an AI agent your business talks to on WhatsApp. Connect Stormboard once, then ask Flann to look things up in it or get work done in it, by text or voice note. Stormboard keeps track of the work. Flann lets you add to it, check it and update it from WhatsApp.
41 actions in Stormboard. 16 only look things up, and 25 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Stormboard
Send any of these on WhatsApp, in your own words. Flann finds the right Stormboard action and fills in the details from the conversation.
“Show me my chat messages in Stormboard.”
“Show me my unread chat messages in Stormboard.”
“Look up the storm access in Stormboard.”
“Create a storm in Stormboard.”
“Create an idea in Stormboard.”
“Invite the participants in Stormboard.”
What Flann can work with in Stormboard
Stormboard gives Flann 41 actions across 17 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Chat messages | createlook upmark | 3 |
| Tags | createlook up | 3 |
| Storms | closecreatelook upduplicatereopen | 5 |
| Authentications | checklook up | 2 |
| Favorite stars | adddelete | 2 |
| Ideas | createlook up | 2 |
| Line connectors | createupdate | 2 |
Doing it yourself, wiring up a rule, or asking an agent: here is how they compare for Stormboard.
| Compare | In Stormboard yourselfYou click through each job | A fixed workflowTriggers built in advance | Flann on StormboardYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Log in and click through the screens | Only what was wired up in advance | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up about tags | By hand, screen by screen | Only the look-ups someone built | 16 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | Run unchecked once built | 25 changes, made from a message |
| Stormboard records | All of them, one screen at a time | Only the ones you wire up | 17 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Someone builds and maintains each flow | Your Stormboard API key, once |
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Step by step: Stormboard jobs you can hand to Flann
Each step below names the Stormboard action Flann actually runs.
Create a tag from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a tag in Stormboard with these details.”
- Flann runs
Get Tag Data For An Ideain Stormboard and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create a New Tagin Stormboard. - Flann creates it in Stormboard and confirms in the chat.
Fix a chat message without opening Stormboard
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the chat message in Stormboard: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
Get Chat Messagesin Stormboard and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Mark Chat Messages as Readin Stormboard. - Flann makes the change in Stormboard and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your storms
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our storms in Stormboard?”
- Flann runs
Get Storm Detailsin Stormboard and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Stormboard is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Repetitive Stormboard work Flann takes off your plate
These are the jobs that come back every day or every week. Message Flann instead, and keep the decisions for yourself.
Starting a new client project from the template
Today
Each new client or job means copying your template project in Stormboard, renaming it, adjusting dates and assigning people. Small mistakes slip in, like the last client’s name in a task.
With Flann
“New job for Clarke Dental, starts on the first. Set it up from our fit-out template in Stormboard.”
A copy of your template in Stormboard is renamed, dated from the start you gave and assigned to the usual people for each stage. Anything that still mentions the previous client is flagged.
What you stop doing: Copying and adjusting the template by hand for each new job is no longer on your desk.
Spotting work that has stalled
Today
A job can sit in the same column of Stormboard for weeks without anyone noticing. You only find out when a customer chases.
With Flann
“Anything in Stormboard that hasn’t moved since last week?”
Comparing this week’s board in Stormboard with last week’s, Flann lists tasks with no updates, comments or status change, along with how long each has been stuck and who holds it. That part is a look-up.
What you stop doing: Finding stuck work only when a customer complains stops happening.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Stormboard
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Stormboard.
- Paste your Stormboard API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Stormboard account settings.
- Ask Flann for what you need on WhatsApp, by text or voice note. It picks the right Stormboard action itself.
Look-ups run as soon as you ask and change nothing in Stormboard. You can disconnect Stormboard from Connectors at any time.
Ways to use Stormboard with Flann
What is due today
Ask Flann what is overdue or due today. It reads Stormboard and sends you the list.
Capture tasks as they come up
Send Flann a voice note with the job. It prepares the task in Stormboard and asks you to confirm.
Know who is on what
Ask who is working on what. Flann summarises Stormboard in a few lines.
Everything Flann can do in Stormboard
The full list of Stormboard actions available to Flann once you connect it.
Looks up 16
- Get a List of Ideas
- Get A List Of Participants
- Get A List Of Storms Invites
- Get A List Of Your Storms
- Get Authentication Info
- Get Chat Messages
- Get Idea Data
- Get Info About Your User
- Get My Storm Access
- Get Storm Details
- Get Unread Chat Messages
- Check Authentication
- Get a list of connectors in a Storm
- Get List of Tags in Storm
- Get Storm Template
- Get Tag Data For An Idea
Changes 25
- Close a Storm
- Create a new chat message
- Create a New Storm
- Create an idea in Stormboard
- Invite Participants to Storm
- Accept a Storm Invite
- Add a Favorite Star
- Create a Line Connector
- Create a New Tag
- Create a New User
- Create Tag Data for an Idea
- Decline a Storm Invite
- Delete a Connector Between Ideas
- Delete a Specific Connector
- Duplicate a Storm
- Join a Storm
- Mark Chat Messages as Read
- Remove a Favorite Star
- Reopen a Storm
- Update a Line Connector
- Update Notifications
- Update Section in Storm
- Update Storm Legend
- Update Your Profile
- Verify Your Account
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Common questions
What can Flann do with chat messages in Stormboard?
Flann can create, look up and mark chat messages in Stormboard, using 3 actions (Create a new chat message, Get Chat Messages, Mark Chat Messages as Read). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change chat messages in Stormboard.
What can Flann do with tags in Stormboard?
Flann can create and look up tags in Stormboard, using 3 actions (Create a New Tag, Create Tag Data for an Idea, Get Tag Data For An Idea). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change tags in Stormboard.
How does Flann connect to Stormboard?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Stormboard and paste your Stormboard API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Stormboard account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 41 actions in Stormboard.
Can I use Stormboard from WhatsApp?
Yes. You talk to Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and Flann works in Stormboard for you. You do not need to open Stormboard.
Does connecting Stormboard cost extra?
No. Stormboard is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.