diff --git a/.config b/.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7434fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/mongoose_test
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diff --git a/.env.local b/.env.local
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7434fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.local
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/mongoose_test
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diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 8cb3dd1..d8ca5c0 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+console.log('Config file is loading...');
+
 if (!process.env.NODE_ENV) {
   process.env.NODE_ENV = 'local';
 }
@@ -11,7 +13,16 @@ const path = require('path');
 console.log('NODE_ENV =', env);
 
 if (!['development', 'production'].includes(process.env.NODE_ENV)) {
-  dotenv.config({
+  const result = dotenv.config({
     path: path.resolve(__dirname, `.env.${env.toLocaleLowerCase()}`)
   });
+  if (result.error) {
+    console.error('Error loading .env file:', result.error);
+  } else {
+    console.log('Loaded .env file:', path.resolve(__dirname, `.env.${env.toLocaleLowerCase()}`));
+    console.log('Environment variables:', {
+      MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING: process.env.MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING ? '[SET]' : '[NOT SET]',
+      NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 11abb89..287419e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 require('dotenv').config();
 
+require('./config');
+
 const cors = require('cors');
 const connect = require('./src/db');
 const express = require('express');
diff --git a/netlify/functions/notifySlack.js b/netlify/functions/notifySlack.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34ed209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netlify/functions/notifySlack.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const extrovert = require('extrovert');
+
+module.exports = extrovert.toNetlifyFunction(require('../../src/actions/notifySlack'));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b18f2a2..07236da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "seed": "env NODE_ENV=development node ./seed",
     "start": "node .",
+    "start:local": "env NODE_ENV=local node .",
+    "start:development": "env NODE_ENV=development node .",
     "test": "env NODE_ENV=test mocha -r ./config test/*.test.js",
     "lint": "eslint ."
   }
diff --git a/src/actions/notifySlack.js b/src/actions/notifySlack.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1b470e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/actions/notifySlack.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Archetype = require('archetype');
+const connect = require('../../src/db');
+const slack = require('../integrations/slack');
+
+const NotifySlackParams = new Archetype({
+  workspaceId: {
+    $type: 'string',
+    $required: true
+  },
+  modelName: {
+    $type: 'string',
+    $required: true
+  },
+  documentId: {
+    $type: 'string',
+    $required: true
+  },
+  purpose: {
+    $type: 'string',
+    $required: true
+  }
+}).compile('NotifySlackParams');
+
+module.exports = async function notifySlack(params) {
+  const { workspaceId, modelName, documentId, purpose } = new NotifySlackParams(params);
+
+  const db = await connect();
+  const { Workspace } = db.models;
+
+  const workspace = await Workspace.findById(workspaceId).orFail();
+
+  if (!workspace.slackWebhooks || workspace.slackWebhooks.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error('Workspace does not have any Slack webhook URLs configured');
+  }
+
+  const blocks = [
+    {
+      type: 'section',
+      text: {
+        type: 'mrkdwn',
+        text: `A new document was created in the *${modelName}* model.\n*Document ID:* \`${documentId}\``
+      }
+    }
+  ];
+
+  if (workspace.baseUrl) {
+    const url = `${workspace.baseUrl}/model/${modelName}/document/${documentId}`;
+    blocks.push({
+      type: 'section',
+      text: {
+        type: 'mrkdwn',
+        text: `<${url}|View Document>`
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  const messagePayload = {
+    blocks
+  };
+
+  const matchingWebhooks = workspace.slackWebhooks.filter(webhook => {
+    return webhook.enabled !== false && 
+           webhook.purposes && 
+           webhook.purposes.includes(purpose);
+  });
+
+  if (matchingWebhooks.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error(`No enabled webhooks found for purpose: ${purpose}`);
+  }
+  
+  await Promise.all(
+    matchingWebhooks.map(webhook => slack.sendWebhook(webhook.url, messagePayload))
+  );
+
+  return { success: true };
+};
diff --git a/src/db/workspace.js b/src/db/workspace.js
index 7718536..be0bbea 100644
--- a/src/db/workspace.js
+++ b/src/db/workspace.js
@@ -41,7 +41,45 @@ const workspaceSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
   subscriptionTier: {
     type: String,
     enum: ['', 'free', 'pro']
-  }
+  },
+  slackWebhooks: [{
+    _id: false,
+    url: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    },
+    name: {
+      type: String
+    },
+    purposes: [{
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+      enum: ['documentCreated']
+    }],
+    enabled: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: true
+    }
+  }],
+  discordWebhooks: [{
+    _id: false,
+    url: {
+      type: String,
+      required: true
+    },
+    name: {
+      type: String
+    },
+    purposes: [{
+      type: String,
+      required: true,
+      enum: ['documentCreated']
+    }],
+    enabled: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: true
+    }
+  }]
 }, { timestamps: true, id: false });
 
 workspaceSchema.index({ apiKey: 1 }, { unique: true });
diff --git a/src/integrations/slack.js b/src/integrations/slack.js
index 1a240dc..cf3c881 100644
--- a/src/integrations/slack.js
+++ b/src/integrations/slack.js
@@ -8,5 +8,20 @@ module.exports = {
     const url = 'https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage';
     // Send to Slack
     await axios.post(url, jobs, { headers: { authorization: `Bearer ${config.slackToken}` } });
+  },
+  async sendWebhook(webhookUrl, payload) {
+    const response = await fetch(webhookUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(payload)
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`Slack webhook request failed with status ${response.status}`);
+    }
+
+    return response;
   }
 };
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