Move an Asana task, assign the GitHub issue
When a task slides into your In Progress column, the person doing it should already own the GitHub issue. Notis handles that assignment for you the second the task moves.
Trigger
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Action
Add assignees to an issue
Adds or removes assignees for a github issue; changes are silently ignored if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
Why this helps
Work starts in Asana but the GitHub issue still shows nobody assigned, so pings and duplicate effort follow.
- Ownership is set the moment work starts, not after someone asks
- No more issues sitting unassigned while a task is clearly active
- Your team knows who to talk to without checking two tools
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and GitHub to Notis one time in the portal.
- 2Open your portal link and choose Automations, then New Automation.
- 3Write the Prompt: when an Asana task moves into the In Progress section, assign the matching person to its GitHub issue.
- 4Select the Task Moved to Section trigger and pick a channel for run reports.
- 5Move a real task into In Progress and check the GitHub issue assignment.
Questions about this workflow
Can I limit this to one specific section?
Yes. Just name the section in your plain-language prompt and Notis only acts when a task lands there.
What happens if the user lacks push access?
GitHub silently ignores the assignment change, and Notis reports the run so you can see it did not stick.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
GitHub actions
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
List repositories starred by the authenticated user
Deprecated: lists repositories starred by the authenticated user, including star creation timestamps; use 'list repositories starred by the authenticated user' instead.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Tag Added to Task
Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.
Add email for auth user
Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's github account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the current user is accepted.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Add app access restrictions
Replaces github app access restrictions for an existing protected branch; requires a json array of app slugs in the request body, where apps must be installed and have 'contents' write permissions.
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Add a repository to an app installation
Adds a repository to a github app installation, granting the app access; requires authenticated user to have admin rights for the repository and access to the installation.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Not just Asana and GitHub. Any combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Save your first hour today.
7 days free trial with 20$ free usage included.
No card. Works with personal or business GitHub.