Turn Buildkite build failures into Linear issues
Give failed builds a clear next step in Linear, with the pipeline and job context your team needs to investigate.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create linear issue
Creates a new issue in a specified linear project and team, requiring a title and description, and allowing for optional properties like assignee, state, priority, cycle, and due date.
Why this helps
Build failures can disappear into logs and chat, leaving nobody sure what needs attention.
- Capture a failed run as actionable work.
- Keep investigation context with the issue.
- Reduce manual copying between build logs and your backlog.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Buildkite and Linear once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis in plain language from any channel.
- 3Describe that Notis should review a Buildkite failure and create a Linear issue with the available pipeline and job context.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger, then choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real Buildkite failure and check the resulting issue.
Questions about this workflow
What starts this automation?
A Notis webhook starts the automation when it receives an HTTP request. Buildkite has no listed native trigger events here, so configure your Buildkite process to call the webhook when a run fails.
Can the issue include a full error diagnosis?
Notis can use details returned by Buildkite, such as available job logs. If the cause is not evident from that data, the issue should preserve the observed failure rather than claim a diagnosis.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Buildkite to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Buildkite triggers
Linear actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Create linear issue
Creates a new issue in a specified linear project and team, requiring a title and description, and allowing for optional properties like assignee, state, priority, cycle, and due date.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Buildkite and Linear, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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Do this · Action
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