Turn Canvas Discussion Messages into Linear Issues
When a reply is posted to a Canvas discussion, Notis creates a Linear issue if the reply suggests an action or decision that needs tracking.
Trigger
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
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
Team members post important ideas in Canvas discussions ("we should implement X", "bug: Y broken"), but they stay buried in threads and never become actual tasks.
- Never miss an action item in discussions
- Automatically surface ideas as Linear issues
- Reduce time spent mining discussions for tasks
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and Linear to Notis in your portal integrations.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a Canvas discussion message is posted, create a Linear issue if the message contains action words like should, needs to, bug, feature, or TODO.' (Or create in portal Automations.)
- 3Select Canvas New Discussion Message as the trigger and your notification channel.
- 4Test by posting a discussion reply with an action word and verifying the Linear issue appears.
- 5Refine your automation to include or exclude certain discussion topics if needed.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know if a discussion message is actionable?
It looks for action words (should, needs, bug, feature, please, improve, implement, fix) and creates an issue if found. You can customize the keywords in your prompt.
Will this create issues for every discussion reply?
No, only replies with actionable language. Replies like 'good idea' or 'I agree' won't trigger issues. This keeps your Linear queue clean.
Can I exclude certain discussion topics from this automation?
Yes. Tell Notis 'only create issues from discussions tagged with #project or #feedback, ignore #off-topic and #announcements.'
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Linear actions
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
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.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
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.
Not just Canvas and Linear. Any combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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