Update Trello when GitHub issues are closed
Let completed engineering work leave a clear signal in the planning board.
Trigger
New Issue Event
Triggers when a new issue event occurs in a GitHub repository. Covers all issue timeline events such as issues being closed, reopened, assigned, unassigned, labeled, unlabeled, milestoned, demilestoned, renamed, locked, or unlocked. Events can optionally be filtered by type. The payload includes the event type, timestamp, the actor who triggered the event, the affected issue details, and any associated commit references.
Action
Add comment to card
Adds a new text comment, which can include @mentions, to a trello card specified by its id; file attachments are not supported via this action.
Why this helps
Finished issues can remain mentally open because the planning board was never updated.
- Keeps planning status honest
- Avoids duplicate follow-up
- Provides visible momentum
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Trello through Notis.
- 2Create a new automation in the portal.
- 3Describe that a closed GitHub issue should add a progress comment to its Trello work.
- 4Select New Issue Event, choose a channel for reports, and test by closing one issue.
Questions about this workflow
Can I limit this to closures?
Yes. Describe that you want closure events handled in the instruction.
Will it archive cards?
This version adds a progress update; ask Notis for a different outcome if needed.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Trello. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Trello actions
New Workflow Artifact Created
Triggers when a new workflow artifact is created in a GitHub repository. Monitors for newly created GitHub Actions workflow artifacts. Optionally filters by artifact name to restrict monitoring to specific artifacts.
Get board by action id
Deprecated: use `get actions board by id action` instead. retrieves details for the trello board associated with a specific action id, returning board information only.
Branch Changed
Triggers when a GitHub branch changes. Monitors a specific branch for: - New commits pushed (head commit SHA changes) - Protection status toggled (branch becomes protected or unprotected) - Protection settings changed, including: required status checks and their enforcement level, admin enforcement, required pull request reviews (dismiss stale reviews, code owner reviews, approving review count, last push approval), required linear history, force push allowance, deletion allowance, conversation resolution, branch locking, and fork syncing.
Get action by ID
Deprecated: use `get actions by id action` instead. retrieves detailed information about a specific trello action by its id.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Get an action's list
Retrieves the trello list associated with a specific trello action id, for actions linked to a list. <<DEPRECATED use get_actions_list_by_id_action>>
Check Run Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a specific GitHub check run changes its status or conclusion. Monitors a single check run for changes to: status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.), conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required), started_at, and completed_at.
Add board
Creates a new trello board; the 'name' parameter is required for creation, and various preferences can be customized or cloned from a source board.
Check Suite Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a GitHub check suite changes its status or conclusion for a given ref. Monitors all check suites associated with a git reference (branch, tag, or commit SHA) for changes to status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.) and conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required, startup_failure, stale). Optionally filters by GitHub App ID.
Generate board calendar key
Generates a new calendar key for the trello board specified by `idboard`, invalidating any previous key for that board.
New Code Scanning Alert Created
Triggers when a new code scanning alert is created in a repository. Fires an event for each newly created code scanning alert detected in the configured repository. Alerts can be filtered by Git reference, scanning tool, state, and severity. The payload includes the alert number, rule details, tool information, state, severity, and the location of the most recent instance.
Add checklist to board
Creates a new, initially empty checklist with a given name on an existing and accessible trello board.
New Repository Collaborator Added
Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a GitHub repository. Monitors the full list of collaborators on a repository and fires an event for each newly added collaborator. The payload includes the collaborator's GitHub username, account ID, profile URL, avatar URL, permission flags (pull, triage, push, maintain, admin), and assigned role name.
Generate email key for board
Generates a new email key for the trello board specified by idboard to enable or reset adding cards via email; this invalidates any previously existing email key for the board.
Commit Event
Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.
Add a label to a board
Creates a new label on an existing trello board.
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