Research Result Auto-Reply to Team Comments
Team members ask for data in comments and get results automatically without you needing to manually fetch and paste.
Trigger
Public Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on a *public-team* Linear issue. For private teams (lock icon in Linear's sidebar) use `LINEAR_PRIVATE_TEAM_COMMENT_CREATED`.
Action
Get dataset items
Tool to retrieve items from a dataset. use when you need to fetch data from a specified dataset by pagination or filtering. only json format is fully supported.
Why this helps
Team keeps asking for research results in comments but you have to manually fetch from Apify and post back, creating unnecessary delays.
- Team gets data without asking you
- Results stay in the conversation where requested
- No manual copy-paste between systems
- Faster decision-making for the team
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Apify.
- 2Go to Automations > New Automation and write: When a public team member comments asking for research results, fetch the latest data from my research dataset and reply with a summary in the thread.
- 3Select Public Team Comment Created as the trigger.
- 4Choose your channel and click Create.
- 5Test by having a team member comment What are this week's results? and watch Notis reply.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which dataset to fetch from?
Reference the dataset in your prompt or use a consistent naming pattern. For example: Fetch from the dataset matching the issue label.
What if the request is ambiguous?
Include keywords in your prompt that trigger fetching: When someone comments with the word results or data, fetch and reply.
Can I format the results nicely?
Yes, you can ask Notis to format the reply: Post results as a table or Summarize the top 5 findings.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
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