Automate employee onboarding from Linear to Breathe HR
Stop re-entering new hire details. When you create a new hire issue in Linear, Notis instantly creates their employee record in Breathe HR with all the context from the issue.
Trigger
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Action
Create Employee
Tool to create a new employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to add a new employee record with their personal information, contact details, and employment information. Required fields are first_name, last_name, email, and company_join_date.
Why this helps
You track new hires in Linear issues to keep your team in the loop, but then have to manually re-enter everything into Breathe HR. Details get lost, your flow breaks, and you waste mental energy on busy work.
- Eliminates duplicate data entry for every new hire
- Employee records created the moment hiring starts, not weeks later
- Reduces back-and-forth between tools
- Keeps your HRIS current from day one
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Linear workspace and Breathe HR account to Notis in the portal (one-time setup).
- 2Open Automations and select New Automation, then name it 'Auto-create employees from new hire issues'.
- 3In the Prompt field, write: 'When a new issue is created in Linear with the label new-hire, create an employee in Breathe HR using their name, email, and start date from the issue.'
- 4Select the trigger 'Issue Created' and pick a Slack or email channel to report automation runs.
- 5Test with one real new hire issue and verify the employee record appears in Breathe HR within seconds.
Questions about this workflow
Will this create a record for every Linear issue?
No. Notis reads your prompt and only acts on issues you label or mark as new hires. You control the scope.
What if I'm missing some employee information in the Linear issue?
Notis creates the record with what's available. You can fill in the rest in Breathe HR afterward, or add a team template to your Linear new-hire issue that includes all required fields.
Can I change which fields get sent to Breathe HR?
Yes. Just edit your prompt to specify which details to include. For example, 'Only send their name, email, and job title' or 'Include their department and reporting manager.'
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Breathe HR. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Breathe HR actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Approve Leave Request
Tool to approve a leave request in BreatheHR. Use when an authorized user needs to approve a pending leave request.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Employee
Tool to create a new employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to add a new employee record with their personal information, contact details, and employment information. Required fields are first_name, last_name, email, and company_join_date.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Create Employee Change Request
Tool to create a change request for an employee field. Use when you need to update employee information such as job title, department, or salary.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Create Employee Expense
Tool to create an employee expense record in BreatheHR. Use when an employee needs to submit a new expense claim for reimbursement or record a company-paid expense.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Create Employee Expense Claim
Tool to create a new expense claim for an employee. Use when you need to submit expenses for reimbursement by grouping one or more unclaimed expense records into a claim.
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).
Create Employee Sickness
Tool to create a sickness record for an employee in BreatheHR. Use when you need to log an employee's sick leave with details like type, dates, and status.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Delete Employee Expense
Tool to delete an employee expense by ID. Use when you need to remove an expense record from the system.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Delete Employee Training Course
Tool to delete an employee training course record by its ID. Use when you need to remove a training record from an employee's profile.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Breathe HR, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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