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Auto-log project lead changes in employee records

When someone becomes a project lead in Linear, that is a meaningful career change. Notis automatically creates a change request in Breathe HR so the promotion or transition is documented.

Trigger

Project Properties Updated

Fires when properties on a Linear project change (status, lead, target date, priority, etc.). Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token.

Action

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.

Why this helps

People take on leadership roles in Linear projects, but Breathe HR still shows them as individual contributors. Role changes are invisible, career progression is unmeasured, and you lack an audit trail for compensation or reporting changes.

  • Leadership transitions are documented automatically in Breathe HR
  • Career progression becomes measurable and auditable
  • Role changes trigger official change requests, not informal notes
  • Org structure visibility improves in real time

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Ensure Linear and Breathe HR are connected to Notis.
  • 2Create a new automation called 'Record project lead changes as employee role updates'.
  • 3Write the prompt: 'When a project in Linear is assigned a new lead or the lead property changes, create a change request in Breathe HR for the new lead documenting their transition to project lead for this project.'
  • 4Select trigger 'Project Properties Updated' and pick your notification channel.
  • 5Test by changing the lead on a Linear project and verify a change request is created in Breathe HR for the new lead.

Questions about this workflow

Does this handle when someone steps down as a lead?

Yes. If the lead field is removed or changed to someone else, Notis creates a change request reflecting the change. You could refine your prompt to specify how to handle lead removals.

Should this trigger a compensation review?

That depends on your company policy. Your prompt could note in the change request, for example, 'review compensation for new project lead status,' which flags it for HR to follow up.

What if multiple people co-lead a project?

You can adapt your prompt to handle multiple leads, for example, 'if co-leads are listed, create a change request for each person reflecting their shared leadership.'

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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.

TriggerScheduled

Approve Leave Request

Tool to approve a leave request in BreatheHR. Use when an authorized user needs to approve a pending leave request.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Comment Received Trigger

Triggered when a comment is received.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Issue Created Trigger

Triggered when a new issue is created.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Issue Updated Trigger

Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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).

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Private Team Issue Created

Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Delete Employee Expense

Tool to delete an employee expense by ID. Use when you need to remove an expense record from the system.

ActionInstant

Private Team Issue Properties Updated

Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

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