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Search Spending by Vendor or Category

Ask about spending in a Linear comment and get filtered transactions instantly. No manual searching required.

Trigger

Comment Received Trigger

Triggered when a comment is received.

Action

Get Transactions by Description

Get transactions filtered by description text.

Why this helps

Analyzing spending by category requires manual Brex searches and context-switching from Linear discussions

  • Instant category-level spending visibility
  • Answer cost questions without leaving Linear
  • Reduce context-switching
  • Enable faster budget decisions

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Linear and Brex integrations to Notis.
  • 2Create an automation called 'Spending Search' with this prompt: 'When someone asks a spending question in a Linear comment (like "how much did we spend on AWS?"), search Brex transactions by description and return the total and breakdown.'
  • 3Select 'Comment Received' as your trigger event.
  • 4Choose your notification channel for spending query results.
  • 5Test by commenting 'how much on [vendor name]' on a Linear issue and verify spending is calculated.

Questions about this workflow

What if the vendor name isn't exact?

Notis uses fuzzy matching, so variations like 'Amazon' and 'AWS' will be found. If not matched, you'll get a note to try different keywords.

Does this show historical data?

Yes, it searches all historical transactions in Brex. You can add date ranges to the comment if needed.

Can I get a breakdown by category?

You can ask in the comment, e.g., 'spending on software by month' and Notis will attempt to categorize results.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Brex. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Linear triggers

Brex actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Create Budget

Create a new budget for departments or projects.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Card

Create a new card and assign it to a user.

ActionInstant

Comment Received Trigger

Triggered when a comment is received.

TriggerInstant

Create Department

Create a new department.

ActionInstant

Issue Created Trigger

Triggered when a new issue is created.

TriggerInstant

Create Expense

Create a new expense.

ActionInstant

Issue Updated Trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create Location

Create a new location.

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 Job Title

Create a new job title.

ActionInstant

Private Team Issue Created

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

TriggerPolling

Create User

Create a new user in the brex account.

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

Create Vendor Card

Create a new vendor card.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Linear and Brex, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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