Know Agent Capacity Instantly When Deployments Block
Stop switching to Buildkite dashboards to diagnose deployment failures. Get real-time agent availability in Linear.
Trigger
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Action
List Pipeline Agents
Tool to list connected agents for an organization. use after confirming the organization slug. supports optional filtering and pagination.
Why this helps
When a deployment gets blocked, you spend time context-switching to Buildkite to check if the issue is agent capacity or something else - leading to slow diagnosis and decision-making delays
- See available agents without leaving Linear
- Identify capacity issues in seconds not minutes
- Diagnose deployment blockers faster
- Make informed rollout decisions immediately
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Linear workspace and Buildkite organization to Notis (one-time setup)
- 2Create a new automation with the instruction: When an issue is created in Linear, list the available Buildkite pipeline agents and report their status
- 3Select Issue Created as the trigger event
- 4Choose your notification channel (Slack, email, or in-app)
- 5Test by creating a test deployment issue and verify agent status appears
Questions about this workflow
Will this list agents for every issue or just deployment-related ones?
By default it triggers on all new issues, but you can instruct Notis to filter by issue title or labels like 'deployment'
How often is the agent list updated?
Agent data is fetched fresh each time the automation runs, giving you current real-time status
Can I see agent details like load and status?
Yes, Notis can retrieve and display agent health, current load, and connectivity status
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Buildkite. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Buildkite actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Current Access Token
Tool to retrieve the authenticated api access token details. use when you need to confirm the validity and scopes of the current api token.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Meta
Tool to retrieve metadata about the buildkite api. use when you need to fetch webhook ip addresses for firewall or security configurations.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
List Pipeline Agents
Tool to list connected agents for an organization. use after confirming the organization slug. supports optional filtering and pagination.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
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).
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Buildkite, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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