Check research capacity from a Linear update
Keep usage and platform status close to the Linear change that signals a new batch of product research.
Trigger
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Action
Get Account Information
Tool to retrieve account usage and current platform status. Use when needing to check plan, usage, and quota details for the authenticated user.
Why this helps
Switching to a separate dashboard just to check capacity interrupts planning and adds another thing to remember.
- Surfaces account usage alongside a research planning change.
- Helps spot capacity context before a batch is prepared.
- Keeps the check tied to a specific Linear issue update.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Countdown api to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally to check Countdown usage after a relevant issue update.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction asking Notis to retrieve Countdown account usage and current platform status when an issue is updated to indicate upcoming research.
- 4Pick the Linear Issue Updated trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test by updating one real research issue and reviewing the returned account information.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow reserve usage?
No. It retrieves account information and platform status; it does not reserve or change quota.
Which issue updates should prompt a check?
Describe the relevant research-planning change in the plain-language instruction; Notis interprets that intent from the update.
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