Give every new Linear issue useful web context
When an issue lands, gather relevant web sources and bring a citation-backed starting point into the workflow.
Trigger
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Action
Search
Performs a web search using the exa engine, useful for queries requiring advanced filtering, specific content categories, or ai-optimized prompting.
Why this helps
A new issue can require a separate research session before anyone knows what to do next.
- Reduce context switching between issue triage and web research.
- Surface current sources that help clarify an issue.
- Give teammates a cited starting point for investigation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Exa once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Describe the outcome in one instruction: search the web for useful context on each new issue and summarize relevant sources with citations.
- 4Pick the Linear issue created trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real issue and review the search results.
Questions about this workflow
What can this automation research?
It can use the issue details as context for an Exa search and return relevant web results. Add guidance in the prompt when you want a particular angle.
Does it change the Linear issue?
No. The selected Exa action searches the web and returns results; it does not update the issue.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Exa. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Exa actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Generate an answer
Generates a direct, citation-backed answer to a clear natural language question or topic using exa's search, adept at both specific answers and detailed summaries for open-ended queries.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Import
Tool to create a new import to upload data into a webset. use when you need to initialize an import before uploading the data file.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Create a Monitor
Tool to create a new monitor. use when you need to schedule automated updates for a webset without manual runs.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Create Webset
Tool to create a new webset with search, import, and enrichment setup. use when you need to configure and seed a webset in one call.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Delete import
Tool to delete an existing import. use when you need to permanently remove an import by its id.
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).
Delete webset
Tool to delete a webset. use after confirming the webset id to permanently remove the webset and all its items.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Find similar
Finds web pages semantically similar to a given url using embeddings-based search, optionally retrieving full text, highlights, or summaries for results.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Get contents from URLs or document IDs
Retrieves configurable text and highlights from a list of exa document ids or publicly accessible urls.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Exa, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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