Add name-origin context to research tasks
Keep an optional name-origin lookup attached to the research issue where its identifier was confirmed.
Trigger
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Action
Get Country of Origin
Tool to retrieve a name's likely countries of origin. Use after confirming the name identifier.
Why this helps
A research task has a name identifier, but checking origin context means leaving the work and remembering where to resume.
- Keeps an optional research lookup in the task flow.
- Waits for a confirmed identifier before starting the request.
- Returns likely context for careful human interpretation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Gender-API to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation from the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Use one plain-language prompt asking Notis to request likely countries of origin when an appropriate research issue is updated with a confirmed name identifier, then report the result for review.
- 4Select the Linear Issue Updated trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one appropriate name identifier and inspect how the returned countries are described.
Questions about this workflow
Does name origin prove someone's background?
No. The result is a likelihood estimate about a name, not evidence of a person's nationality, ethnicity, or identity.
When should I use this?
Only for a legitimate research purpose with suitable consent, and never to make consequential decisions about an individual.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Gender api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Gender api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Country of Origin
Tool to retrieve a name's likely countries of origin. Use after confirming the name identifier.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Gender API Statistics
Tool to retrieve account statistics from Gender-API, including remaining credits and usage details. Use when you need to check your credit balance before performing further gender lookups.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Query Gender by Email Address
Tool to determine gender from an email address. Use when you need the likely gender based on an email.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Gender From First Name
Tool to determine the gender of a first name. Use when you need to identify gender based on a given name.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Query Gender by Full Name
Tool to determine gender by splitting a full name. Use when you have an exact full name string and want to infer gender. Slightly less reliable for rare or ambiguous names.
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 Gender api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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