Keep GitHub issue labels aligned with Linear priority
Let one Linear change carry the latest triage signal into GitHub, so the team can trust either queue without repeating the same housekeeping.
Trigger
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Action
Add labels to an issue
Adds labels (provided in the request body) to a repository issue; labels that do not already exist are created.
Why this helps
Priority changes made during planning are easy to forget when the related GitHub issue lives in a separate queue.
- Removes a repetitive cross-tool update
- Makes urgent work visible in GitHub sooner
- Keeps triage signals consistent for the whole team
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and GitHub to Notis once.
- 2Create a new automation and describe which Linear priority or status changes should add which GitHub issue labels.
- 3Select the Linear issue updated trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 4Test the automation by changing one real Linear issue.
Questions about this workflow
Can the instruction cover several priorities?
Yes. Describe the labels you want for each relevant Linear priority or status in the same plain-language instruction.
Will existing GitHub labels be removed?
This GitHub action adds labels. Existing labels remain unless another automation or teammate changes them.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
GitHub actions
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
List repositories starred by the authenticated user
Deprecated: lists repositories starred by the authenticated user, including star creation timestamps; use 'list repositories starred by the authenticated user' instead.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
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).
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Add email for auth user
Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's github account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the current user is accepted.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Add app access restrictions
Replaces github app access restrictions for an existing protected branch; requires a json array of app slugs in the request body, where apps must be installed and have 'contents' write permissions.
Project Created
Fires when a new Linear project is created. Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token, so visibility matches what the connected user can see in Linear.
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Project Properties Updated
Fires when properties on a Linear project change (status, lead, target date, priority, etc.). Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token.
Add a repository to an app installation
Adds a repository to a github app installation, granting the app access; requires authenticated user to have admin rights for the repository and access to the installation.
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