Assign the right GitHub issue owner after a private Linear handoff
Carry an ownership decision from a private Linear team into GitHub while it is still fresh, so the next person sees the work in their normal queue.
Trigger
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Action
Add assignees to an issue
Adds or removes assignees for a github issue; changes are silently ignored if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
Why this helps
A founder can reassign sensitive work in Linear yet leave the GitHub issue owner unchanged, creating an invisible handoff gap.
- Closes ownership gaps across private workspaces
- Reduces follow-up messages after reassignment
- Gives engineers a dependable personal queue
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and GitHub to Notis once.
- 2Ask Notis to assign the matching GitHub issue when ownership changes on a private Linear issue.
- 3Select the private team issue properties updated trigger and choose where run reports should arrive.
- 4Test with a private Linear issue and a GitHub user who can be assigned.
Questions about this workflow
Does this work with private Linear teams?
Yes. This workflow uses the dedicated private-team issue properties trigger and follows the visibility of the connected Linear account.
What if the GitHub user cannot be assigned?
GitHub may ignore the change when permissions are insufficient, so use the run report to review the test result.
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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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