Make Hacker News links in Linear comments easier to review
A useful thread mentioned in a comment should not require another context switch just to understand its point.
Trigger
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Action
Get Hackernews Item
Get a specific item from hacker news using its id. limits response size to prevent context overflow.
Why this helps
Important discussion links can get buried in issue comments while you are working through a busy queue.
- Bring a compact discussion recap to a comment-triggered workflow.
- Reduce the need to leave Linear just to inspect a referenced thread.
- Keep the original link available for deeper reading.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Hacker News to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation or ask Notis to review Hacker News links shared in Linear comments.
- 3Write one instruction asking Notis to identify the referenced item, summarize its discussion, and explain its connection to the issue.
- 4Choose the Linear Comment Received trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real comment containing a Hacker News item link.
Questions about this workflow
Can the Hacker News action fetch any arbitrary web page?
This workflow uses the Hacker News item action for a specific Hacker News item; it is intended for HN references.
What if the comment has no Hacker News reference?
Describe the expected reference in the instruction and test the workflow with a matching comment.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Hackernews. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Hackernews actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Hackernews Frontpage
Get the frontpage posts of hacker news.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Hackernews Item
Get a specific item from hacker news using its id. limits response size to prevent context overflow.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Get Latest Hackernews Posts
Get the latest posts from hacker news based on optional filters. results can be limited using the size parameter.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Get Hackernews Today Posts
Get today's posts from hacker news.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Get Hackernews User
Get a specific user from hacker news using their username.
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).
Search Hackernews Posts
Get relevant posts from hacker news based on a full-text query and optional filters. results can be limited using the size parameter.
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 Hackernews, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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