Connect new issues with the latest Hacker News posts
Give a new problem a quick pass through recent technical conversations before deciding what to explore next.
Trigger
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Action
Get Latest Hackernews Posts
Get the latest posts from hacker news based on optional filters. results can be limited using the size parameter.
Why this helps
Context gathering can expand without a stopping point when every new issue means starting research from scratch.
- Search recent posts at the moment an issue is captured.
- Return a short, bounded collection of related context.
- Help decide whether deeper research is worth the time.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Hacker News once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation or ask Notis to scan recent HN posts for each new issue.
- 3Write one instruction asking for a small set of relevant posts with a sentence on why each matches.
- 4Choose the Linear Issue Created trigger and a report channel.
- 5Test with one real issue and adjust the prompt if the results are too broad.
Questions about this workflow
How can I keep results from becoming noisy?
Ask for only closely related posts and a brief explanation for each result.
Is this the same as a general Hacker News search?
It uses the latest-posts action, which retrieves recent posts with optional filters.
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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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