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Recheck timely discussions as issue priorities evolve

When an issue moves forward or changes category, see whether today's conversation offers timely context.

Trigger

Issue Updated Trigger

Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.

Action

Get Hackernews Today Posts

Get today's posts from hacker news.

Why this helps

Issue transitions can change urgency, but external signals are rarely revisited at the same time.

  • Connect status or label changes with a same-day discussion check.
  • Surface timely context before the next work step.
  • Reduce the need to remember a separate monitoring routine.

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 check today's HN posts when an issue changes.
  • 3Write one instruction describing the issue topics and the type of timely discussion to return.
  • 4Select the Linear Issue Updated trigger and choose a channel for reports.
  • 5Test after changing a real issue's status or label.

Questions about this workflow

Can the prompt focus on status or label changes?

Yes. State which changes matter and what Hacker News context would be useful.

Will today's posts always contain a match?

No. Ask Notis to say when it finds no relevant posts rather than forcing a result.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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.

TriggerScheduled

Get Hackernews Frontpage

Get the frontpage posts of hacker news.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Get Hackernews Item

Get a specific item from hacker news using its id. limits response size to prevent context overflow.

ActionInstant

Comment Received Trigger

Triggered when a comment is received.

TriggerInstant

Get Latest Hackernews Posts

Get the latest posts from hacker news based on optional filters. results can be limited using the size parameter.

ActionInstant

Issue Created Trigger

Triggered when a new issue is created.

TriggerInstant

Get Hackernews Today Posts

Get today's posts from hacker news.

ActionInstant

Issue Updated Trigger

Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.

TriggerInstant

Get Hackernews User

Get a specific user from hacker news using their username.

ActionInstant

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).

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Private Team Issue Created

Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Private Team Issue Properties Updated

Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).

TriggerPolling

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Linear and Hackernews, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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