Find public context for new private issues
Private work can still benefit from public technical discussion, gathered without a manual research detour.
Trigger
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Action
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.
Why this helps
A private issue may need outside technical perspective, but context gathering can add another task to an already full day.
- Search public Hacker News discussions when private issues begin.
- Keep the prompt focused on the issue's topic and useful context.
- Reduce manual research steps during issue triage.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Hacker News to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to research new private-team issues.
- 3Give Notis one instruction to search public HN discussion relevant to the issue and summarize useful links.
- 4Choose the Private Team Issue Created trigger and a run-report channel.
- 5Test using a real private issue and check the findings for useful topic matches.
Questions about this workflow
Does this trigger cover private-team issues?
Yes. It polls with the connected user's token and covers issues visible to that user in private teams.
Does Hacker News receive the private issue?
The selected action is a search. Ask Notis to return context without posting the issue to Hacker News.
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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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