Review Hacker News references in private issue comments
Keep discussion context easy to absorb even when the issue lives in a private team.
Trigger
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).
Action
Get Hackernews Item
Get a specific item from hacker news using its id. limits response size to prevent context overflow.
Why this helps
Private-team work can involve dense threads and external references that take extra effort to revisit later.
- Summarize an HN item cited in a private-team comment.
- Reduce back-and-forth between the issue and the linked thread.
- Keep the source available for a deeper read when needed.
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 summarize HN items referenced in private-team issue comments.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction asking for the item summary and its relevance to the comment's issue.
- 4Select the Private Team Comment Created trigger and the channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a real private-team comment that includes an HN item reference.
Questions about this workflow
Does the trigger use the connected user's access?
Yes. The private-team comment trigger is polled with the connected user's token, so visibility follows that access.
Will the workflow reveal private issue details to Hacker News?
The configured Hacker News action fetches an item; it does not post issue content 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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