Make release blockers easier to track
Capture a concrete release blocker in Bitbucket while the team discusses it in Slack.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Action
Create an issue
Creates a new issue in a bitbucket repository, setting the authenticated user as reporter; ensures assignee (if provided) has repository access, and that any specified milestone, version, or component ids exist.
Why this helps
A blocker can be obvious in a fast-moving channel but still lack a named, trackable work item.
- Give a blocker a persistent place to track progress.
- Keep the reported context available for investigation.
- Reduce back-and-forth to turn discussion into an issue.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Bitbucket to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally to track release blockers.
- 3In one plain-language instruction, ask Notis to create an issue for explicit engineering blockers to a release in Slack messages; pick the channel-message trigger and run-report channel, then test with one real blocker.
Questions about this workflow
Does every release concern create an issue?
Describe a blocker as a concrete engineering problem that is stopping a release.
Can this be used in a release channel?
Yes. Select the relevant Slack channel-message trigger when setting up the automation.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Bitbucket. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Bitbucket actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create a branch
Creates a new branch in a bitbucket repository from a target commit hash; the branch name must be unique, adhere to bitbucket's naming conventions, and not include the 'refs/heads/' prefix.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create an issue
Creates a new issue in a bitbucket repository, setting the authenticated user as reporter; ensures assignee (if provided) has repository access, and that any specified milestone, version, or component ids exist.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create an issue comment
Adds a new comment with markdown support to an existing bitbucket issue.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create a pull request
Creates a new pull request in a specified bitbucket repository, ensuring the source branch exists and is distinct from the (optional) destination branch.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create repository
Creates a new bitbucket 'git' repository in a specified workspace, defaulting to the workspace's oldest project if `project key` is not provided.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create snippet comment
Posts a new top-level comment or a threaded reply to an existing comment on a specified bitbucket snippet.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Delete issue
Permanently deletes a specific issue, identified by its `issue id`, from the repository specified by `repo slug` within the given `workspace`.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete repository
Permanently deletes a specified bitbucket repository; this action is irreversible and does not affect forks.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Bitbucket, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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