Give dependency requests an actionable home
Convert a dependency card into a trackable Linear follow-up before it becomes a surprise late in the work.
Trigger
New Card Trigger
Triggered when a card is created in the specified board
Action
Create linear issue
Creates a new issue in a specified linear project and team, requiring a title and description, and allowing for optional properties like assignee, state, priority, cycle, and due date.
Why this helps
Dependencies recorded in one board can remain invisible to the team expected to resolve them.
- Make cross-team asks visible in the delivery queue.
- Preserve which work depends on the request.
- Reduce surprise delays caused by hidden dependencies.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Trello and Linear to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation and explain which dependency cards should create a Linear issue and what request context to carry over.
- 3Select the Trello New Card trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 4Test with one real dependency request and confirm the issue clearly states the ask.
Questions about this workflow
Can the request be assigned to another team?
Include assignment guidance in the instruction when the responsible team is clear from the card context.
Does this track dependency completion?
This workflow creates an issue. Further status synchronization can be described in a separate automation.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Trello to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Trello triggers
Linear actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Card Archived Trigger
Triggered when a card is archived in the specified board
Create linear issue
Creates a new issue in a specified linear project and team, requiring a title and description, and allowing for optional properties like assignee, state, priority, cycle, and due date.
New Activity Trigger
Triggered when there is activity in Trello.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
New Board Trigger
Triggered when a board is created in the specified workspace
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
New Card Trigger
Triggered when a card is created in the specified board
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Card Updated Trigger
Triggered when a specific card is updated
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Trello and Linear, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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