Keep Email and Issue Discussions Synchronized
Team members reply to emails instead of jumping into Linear to comment. Notis detects email replies to tracked conversations and automatically posts them as issue comments, so your entire team stays in sync without context switching.
Trigger
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Action
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Why this helps
Team replies to email threads instead of commenting in Linear, splitting the discussion. You end up re-summarizing decisions for people who didn't see the email chain.
- Email replies automatically post to the corresponding Linear issue, keeping conversations unified
- Team members can participate from email (lower friction) while the full thread stays visible in Linear
- Eliminates the need to manually copy-paste important updates into issue comments
- Reduces meeting prep time because all discussion history is in one place
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Agent mail and Linear to Notis (integrations only need to be set up once).
- 2Ask Notis: 'When a new email comes in replying to a customer request, post it as a comment on the related Linear issue.' Notis interprets the relationship automatically.
- 3Select 'New Email Received' as the trigger and pick your preferred notification channel.
- 4Send a test email reply and verify the comment appears in the correct Linear issue.
- 5Activate the automation and your team can now reply to emails freely while staying synced in Linear.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which Linear issue to comment on?
Notis reads the email subject and thread context to find the matching Linear issue. If ambiguous, Notis asks you to clarify (e.g., linking a few candidate issues) so future replies are accurate.
Can I have different behavior for certain senders or subjects?
Absolutely. Adjust your prompt: 'Comment on Linear if the email is from a customer, but create a new issue if it's from a vendor.' Notis handles the logic.
Will this spam Linear with every reply?
Only emails that reply to tracked conversations trigger comments. Unrelated emails won't clutter your issues.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Agent mail to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Agent mail triggers
Linear actions
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
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.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
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.
Not just Agent mail and Linear. Any combination from 985+ integrations.
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