Track Workflow Failures Automatically in Jira

A GitHub Actions job fails silently. Notis creates a Jira task immediately, so you debug it before it cascades.

Trigger

Workflow Job State Changed

Triggers when the status, conclusion, timestamps, runner assignment, or step details of a specific GitHub Actions workflow job change between polls. The payload includes the full current job state, a list of which fields changed, and the previous status/conclusion values for easy comparison.

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Action

Create Issue

Creates a new jira issue (e.g., bug, task, story) in a specified project.

Why this helps

GitHub Actions failures land in CI logs that you might not see for hours or days. By the time you notice the broken build, downstream work has already stalled. Getting visibility into failures requires checking runs manually.

  • Catch failed builds immediately in Jira
  • Prevent cascading failures from blocking work
  • Centralize all CI issues in one place
  • Speed up debugging by flagging failures early

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect GitHub and Jira to Notis.
  • 2Create an automation: 'When a workflow job fails, create a high-priority task in Jira with the failure logs and link.'
  • 3Set the trigger to 'Workflow Job State Changed' and action to 'Create Issue'.
  • 4Configure to watch your main workflow runs and select a Jira project for CI issues.
  • 5Test by triggering a deliberate failure on a test branch to see the Jira task appear.

Questions about this workflow

Will this create a task for every failed job in a matrix build?

Yes—each failed job in a matrix will trigger a separate task. You can consolidate them using your prompt.

Can I filter to only critical jobs?

Yes—use your prompt to trigger only on specific job names or branches.

What information gets included in the Jira task?

The job name, workflow run ID, branch, failure message, and a direct link to the run in GitHub.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Jira. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

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GitHub triggers

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Jira actions

New Workflow Artifact Created

Triggers when a new workflow artifact is created in a GitHub repository. Monitors for newly created GitHub Actions workflow artifacts. Optionally filters by artifact name to restrict monitoring to specific artifacts.

TriggerPolling

Add Attachment

Uploads and attaches a file to a jira issue.

ActionInstant

Branch Changed

Triggers when a GitHub branch changes. Monitors a specific branch for: - New commits pushed (head commit SHA changes) - Protection status toggled (branch becomes protected or unprotected) - Protection settings changed, including: required status checks and their enforcement level, admin enforcement, required pull request reviews (dismiss stale reviews, code owner reviews, approving review count, last push approval), required linear history, force push allowance, deletion allowance, conversation resolution, branch locking, and fork syncing.

TriggerPolling

Add Comment

Adds a comment using atlassian document format (adf) for rich text to an existing jira issue.

ActionInstant

New Branch Created

Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.

TriggerPolling

Add Watcher to Issue

Adds a user to an issue's watcher list by account id.

ActionInstant

Check Run Status / Conclusion Changed

Triggers when a specific GitHub check run changes its status or conclusion. Monitors a single check run for changes to: status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.), conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required), started_at, and completed_at.

TriggerPolling

Assign Issue

Assigns a jira issue to a user, default assignee, or unassigns; supports email/name lookup.

ActionInstant

Check Suite Status / Conclusion Changed

Triggers when a GitHub check suite changes its status or conclusion for a given ref. Monitors all check suites associated with a git reference (branch, tag, or commit SHA) for changes to status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.) and conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required, startup_failure, stale). Optionally filters by GitHub App ID.

TriggerPolling

Bulk Create Issues

Creates multiple jira issues (up to 50 per call) with full feature support including markdown, assignee resolution, and priority handling.

ActionInstant

New Code Scanning Alert Created

Triggers when a new code scanning alert is created in a repository. Fires an event for each newly created code scanning alert detected in the configured repository. Alerts can be filtered by Git reference, scanning tool, state, and severity. The payload includes the alert number, rule details, tool information, state, severity, and the location of the most recent instance.

TriggerPolling

Create Issue

Creates a new jira issue (e.g., bug, task, story) in a specified project.

ActionInstant

New Repository Collaborator Added

Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a GitHub repository. Monitors the full list of collaborators on a repository and fires an event for each newly added collaborator. The payload includes the collaborator's GitHub username, account ID, profile URL, avatar URL, permission flags (pull, triage, push, maintain, admin), and assigned role name.

TriggerPolling

Link Issues

Links two jira issues using a specified link type with optional comment.

ActionInstant

Commit Event

Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.

TriggerInstant

Create Project

Creates a new jira project with required lead, template, and type configuration.

ActionInstant

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