Never Miss a Status Update: Automatic Jira Change Reminders
Neurodivergent founders often lose track of issue progress because status updates happen passively. This workflow sends you a Slack reminder every time a tracked issue changes, so you can act on it immediately.
Trigger
Updated Issue
Fires when an existing issue is changed in the Jira project you configure — for example its status, assignee, or any other field on the issue is updated. Only issues in that project produce an event. It does not fire on comment activity: adding, editing, or deleting a comment on an issue will not produce an event from this trigger.
Action
Create a reminder
Creates a slack reminder with specified text and time; time accepts unix timestamps, seconds from now, or natural language (e.g., 'in 15 minutes', 'every thursday at 2pm').
Why this helps
You miss critical status updates (like bugs moving to 'In Progress' or features reaching 'Done') because you're not continuously monitoring Jira.
- Stay aware of progress without manually checking Jira every hour
- React to critical status changes (like blockers) immediately in your workflow
- Reduce the mental effort of tracking multiple concurrent issues
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Jira and Slack to Notis (one-time portal setup).
- 2Create an automation with the prompt: 'When an issue status changes in Jira, create a Slack reminder in my DMs with the issue key, old status, and new status.'
- 3Select 'Updated Issue' as the trigger.
- 4Specify which statuses matter (e.g., only remind me when something moves to 'Done' or 'Blocked').
- 5Test by updating a Jira issue status and verify the reminder arrives in Slack.
Questions about this workflow
Can I get reminders for only specific status transitions (like Ready to In Progress)?
Yes. Include this in your prompt: 'Only remind me when status changes TO In Progress or FROM In Progress.'
Will I get reminded for every field change, or just status?
Updated Issue events fire on any field change. Use your prompt to filter: 'Only notify if the status field changed.'
Can the reminder include who changed the status?
Absolutely. Ask Notis to include the author of the update in the reminder message.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Jira to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Jira triggers
Slack actions
New Issue
Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Project
Triggered when a new project is added in Jira
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
Updated Issue
Fires when an existing issue is changed in the Jira project you configure — for example its status, assignee, or any other field on the issue is updated. Only issues in that project produce an event. It does not fire on comment activity: adding, editing, or deleting a comment on an issue will not produce an event from this trigger.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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