Add approved contributors to a GitHub team from Linear
Use the access-request queue as the starting point for team membership, so a founder can approve once and avoid a separate organization admin task.
Trigger
Public Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue is created in a Linear *public* team. For private teams (lock icon in Linear's sidebar) use `LINEAR_PRIVATE_TEAM_ISSUE_CREATED`.
Action
Add or update team membership for a user
Adds a github user to a team or updates their role (member or maintainer), inviting them to the organization if not already a member; idempotent, returning current details if no change is made.
Why this helps
Team access requests linger when approval happens in Linear but the organization membership change must be remembered later.
- Turns approved requests into prompt access
- Supports member and maintainer roles
- Reduces onboarding follow-up
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and GitHub to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation that adds the approved user and role described by a qualifying Linear access request.
- 3Select the public team issue created trigger and choose where run reports should arrive.
- 4Test with an approved user and a non-critical GitHub team.
Questions about this workflow
What if the user is not yet in the organization?
GitHub can invite the user to the organization as part of adding them to the team.
Is the operation safe to repeat?
Yes. The GitHub action is idempotent and returns current details when no membership change is needed.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
GitHub actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
List repositories starred by the authenticated user
Deprecated: lists repositories starred by the authenticated user, including star creation timestamps; use 'list repositories starred by the authenticated user' instead.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Add email for auth user
Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's github account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the current user is accepted.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Add app access restrictions
Replaces github app access restrictions for an existing protected branch; requires a json array of app slugs in the request body, where apps must be installed and have 'contents' write permissions.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Add a repository to an app installation
Adds a repository to a github app installation, granting the app access; requires authenticated user to have admin rights for the repository and access to the installation.
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