Sync New Slack Channels Into Linear Labels
When your team creates a new Slack channel, it signals a new initiative or project. Notis instantly creates a matching Linear label so your work stays organized without manual setup.
Trigger
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Action
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Why this helps
New team channels often exist without corresponding Linear organization, creating scattered task tracking and duplicated organizational effort.
- Keep Linear labels synchronized with your team's Slack structure
- Eliminate manual label creation for every new initiative
- Ensure consistent tagging across projects without cognitive overhead
- Speed up onboarding by automating organizational setup
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Linear to Notis.
- 2Ask Notis: 'Create a Linear label whenever a new Slack channel is created' or set up in the portal.
- 3Provide the prompt: 'When a new Slack channel is created, create a matching Linear label with the same name.'
- 4Select your Linear team for label creation.
- 5Create a test Slack channel and verify the label appears in Linear within seconds.
Questions about this workflow
Will this create labels for private channels too?
Yes, unless you specify otherwise in your prompt. You can configure it to only track specific channel types if needed.
What if two channels have similar names?
Notis will create labels with the exact channel names. Linear will handle any duplicates according to your workspace settings.
Can I customize the label color or description?
You can include label customization in your prompt. Tell Notis how you'd like labels formatted and it will apply that format consistently.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Linear actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
New Bot Message Received Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` with `is_bot_message=true` instead. Triggered when a new bot message is posted to a Slack channel.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
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