Sync Asana Task Comments to GitHub Issue Assignees
A comment in Asana shouldn't mean hunting down a separate notification in GitHub. Notis ensures your team sees action immediately by keeping assignees aligned.
Trigger
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Action
Add assignees to an issue
Adds or removes assignees for a github issue; changes are silently ignored if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
Why this helps
Comments on Asana tasks don't trigger notifications in GitHub, leading to missed updates and duplicated back-and-forth conversations.
- Team members see important updates without checking both tools
- Prevents bottlenecks from missed Asana-side discussions
- Centralizes notification awareness and reduces cognitive load
- Eliminates the need to manually tag people in GitHub when Asana discussion happens
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect both Asana and GitHub to Notis.
- 2Create an automation with the prompt: 'When someone comments on an Asana task, add or update assignees on the GitHub issue to ensure they see the comment activity.'
- 3Set Slack or email as your run notification channel.
- 4Test by commenting on an Asana task and confirming assignees are updated in GitHub.
Questions about this workflow
Does this re-assign the same people every time someone comments?
Yes, by default. If you want to only add new assignees or avoid duplicate assignments, tell Notis in your prompt, e.g., 'Only add assignees who are not already assigned.'
Can I exclude certain types of comments?
Notis can filter based on keywords or comment content. For example, you can ask it to only react to comments containing 'urgent' or tagged with a specific label in Asana.
What if the comment is just a status update?
All comments trigger the automation by default. If you want only specific comments to matter, customize your prompt to include filtering rules.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
GitHub actions
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
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.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Tag Added to Task
Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.
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.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
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.
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.
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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