Close Linear issues when Asana work completes
Work finishes in Asana and gets marked Done, but the Linear issue stays open, cluttering your backlog. Notis watches Asana and automatically closes the matching Linear issue, keeping your active work list clean.
Trigger
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Action
Update issue
Updates an existing linear issue using its `issue id`; requires at least one other attribute for modification, and all provided entity ids (for state, assignee, labels, etc.) must be valid.
Why this helps
Open issues accumulate in Linear even after work is finished elsewhere. This creates cognitive clutter and makes it harder to spot real open work. Completed tasks should be archived automatically.
- Keep Linear backlog focused on truly active work
- Eliminate clutter from completed tasks
- Reduce cognitive load when reviewing open issues
- Maintain accurate active issue counts
- Close issues automatically without manual intervention
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and Linear to Notis.
- 2Create an automation and tell Notis: 'When a task is moved to the Done section in Asana, close or archive the matching Linear issue. Set its status to Completed or Cancelled.'
- 3Select 'Task Moved to Section' as your trigger and specify 'Done' as the section.
- 4Choose your reporting channel.
- 5Test by completing a task in Asana and verifying the Linear issue closes.
Questions about this workflow
Will closing the issue in Linear affect the Asana task?
No. One-way sync: Asana -> Linear. Closing the issue doesn't change Asana.
Can I filter which tasks trigger this?
Yes. Tell Notis 'Only close Linear issues for Asana tasks with the Engineering tag' or similar filters.
What if I want to archive instead of close?
Notis can do either. Tell us whether you prefer closed (soft delete) or archived (hard delete) during setup.
Can someone reopen a closed issue?
Yes. Notis closes the issue, but team members can reopen it manually if work resumes.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
Linear actions
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
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.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
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.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Not just Asana and Linear. Any combination from 985+ integrations.
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