Automatically Archive Old Issues on a Schedule
Old issues clutter your tracker and distract from current work. Notis automatically archives issues that haven't been touched in a time period you specify, keeping your project clean without manual intervention.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Why this helps
Issue trackers fill up with old, neglected issues that are distracting and make it hard to see current work. Manual cleanup is tedious and often skipped.
- Old issues are automatically archived based on a schedule you set
- Keep your Linear project clean and focused on current work
- Reduce decision fatigue by letting Notis handle tedious cleanup
- Maintain a faster-loading, easier-to-navigate project
- Free up mental energy by not seeing old, unresolved issues
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1In the Notis portal, create an automation with the prompt: 'Every [frequency], archive any Linear issues in [project] that haven't been updated for [time period] days and don't have [criteria that keeps an issue active].'
- 2Select 'Notis Cron' as your trigger and set your preferred cleanup frequency (e.g., 'Weekly').
- 3Choose your notification channel.
- 4Test by running the automation to see which issues would be archived and confirm the criteria are correct.
Questions about this workflow
How do I make sure important old issues aren't archived?
Specify criteria in your prompt that protect important issues, e.g., 'Don't archive issues with the High Priority label or assigned to [person].'
Can I unarchive issues if they're cleaned up by mistake?
Yes. Archived issues in Linear can be restored. You can also be more conservative with your cleanup criteria if you're worried.
What counts as 'updated' for the stale detection?
Comments, status changes, or edits count as updates. Notis only archives issues with no activity for the specified period.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Sheets to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Sheets triggers
Linear actions
Aggregate Metric Changed
Triggers when an aggregate metric (SUM/COUNT/AVG/MIN/MAX) changes in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. This trigger monitors an aggregate calculation on a target column (optionally filtered by a search column/value) and fires when the calculated result changes.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Cell Range Values Changed
Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Conditional Format Rule Changed
Triggers when conditional formatting rules change in a Google Spreadsheet. Detects when rules are added, updated, or removed. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
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.
Data Validation Rule Changed
Triggers when data validation rules change (added/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Developer Metadata Changed
Triggers when developer metadata entries change (new/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Filtered Range Values Changed
Polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets filtered ranges for value changes. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect when values matching a data filter change. Emits the matched values when changes are detected.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
New Rows in Google Sheet
Simple polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets for new rows. Detects when new rows are added and returns the complete row data. Perfect for triggering any workflow based on new sheet entries.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
New Sheet Added in Google Spreadsheet
Polling trigger that detects when a new sheet is added to a Google Spreadsheet.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
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