Keep Slack Tidy: Auto-Archive Completed Issue Conversations
Neurodivergent founders struggle with Slack clutter. This workflow automatically archives conversation threads and DMs when related Jira issues are completed.
Trigger
Updated Issue
Fires when an existing issue is changed in the Jira project you configure — for example its status, assignee, or any other field on the issue is updated. Only issues in that project produce an event. It does not fire on comment activity: adding, editing, or deleting a comment on an issue will not produce an event from this trigger.
Action
Close conversation channel
Closes a slack direct message (dm) or multi-person direct message (mpdm) channel, removing it from the user's sidebar without deleting history; this action affects only the calling user's view.
Why this helps
Your Slack sidebar fills with old DM conversations and threads tied to completed issues. Context is lost and it's hard to find active work.
- Keep your Slack sidebar focused on active work by archiving completed issue conversations
- Reduce decision fatigue from navigating clutter
- Maintain conversation history while keeping the sidebar clean
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Jira and Slack to Notis (one-time).
- 2Create an automation with the prompt: 'When an issue status changes to Done in Jira, archive the related Slack conversation or DM thread associated with that issue.'
- 3Select 'Updated Issue' as the trigger.
- 4Specify how Notis should find the conversation (by issue key, by conversation title, etc.).
- 5Test by marking a Jira issue as Done and verifying the Slack conversation gets archived.
Questions about this workflow
Does archiving delete the conversation?
No. Archived conversations are read-only and hidden from the sidebar, but history is preserved.
Can I exclude certain conversations from auto-archiving?
Yes. Use a filter like: 'Only archive if the conversation title doesn't include Must-Keep.'
What if the issue reopens?
Create a separate automation to unarchive if status changes back to In Progress or Open.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Jira to Slack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Jira triggers
Slack actions
New Issue
Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.
Set snooze duration
Deprecated: turns on do not disturb mode for the current user, or changes its duration. use `set dnd duration` instead.
New Project
Triggered when a new project is added in Jira
Add a custom emoji to a Slack team
Deprecated: adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url. use `add emoji` instead.
Updated Issue
Fires when an existing issue is changed in the Jira project you configure — for example its status, assignee, or any other field on the issue is updated. Only issues in that project produce an event. It does not fire on comment activity: adding, editing, or deleting a comment on an issue will not produce an event from this trigger.
Add an emoji alias
Adds an alias for an existing custom emoji in a slack enterprise grid organization.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., google drive, dropbox) to slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external id` and an `external url` accessible by slack.
Add a star to an item
Stars a channel, file, file comment, or a specific message in slack.
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a slack call.
Add emoji
Adds a custom emoji to a slack workspace given a unique name and an image url; subject to workspace emoji limits.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
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