Organize Faster: Auto-Create Slack Channels for New Projects
Neurodivergent teams benefit from clear organizational structure. This workflow instantly creates a Slack channel every time a new Jira project launches, so your team has a home for collaboration.
Trigger
New Issue
Fires when a new issue is created in the Jira project you configure. Only issues created in that project produce an event.
Action
Create a channel-based conversation
Creates a new public or private slack channel with a unique name; the channel can be org-wide, or team-specific if `team id` is given (required if `org wide` is false or not provided).
Why this helps
New projects in Jira sit idle because no one remembers to create a Slack channel. Teams end up scattered across old channels or DMs, losing context and duplicating conversations.
- Eliminate manual channel creation overhead for each new project
- Give every project an instant home for team communication
- Reduce scattered conversations and improve knowledge retention in dedicated spaces
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Jira and Slack to Notis (one-time setup).
- 2Create an automation with the prompt: 'When a new project is created in Jira, create a Slack channel named after the project (convert spaces to hyphens).'
- 3Select 'New Project' as the trigger.
- 4Optionally add: 'Set the channel description to the project's Jira description and invite the project lead.'
- 5Test by creating a sample Jira project and confirm the Slack channel appears.
Questions about this workflow
What if the project name is already taken in Slack?
Notis will append a timestamp or increment number to ensure uniqueness. You can rename it manually after.
Can team members be auto-invited?
Yes. Ask Notis to invite users by email or by a Jira project role (e.g., 'all members of the project lead role').
Should it be public or private?
Specify in your prompt: 'Create a private channel' (or public, depending on your governance).
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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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