Tag GitHub Issues with a Single Slack Emoji
You react with a checkmark in Slack—Notis instantly labels the issue as 'reviewed' in GitHub. No extra steps, just reactions.
Trigger
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Add labels to an issue
Adds labels (provided in the request body) to a repository issue; labels that do not already exist are created.
Why this helps
After discussing an issue in Slack, you forget to go back to GitHub and add the relevant labels. Your issue triage falls out of sync with your actual conversation.
- Label issues without switching apps—just emoji react
- Keep GitHub issues in sync with Slack conversations in real time
- Your team naturally creates consistent issue labels through familiar emoji shortcuts
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and GitHub integrations to Notis.
- 2Create the automation by telling Notis: 'When I react to a message in Slack with a specific emoji, add the corresponding label to the linked GitHub issue.' Give examples of which emoji map to which labels (e.g., 'check' = 'reviewed', 'fire' = 'urgent').
- 3Select the Slack channel where this should apply.
- 4Choose your Notis notification channel.
- 5Test by reacting to a message about a real GitHub issue—Notis will add the label and confirm.
Questions about this workflow
What emojis can I use?
Any emoji. You define the mapping when setting up the automation. Common ones: check for reviewed, fire for urgent, eyes for in-progress, wave for help-needed.
What if Slack doesn't mention which GitHub issue to label?
Notis looks for issue links or issue numbers in the conversation. If there's ambiguity, it asks in your Notis channel before applying labels.
Can different emoji mean different things in different channels?
You can set up multiple automations, each with its own emoji-to-label mappings for different channels or teams.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
GitHub actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
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.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
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.
New Bot Message Received Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` with `is_bot_message=true` instead. Triggered when a new bot message is posted to a Slack channel.
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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