Remove Watchers via Emoji Removal
You added an emoji to watch a Jira issue, then changed your mind. Remove the emoji in Slack—Notis automatically removes you as a watcher in Jira, keeping your notification list clean.
Trigger
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Action
Remove Watcher from Issue
Removes a user from an issue's watcher list by account id.
Why this helps
Neurodivergent founders struggle with notification overload. Once a watcher, always a watcher—unless someone remembers to manually remove themselves. Notification lists balloon with outdated watchers, leading to information overload and missed critical alerts.
- Keep your watcher list clean and intentional
- Reduce notification overload by removing yourself easily
- Build a frictionless watcher management system
- Let teams experiment with watching without commitment
- Create natural attention boundaries
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Jira to Notis (one-time setup)
- 2Create an automation with this prompt: 'When someone removes an eye emoji reaction from a Slack message, remove them as a watcher from the corresponding Jira issue.'
- 3Select 'Message Reaction Removed' as your trigger and choose your watcher emoji (e.g., eyes, eye)
- 4Choose your Notis notification channel
- 5Test it: react to a message with the eye emoji (which adds you as a watcher), then remove the emoji and watch Notis remove you as a watcher in Jira
Questions about this workflow
Does this only work if I added the reaction myself?
Notis will remove watchers based on whoever removed the reaction. If Alice removes the emoji, Alice is removed as a watcher.
Can I remove multiple people as watchers at once?
Only the person who removed the reaction will be removed. If you want to batch-remove watchers, do that in Jira or with a separate automation.
What if I was added as a watcher through a different method?
This automation only handles emoji-based additions and removals. If you're a watcher for another reason, the emoji removal won't affect that.
Can I use different emojis for different types of watching?
Yes. Set up multiple automations: eye emoji for watching, star for prioritizing, etc. Each has its own add/remove flow.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Jira. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Jira actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Add Attachment
Uploads and attaches a file to a jira issue.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Add Comment
Adds a comment using atlassian document format (adf) for rich text to an existing jira issue.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Add Watcher to Issue
Adds a user to an issue's watcher list by account id.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Assign Issue
Assigns a jira issue to a user, default assignee, or unassigns; supports email/name lookup.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Bulk Create Issues
Creates multiple jira issues (up to 50 per call) with full feature support including markdown, assignee resolution, and priority handling.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Create Issue
Creates a new jira issue (e.g., bug, task, story) in a specified project.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
Link Issues
Links two jira issues using a specified link type with optional comment.
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.
Create Project
Creates a new jira project with required lead, template, and type configuration.
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