Weekly Stale Issue Audits
Every Monday morning, Notis searches for issues that haven't been touched in 2+ weeks and posts a summary in Slack. Your team sees what's stalled and can re-prioritize or close what's no longer relevant.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Search issues
Advanced jira issue search supporting structured filters and raw jql.
Why this helps
Neurodivergent founders struggle with attention regulation. Issues get created, discussed, then forgotten in Jira. Without external accountability, stale work piles up and eats psychological real estate. The team doesn't know if something is truly paused or just abandoned.
- Build a habit of regular work review without manual effort
- Spot abandoned issues before they become technical debt
- Give your team visibility into what's actually stalled vs. in-progress
- Reduce cognitive load by externalizing the memory of what exists
- Create accountability without shame—just facts on a schedule
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Jira to Notis (one-time setup)
- 2Create an automation with this prompt: 'Every Monday at 9 AM, search Jira for issues that haven't been updated in more than 14 days and are still in To Do or In Progress status. Post a summary to #work-hygiene with the issue key, title, days since update, and current assignee.'
- 3Select 'Notis Cron' as your trigger and set it to weekly (Monday, 9 AM)
- 4Choose your target Slack channel for the audit report
- 5Test it: manually trigger the automation once to see the format and adjust your criteria if needed
Questions about this workflow
Can I change the 'stale' threshold?
Yes. Tell Notis how many days of inactivity counts as stale—7 days, 21 days, whatever fits your team's cycle.
What if an issue is legitimately on hold?
Great question. You can refine your automation to exclude issues with a 'waiting' or 'on-hold' label, so they don't clog the audit.
Can I see who's responsible for the stale issue?
Yes. Notis includes the assignee in the report, making it clear who might want to close, reassign, or reprioritize.
Can I have multiple audits with different criteria?
Absolutely. Set up one for bugs, one for features, one for tech debt—each with its own schedule and criteria.
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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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