Route New GitHub Issues Straight Into Slack
Every new GitHub issue or error is enriched with its key details and pushed to Slack so the right people see it immediately — no more issues sitting unnoticed until someone checks the dashboard.
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Step 1 — Trigger on new issue
Add the
GitHubtrigger (or webhook) for new issues/events. For GitHub, filter to the labels or severity you care about. - 2
Step 2 — Extract the essentials
Add a
Setnode capturing title, severity, a short description and the link back to GitHub. - 3
Step 3 — Prioritise (optional)
Add an
If/Switchon severity so critical items page a channel while the rest go to the normal queue. - 4
Step 4 — Post to Slack
Add a
Slacknode. SetResourcetoMessageandOperationtoSend. Choose the channel (e.g.#alerts) and drop the title, severity and link into the message text using expressions like{{ $json.summary }}. Connect your Slack OAuth or bot-token credential.
Frequently asked questions
Can I avoid duplicate pings?
De-duplicate on the GitHub issue ID before Step 4, and for recurring errors set a cooldown so a flapping issue doesn't spam Slack.
Two-way sync possible?
This is one-way by default. For two-way, add a second workflow that listens to Slack changes and writes status back to GitHub.
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