Slack Automate

Slack Automate streamlines support ticket creation by monitoring a designated Slack channel for user messages tagged with the ticket emoji. It checks for existing tickets, utilizes AI to generate descriptive titles and summaries, and automatically creates new tickets in Linear, ensuring efficient handling of user requests. This workflow enhances response times and reduces manual effort, allowing support teams to focus on resolving issues.

7/8/2025
19 nodes
Complex
schedulecomplexslacklangchainschedule triggersticky notelinearaggregateautomationadvancedcommunicationnotificationcronlogicconditional
Categories:
Communication & MessagingSchedule TriggeredComplex Workflow
Integrations:
SlackLangChainSchedule TriggerSticky NoteLinearAggregate

Target Audience

This workflow is ideal for:
- Customer Support Teams: Streamline ticket creation from Slack messages to enhance response times.
- Product Managers: Monitor user feedback and issues in real-time to prioritize product improvements.
- Developers: Automate the process of tracking issues and managing support tickets efficiently.
- Business Analysts: Analyze user messages and trends for better decision-making and reporting.

Problem Solved

This workflow addresses the challenge of managing user requests and feedback in Slack by automating the ticket creation process in Linear. It ensures that:
- Only relevant messages tagged with the ticket emoji (🎫) are processed.
- Duplicate tickets are avoided by checking existing issues.
- AI is utilized to generate concise and actionable ticket content, improving the quality of support tickets.

Workflow Steps

  • Scheduled Trigger: The workflow initiates on a predefined schedule, checking for new messages in the designated Slack channel.
    2. Slack Message Search: It searches for messages containing the ticket emoji (🎫) in the #n8n-tickets channel.
    3. Message Processing: For each message found, the workflow extracts key details such as the message ID, user, channel, and content.
    4. Duplicate Check: It checks existing issues in Linear to prevent creating duplicate tickets.
    5. AI Content Generation: If a new ticket is needed, the workflow uses OpenAI's ChatGPT to generate a descriptive title, summary, suggestions, and urgency based on the user message.
    6. Ticket Creation: Finally, a new ticket is created in Linear with all the relevant information, including the original message and suggestions for resolution.

    • Customization Guide

    To customize this workflow:
    - Adjust the Schedule: Modify the schedule trigger to change how frequently the workflow checks for new messages (e.g., every 5 minutes).
    - Change Slack Channel: Update the Slack search query to monitor a different channel or use different keywords for ticket identification.
    - Modify AI Prompts: Tailor the prompts used in the AI model to better suit your organization’s needs or specific ticketing requirements.
    - Integrate Additional Tools: Expand functionality by integrating other tools or services as needed, such as adding notifications for ticket creation or updates.