Classify GitHub issues and create Linear tasks using OpenAI
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What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 9 nodes and runs on Github events (issues, issue comment). Along the way it connects GitHub, Linear and OpenAI Chat Model.
How it runs
Trigger: On Github events (issues, issue comment).
- If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
- Edit Fields (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 4 fields: title, description, issue_url…
- Information Extractor: extracts structured fields from text with AI, with model: OpenAI Chat Model
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- Code: runs custom JavaScript code
- Create an issue (Linear): uses Linear
- Create a comment on an issue (GitHub): create comment
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (9)
- Github Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.githubTrigger - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Information Extractor
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.informationExtractor - Linear
n8n-nodes-base.linear - GitHub
n8n-nodes-base.github - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - If
n8n-nodes-base.if - OpenAI Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi
From the author
How it works This workflow automatically processes new GitHub issues and uses AI to classify them by type and priority. It extracts key issue data, sends it to an AI model for structured analysis, and formats the output for task creation. The workflow then…