Automations

Automations run a rule when a task changes, so routine steps happen without a click.

Rules from triggers and actions

A rule has a trigger, such as a task moving to In review, and one or more actions, such as assigning a reviewer or adding a label. Rules are written in a plain form with drop-down lists, and a test run shows what the rule would have done on the last ten tasks.

Scheduled rules

Since version 4.7, a rule can also run on a schedule. Archive tasks that have been in Done for 30 days, or post a Monday summary of what is in progress. Scheduled rules use the workspace time zone and appear in the activity history like any other change.

Run counts by plan

The Free plan has no automation runs. Pro includes 5,000 runs per month and Business includes 50,000 runs per month. The settings page shows how many runs are left in the month, and a rule that would exceed the allowance is paused with a notice to the workspace owner.

Connect to your tools

Automations can call a webhook, so a finished task can start a deploy or post to a chat channel. Webhook signatures let the receiving server check that the call came from Stackly. The API lets you create and change rules from your own scripts.