Automate Bug Reports: GitHub Issues → AI Analysis → Jira Tickets with Slack & Discord Alerts

Automatically convert GitHub issues into analyzed Jira tickets with AI-powered severity detection, developer assignment, and instant team alerts.

Overview

This workflow captures GitHub issues in real-time, analyzes them with GPT-4o for severity and categorization, creates enriched Jira tickets, assigns the right developers, and notifies your team across Slack and Discord—all automatically.

Features

• AI-Powered Triage: GPT-4o analyzes bug severity, category, root cause, and generates reproduction steps
• Smart Assignment: Automatically assigns developers based on mentioned files and issue context
• Two-Way Sync: Posts Jira ticket links back to GitHub issues
• Multi-Channel Alerts: Rich notifications in Slack and Discord with action buttons
• Time Savings: Eliminates 15-30 minutes of manual triage per bug
• Customizable Routing: Easy developer mapping and priority rules

What Gets Created

Jira Ticket:

• Original GitHub issue details with reporter info
• AI severity assessment and categorization
• Reproduction steps and root cause analysis
• Estimated completion time
• Automatic labeling and priority assignment

GitHub Comment:

• Jira ticket link
• AI analysis summary
• Assigned developer and estimated time

Team Notifications:

• Severity badges and quick-access buttons
• Developer assignment and root cause summary
• Color-coded priority indicators

Use Cases

• Development teams managing 10+ bugs per week
• Open source projects handling community reports
• DevOps teams tracking infrastructure issues
• QA teams coordinating with developers
• Product teams monitoring user-reported bugs

Setup Requirements

Required:

• GitHub repository with admin access
• Jira Software workspace
• OpenAI API key (GPT-4o access)
• Slack workspace OR Discord server

Customization Needed:

1. Update developer email mappings in "Parse GPT Response & Map Data" node
2. Replace YOUR_JIRA_PROJECT_KEY with your project key
3. Update Slack channel name (default: dev-alerts)
4. Replace YOUR_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL with your webhook
5. Change your-company.atlassian.net to your Jira URL

Setup Time: 15-20 minutes

Configuration Steps

1. Import workflow JSON into n8n
2. Add credentials: GitHub OAuth2, Jira API, OpenAI API, Slack, Discord
3. Configure GitHub webhook in repository settings
4. Customize developer mappings and project settings
5. Test with sample GitHub issue
6. Activate workflow

Expected Results

• 90% faster bug triage (20 min → 2 min per issue)
• 100% consistency in bug analysis
• Zero missed notifications
• Better developer allocation
• Improved bug documentation

Tags

GitHub, Jira, AI, GPT-4, Bug Tracking, DevOps, Automation, Slack, Discord, Issue Management, Development, Project Management, OpenAI, Webhook, Team Collaboration