ENGINEERING

Flag a stalled GitHub PR that is blocking a committed Trello delivery card

When a GitHub pull request linked to a date-committed Trello card sits without review past a threshold, it moves the Trello card to a Blocked list and alerts the dependent team…

CategoryEngineering
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerschedule
Steps5
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerScheduled scan of PRs linked to Trello cards
  • LogicKeep PRs stalled in review past threshold
  • ActionMove Trello card to Blocked and commentTrelloTrello
  • ActionResolve downstream team awaiting the cardTrelloTrello
  • OutputAlert dependent team in SlackSlack

What it does

This workflow connects code review reality to delivery commitments. When a GitHub pull request that is tied to a Trello delivery card has gone too long without a review, it marks the Trello card as blocked, recording why, and tells the team waiting on that card in Slack that the slip is review-driven.

When to use it

Use it when engineering hand-offs are tracked on a Trello board and a PR languishing in review quietly puts a committed date at risk. It makes the cause of the slip (a stalled review) visible to the people downstream instead of letting the card look 'on track' until the deadline.

How it works

  1. 1A scheduled check evaluates open GitHub PRs linked to active Trello cards.
  2. 2A filter keeps PRs that have had no review activity past the stall threshold and whose Trello card has a committed due date.
  3. 3For each, it moves the Trello card to the Blocked list and adds a comment citing the stalled PR.
  4. 4It resolves the downstream team waiting on that card.
  5. 5It posts a Slack alert explaining the card is blocked on review, linking the PR and card.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect GitHubRepos, issues, pull requests, actions.
  2. 2
    Connect TrelloKanban boards for everything.
  3. 3
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  4. 4
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  5. 5
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  6. 6
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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