Protect time for the deployment work itself
Reserve a focused block for deployment tasks before smaller requests fill the day.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Why this helps
Deployment work gets fragmented when it has no protected time in a busy founder's calendar.
- Protects an uninterrupted deployment work period
- Makes the planned task visible in the calendar
- Reduces context switching during release work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect CircleCI and Google Calendar once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation from any channel or in Automations, New Automation.
- 3Tell Notis to create a focus block using the deployment task and timing details you supply.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real deployment task.
Questions about this workflow
Does CircleCI provide the timing automatically?
No. There are no CircleCI trigger events in this package, so provide the desired timing and task details.
Can the automation choose the best time?
It can check availability only if you include that goal and the relevant calendar context in your instruction. This workflow creates the event using the timing you provide.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Circleci to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Circleci triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Circleci and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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