Add Email Context to Linear Issues
When important context arrives in email, Notis adds it as a comment to your related Linear issue. Your team sees critical info without leaving Linear.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Why this helps
Critical context arrives via email after an issue is created, but the team working on the issue doesn't see it. They miss context and make wrong decisions.
- Critical email context reaches team via Linear instantly
- Team never misses important information
- Reduces miscommunication on issues
- Keeps all context in one place
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Linear to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When an important email arrives (marked [ESCALATE] or from VIPs), find the related Linear issue and add the email as a comment.'
- 3Select 'New Gmail Message Received' as the trigger.
- 4Filter to emails with [ESCALATE] marker or from key stakeholders.
- 5Test by sending an escalation email and verify it appears as a comment on the related Linear issue.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which issue to comment on?
You can specify a Linear issue ID in the email, or Notis uses email subject/thread keywords to match to the most relevant issue.
What if there's no related open issue?
Your automation can create a new issue if a match isn't found, or just queue the email for manual routing.
Will the team get notified of the new comment?
Yes. Linear notifies all watchers of the issue, so the team sees the escalation immediately.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Linear actions
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Create linear issue
Creates a new issue in a specified linear project and team, requiring a title and description, and allowing for optional properties like assignee, state, priority, cycle, and due date.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Not just Gmail and Linear. Any combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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