Auto-Capture Ideas in Linear
Ideas strike at odd moments. Email them to Notis and they instantly become Linear backlog issues. Zero friction, always captured.
Trigger
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Action
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.
Why this helps
You get ideas but creating a Linear issue feels like friction when the idea is half-formed. Ideas get lost, and you never remember what you were thinking.
- Zero-friction idea capture straight to Linear
- Ideas never get lost or forgotten
- Centralizes all ideas in searchable backlog
- Separates idea capture from prioritization
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Linear to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When I email an idea (marked [IDEA] or sent to ideas@mynotis.com), create a Linear issue in my Ideas backlog.'
- 3Select 'New Gmail Message Received' as the trigger and set it to listen to a Notis inbox address.
- 4When inspiration strikes, email the idea to Notis (e.g., ideas@mynotis.com or use [IDEA] marker).
- 5Verify your first idea appears in Linear as a backlog issue ready for later refinement.
Questions about this workflow
Do I need to format ideas in a specific way?
No. Just email whatever you're thinking. Notis captures it as-is and creates a Linear issue with your raw idea as the description.
Can I tag ideas by category?
Yes. Use subject keywords ([FEATURE], [PRODUCT], [MARKETING]) and Notis adds labels to organize ideas by type.
Should I email from my personal account or a special address?
Either works. You can email from your main Gmail account (with [IDEA] marker) or use a dedicated Notis inbox address so ideas are separated automatically.
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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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