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New Google Doc Auto-Attached to Issue

You create a new doc for a Linear issue, then manually attach it. Notis catches the new doc and attaches it automatically—one fewer manual step, one more thing off your plate.

Trigger

New Document Added

Triggers when a new Google Doc is added/created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected.

Action

Create linear attachment

Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.

Why this helps

Founders create docs related to issues but forget to attach them, scattering knowledge across tools and forcing teammates to search multiple places for context.

  • Keeps docs and issues in one place, reducing context-switching
  • Ensures issues always have the latest documentation attached
  • Eliminates the forgetfulness of manual attachment
  • Makes work more discoverable for your team

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Docs and Linear to Notis.
  • 2Tell Notis: 'Whenever I create a new Google Doc in [folder] or matching [search term], attach it to Linear issue [issue ID or name].'
  • 3Notis confirms the doc source and target issue.
  • 4Choose your notification channel and test by creating a new doc.
  • 5If you want to attach docs to multiple issues based on criteria, create separate automations for each pattern.

Questions about this workflow

Can I attach docs to different issues based on folder or keyword?

Yes. Create multiple automations: 'Attach docs from [Folder A] to [Issue X]' and 'Attach docs matching [keyword] to [Issue Y].'

What if a doc is created outside the specified folder?

It won't trigger the automation. Only docs created in the specified folder or matching your search criteria will be attached.

Can it attach the same doc to multiple issues?

Yes. Create separate automations for each issue you want to attach to, or ask Notis to help with a more complex rule.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Google Docs triggers

Linear actions

New Document Created

Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.

TriggerPolling

Create linear attachment

Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.

ActionInstant

Document Deleted

Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.

TriggerPolling

Create a comment

Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.

ActionInstant

Document Placeholder Filled

Triggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Document Search Update

Triggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.

TriggerPolling

Get create issue default params

Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.

ActionInstant

Document Structure Changed

Triggers when a Google Doc's structure changes (headers/footers added/removed, tables/images count changes). This trigger monitors a specific document for structural changes like: - Headers added or removed - Footers added or removed - Tables added or removed - Images (inline objects) added or removed - Positioned objects added or removed - Footnotes added or removed

TriggerPolling

Create a label

Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.

ActionInstant

Document Updated

Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.

TriggerPolling

Delete issue

Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.

ActionInstant

Document Word Count Threshold

Triggers when a Google Doc's word/character count crosses a user-defined threshold. This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when its word or character count becomes greater than or equal to the configured threshold value.

TriggerPolling

Get all teams

Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.

ActionInstant

New Folder Created in Root

Triggers when a new folder is created in the root folder of Google Drive. This trigger monitors Google Drive and fires when new folders are detected in the root directory.

TriggerPolling

Download issue attachments

Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.

ActionInstant

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