Complete a Template Section, Issue Gets Notified
You fill in a template section and move on. Notis comments on the Linear issue to mark the milestone—your team knows progress without you updating anything.
Trigger
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.
Action
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Why this helps
Template-driven work involves many small steps, but founders rarely update Linear for each one, leaving their team unaware of incremental progress and missed handoff signals.
- Makes incremental progress visible to your team in real time
- Eliminates the need to manually update issues for each template step
- Creates a clear progress trail in Linear
- Signals when template sections are ready for handoff or review
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Linear to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'Comment on this Linear issue with the message [your completion message] when this template section is filled.'
- 3Notis asks you to identify the template placeholder or section to watch.
- 4Choose your notification channel and test by completing a template section.
- 5Optionally include assignee or state changes: 'Comment and assign to [person] for review.'
Questions about this workflow
Can it track multiple template sections separately?
Yes. Create separate automations for each section: 'When [SECTION A] is filled, comment X'; 'When [SECTION B] is filled, comment Y.'
What if a template has conditional sections?
Tell Notis about the conditions: 'If [CONDITION] is met, comment on the issue.' Notis will interpret the logic.
Can the comment include who filled it?
Yes. If the doc has edit history or you mention the person in the template, you can include that in the comment: 'Section completed by [name].'
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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
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
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.
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.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
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.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
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.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
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
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
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.
Google Docs and Linear, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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