Turn important project documents into issues
Surface the work implied by project documents in Linear.
Trigger
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.
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
Important plans can be created or revised without anyone translating their next steps into tracked work.
- Bring relevant document changes into the team's work queue.
- Reduce manual scanning of Drive for follow-up.
- Make project plans easier to turn into action.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Super and Linear to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Describe which matching document updates should create a Linear follow-up and what context to include.
- 3Choose Document Search Update and select where Notis should report runs.
- 4Test with one matching project document and review the issue.
Questions about this workflow
Does the trigger include updates as well as new Docs?
Yes. It detects matching documents that are newly created or updated since the last poll.
Can I narrow the workflow to relevant docs?
Use the trigger's user-defined document search and describe the intended follow-up in the prompt.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Super to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Super 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.
Aggregate Metric Changed
Triggers when an aggregate metric (SUM/COUNT/AVG/MIN/MAX) changes in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. This trigger monitors an aggregate calculation on a target column (optionally filtered by a search column/value) and fires when the calculated result changes.
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.
Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Cell Range Values Changed
Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Conditional Format Rule Changed
Triggers when conditional formatting rules change in a Google Spreadsheet. Detects when rules are added, updated, or removed. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Data Validation Rule Changed
Triggers when data validation rules change (added/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
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 Super and Linear, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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