Run a competitor scan from an updated task
Keep competitor awareness attached to the tasks that depend on it.
Trigger
Task Updated
Triggers when an existing task is updated in a Google Tasks list. This trigger monitors a specific task list and fires when tasks are modified.
Action
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Why this helps
Competitor updates are easy to miss while a plan is changing.
- Surfaces competitor moves near execution
- Connects news to a specific task
- Supports faster prioritization
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Tasks and Currents api in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation in Automations with a name and prompt.
- 3Tell Notis to find competitor headlines related to the updated task and summarize risks, opportunities, and suggested follow up.
- 4Pick Task Updated as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test it by updating one competitor related task.
Questions about this workflow
Can I name competitors in the instruction?
Yes. Include the competitor names, products, or market terms Notis should monitor.
What if no relevant stories appear?
Notis can report that no strong matches were found instead of inventing updates.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Tasks to Currents api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Tasks triggers
Currents api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
List Latest News
Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API. Use when you need a real-time feed of recent articles.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Activities Watch
Tool to start a notification channel to watch activities for a specified user and application. Use when needing to receive push notifications for user activity; call after OAuth credentials and webhook endpoint are set up.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.
Get Entity Usage Reports
Tool to retrieve usage statistics for a specific Google Workspace entity. Use when you need to analyze entity usage on a particular date.
New Task List Created
Triggers when a new Google Tasks task list is created. This trigger monitors Google Tasks and fires when new task lists are detected.
List Users
Tool to list users in a Google Workspace domain. Note: - When the provided base_url points to Currents News API (api.currentsapi.services), this action will gracefully fall back to listing latest news articles to ensure a valid response, since the Currents News API does not expose a users endpoint. - When the base_url points to Google Admin Directory API, it will list users from the domain/customer specified.
Task Details Changed
Triggers when a specific task's details change. This trigger monitors a single Google Task and fires when any of its details (title, notes, status, due date, completion, position) are modified.
Get User Usage Report
Tool to retrieve the usage report for a specified user on a given date. Use after confirming the userKey and date. Use when detailed usage metrics are needed for auditing or monitoring.
Task List Changed
Triggers when a task list changes (title or content updates). This trigger monitors a specific Google Tasks list and fires when changes are detected.
Task Updated
Triggers when an existing task is updated in a Google Tasks list. This trigger monitors a specific task list and fires when tasks are modified.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Tasks and Currents api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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