Check launch news when a task changes
Keep launch decisions aligned with what just changed in the market.
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
Launch plans can drift away from current events, competitor moves, or customer attention.
- Surfaces launch timing risks
- Improves messaging awareness
- Links updates to current events
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 retrieve launch relevant headlines after each task update and report timing risks, messaging angles, and open questions.
- 4Pick Task Updated as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test it by changing a launch task detail.
Questions about this workflow
Can it focus on a launch region?
Yes. Include the market, audience, or region in the task context.
Can it report only material changes?
Yes. Ask Notis to omit stories without a plausible effect on the launch.
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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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