Give stalled work a gentle next step
Some tasks stall because the next action is unclear. A weekly Notis check can bring a concise nudge to the related Linear issue.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Why this helps
Stalled work can sit unnoticed when there is no obvious reminder to revisit it.
- Give stalled work a regular chance to move again.
- Put the nudge where issue collaborators can see it.
- Reduce the mental load of remembering what has gone quiet.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Tasks and Linear to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Tell Notis in one instruction how to recognize stalled work, identify its issue, and add a useful next-step comment.
- 4Select a weekly schedule and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real stalled task and its matching issue.
Questions about this workflow
How should a task count as stalled?
Set a plain-language criterion in the instruction, such as no meaningful progress over a chosen period.
Can the comment suggest a next action?
Yes. Ask Notis to summarize the stall and suggest a practical next step in its comment.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Tasks to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Tasks 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 Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a Google Tasks list. Uses timestamp filtering (updatedMin) to efficiently detect new tasks.
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.
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.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
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.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
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.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
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.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
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 Tasks and Linear, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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