Competitive Analysis Visual Gatherer
Competitive analysis gets slow when you're constantly alt-tabbing between Linear and Google. This automation searches for competitor visual designs the moment you create a competitive analysis issue--gathering screenshots, flows, and design decisions into your issue automatically.
Trigger
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Action
Google Images
Tool to fetch images from google search results. use when you need urls, titles, domains, and metadata for images matching a query.
Why this helps
Competitive research requires constant context-switching between Linear and browser, breaking analysis flow
- Competitor design examples auto-collected in your analysis issue
- Stay focused on analysis without hunting for competitors
- Visual design patterns from competitors in one place
- Informed product decisions backed by competitive data
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Autom integrations
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I create an issue tagged competitive-analysis, search for designs from the competitors mentioned in the issue'
- 3Use 'Issue Created' as your trigger
- 4Choose where competitive examples are shared
- 5Test by creating an issue like 'competitive analysis: payment flows' and verify competitor screenshots appear
Questions about this workflow
Can I specify which competitors to research?
Yes. List competitor names in your issue and Notis will search their designs specifically.
Does this include features or just design?
This focuses on visual design. For feature comparisons, create a separate automation.
How do I document what we learn?
The competitor images and designs stay in your issue for easy reference when writing up insights.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Autom. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Autom actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Google Countries
Tool to list google-supported countries. use when you need to filter or suggest countries based on a search string.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Google Images
Tool to fetch images from google search results. use when you need urls, titles, domains, and metadata for images matching a query.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Google Languages
Tool to retrieve google-supported languages. use when you need a list of language codes for localization.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Google Locations
Tool to retrieve google-supported locations. use when searching for locations by name. returns locations ordered by reach (most populous first).
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Autom, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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