Understand the language behind project changes
When a project's status, lead, or target date changes, get help with relevant unfamiliar wording in its context.
Trigger
Project Properties Updated
Fires when properties on a Linear project change (status, lead, target date, priority, etc.). Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token.
Action
Get Word Definition V2
Tool to retrieve definitions, phonetics, origin, and meanings of a given word using freedictionaryapi v2. use when you need comprehensive lexical data for a specific word.
Why this helps
Project changes can be hard to interpret quickly when an unfamiliar status or planning term appears among other updates.
- Get a plain-language definition near a project change.
- Spend less time searching for planning vocabulary.
- Move from update to next step with less reorientation.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Dictionary api to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal, or tell Notis in plain language to explain unfamiliar project terms when properties change.
- 3Use a single instruction asking for relevant definitions and an explanation based on the available project context.
- 4Pick Project Properties Updated as the trigger and choose the run-report channel.
- 5Test with one real project update that includes a term you want clarified.
Questions about this workflow
What project changes trigger this workflow?
The trigger covers project property changes such as status, lead, target date, or priority.
Will it explain a familiar status every time?
Your prompt can ask Notis to explain only terms that are unfamiliar or ambiguous to you.
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Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Dictionary api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Dictionary api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Word Definition V2
Tool to retrieve definitions, phonetics, origin, and meanings of a given word using freedictionaryapi v2. use when you need comprehensive lexical data for a specific word.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
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 Dictionary api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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Do this · Action
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