Follow project updates without vocabulary detours
Get concise word explanations when a project update uses language that could slow down your next decision.
Trigger
Project Update Posted
Fires when a project status update is posted on the Linear project's Updates tab. 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
A status update may contain a key term that is easy to skip over when you are scanning several projects.
- Make status updates quicker to understand.
- Catch terminology that could affect your interpretation of project progress.
- Stay focused on decisions and follow-up.
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 ask Notis conversationally to clarify unfamiliar words in project status updates.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction requesting definitions and a concise explanation of each word in context.
- 4Select Project Update Posted as the trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real project update that uses a term you want explained.
Questions about this workflow
Does this run for an update posted on the Updates tab?
Yes. Project Update Posted fires when a status update is posted on the Linear project's Updates tab.
Can it focus on the important terms?
Ask Notis to explain only unfamiliar vocabulary that changes how you understand the update.
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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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