Create a Google Doc spec the moment a Linear issue is filed
You capture a task in Linear, then later have to remember to open Google Docs, name a file, and re-type everything you already wrote. Notis closes that gap: every new Linear issue becomes a formatted Google Doc, ready for the deeper thinking.
Trigger
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Action
Create Document Markdown
Creates a new google docs document, optionally initializing it with a title and content provided as markdown text.
Why this helps
Great ideas get logged as Linear issues but the real spec never gets written because opening a doc and re-typing context is exactly the kind of friction that stops you cold.
- Every new issue lands in Google Docs with its title and description already written in.
- You skip the blank-page moment and go straight to shaping the spec.
- Nothing you typed in Linear has to be re-typed anywhere.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Google Docs to Notis once from the portal.
- 2Ask Notis for your portal link, open Automations, and click New Automation.
- 3For the prompt, write in plain language: 'When a new Linear issue is created, make a new Google Doc that turns the issue title and description into a starter spec.'
- 4Pick the Issue Created trigger and choose the channel where Notis should report each run.
- 5Test it by creating one real Linear issue and confirm the doc appears.
Questions about this workflow
Do I have to map the issue fields into the document?
No. Notis reads the plain-language instruction you wrote and pulls in the title and description itself. There are no field-mapping screens.
What if I only want specs for certain issues?
Say so in the prompt, for example 'only when the issue has the spec label,' and Notis will apply that judgment on each run.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Google Docs. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Google Docs actions
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Copy Google Document
Tool to create a copy of an existing google document. use this to duplicate a document, for example, when using an existing document as a template. the copied document will have a default title (e.g., 'copy of [original title]') if no new title is provided, and will be placed in the user's root google drive folder.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Create a document
Creates a new google docs document using the provided title as filename and inserts the initial text at the beginning if non-empty, returning the document's id and metadata (excluding body content).
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Create Document Markdown
Creates a new google docs document, optionally initializing it with a title and content provided as markdown text.
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).
Create Footer
Tool to create a new footer in a google document. use when you need to add a footer, optionally specifying its type and the section it applies to.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create Footnote
Tool to create a new footnote in a google document. use this when you need to add a footnote at a specific location or at the end of the document body.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create Header
Tool to create a new header in a google document. use this tool when you need to add a header to a document, optionally specifying the section it applies to.
Project Created
Fires when a new Linear project is created. Covers projects in both public and private teams — polls with the connected user's token, so visibility matches what the connected user can see in Linear.
Create Named Range
Tool to create a new named range in a google document. use this to assign a name to a specific part of the document for easier reference or programmatic manipulation.
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.
Create Paragraph Bullets
Tool to add bullets to paragraphs within a specified range in a google document. use when you need to format a list or a set of paragraphs as bullet points.
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