Docs Matching Your Query Become Issues
Instead of manually searching for new docs, tell Notis what to look for. When a doc matching your search is created or updated, Notis creates an issue automatically.
Trigger
Document Search Update
Triggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.
Action
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.
Why this helps
Founders need to monitor docs by topic or project, but manual searching is repetitive and error-prone, especially when context-switching between multiple projects.
- Automates repetitive doc searches—no more manual monitoring
- Captures relevant work the moment it emerges
- Scales across projects without adding work
- Ensures no new docs matching your criteria slip through
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and Linear to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'Create a Linear issue whenever a Google Doc matching [your search query] is created or updated.' Example: 'Whenever a doc with "Q3 roadmap" is found.'
- 3Notis confirms the search and previews matching docs.
- 4Choose your notification channel and test by creating a new doc matching your query.
- 5Refine your search terms if needed—you can use keywords, folder names, or date ranges.
Questions about this workflow
Can I search by folder or team?
Yes. Use a prompt like 'Create an issue when a new doc is added to the [Folder Name] folder' or 'When any doc containing [Team Name] is updated.'
How often does it check for new docs?
Notis polls Google Docs periodically (typically every few minutes to an hour depending on your plan) and creates issues for matching docs since the last check.
Will it create duplicate issues for existing docs?
No. This automation creates issues only for docs newly created or updated since the trigger was set up, preventing retroactive duplicates.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Linear actions
New Document Created
Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Document Placeholder Filled
Triggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.
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.
Document Search Update
Triggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Document Structure Changed
Triggers when a Google Doc's structure changes (headers/footers added/removed, tables/images count changes). This trigger monitors a specific document for structural changes like: - Headers added or removed - Footers added or removed - Tables added or removed - Images (inline objects) added or removed - Positioned objects added or removed - Footnotes added or removed
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Document Word Count Threshold
Triggers when a Google Doc's word/character count crosses a user-defined threshold. This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when its word or character count becomes greater than or equal to the configured threshold value.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
New Folder Created in Root
Triggers when a new folder is created in the root folder of Google Drive. This trigger monitors Google Drive and fires when new folders are detected in the root directory.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
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