Catch Urgent Work Instantly: Auto-Alert Your Calendar
The moment an issue becomes urgent in Linear, a calendar event surfaces it. No more scanning Linear hoping to catch priority changes—urgency finds you.
Trigger
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Action
Patch Event
Updates specified fields of an existing event in a google calendar using patch semantics (array fields like `attendees` are fully replaced if provided); ensure the `calendar id` and `event id` are valid and the user has write access to the calendar.
Why this helps
Neurodivergent founders miss context-switched urgency signals; a high-priority label gets lost in the backlog, and the deadline passes unnoticed.
- Catches priority escalations without constant Linear checking
- Centralizes urgency signals in your calendar where you already look
- Reduces panic-mode firefighting by surfacing work earlier
- Supports attention-management by using calendar as the single source of truth
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Google Calendar to Notis in the portal.
- 2Create a new automation: 'Auto-Alert for Urgent Issues'.
- 3Set the prompt: 'When an issue is updated to urgent or high priority, create or update a calendar event marked as high-priority/red to make it visually distinct.'
- 4Select the trigger: 'Issue Updated' from Linear.
- 5Choose your notification channel.
- 6Test by changing an issue's priority in Linear—you should see it immediately in your calendar.
Questions about this workflow
What counts as 'urgent' in your automation?
You define it. Most founders set it to 'high' or 'urgent' priority labels, or use specific label keywords. You can customize the exact criteria in your prompt.
Will old urgent events pile up on my calendar?
Not if you close/remove them manually once resolved. Notis creates events; you manage their lifecycle. For auto-cleanup, you can set a follow-up automation that deletes calendar events when the issue is marked 'Done'.
Can this ignore non-work issues or specific projects?
Yes. Add a filter to your prompt like: 'Only for issues in the Product project' or 'Skip issues with the Low-Priority label.'
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Google Calendar actions
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
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).
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
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 Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
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.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
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 a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
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