Project Kickoff Visibility: Auto-Block Calendar for New Projects
New projects in Linear instantly appear on your calendar as kickoff events, so you're never surprised by incoming work streams.
Trigger
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.
Action
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.
Why this helps
New projects start in Linear but don't hit your calendar until weeks later, making capacity planning a guessing game and kickoff time reactive instead of planned.
- Gives projects visibility at creation, not weeks later
- Allows early capacity planning and time blocking
- Surfaces all active projects in your calendar for a complete view
- Supports project-driven work styles with unified visibility
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Google Calendar to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'Auto-Kickoff for New Projects'.
- 3Set the prompt: 'When a new project is created in Linear, create a calendar event for the project kickoff with the project title. Schedule it for 2 days from now.'
- 4Select trigger: 'Project Created'.
- 5Choose your notification channel.
- 6Test by creating a new Linear project—a kickoff event should appear on your calendar two days out.
Questions about this workflow
Should the kickoff event be scheduled for a specific time?
By default, it's all-day. You can customize the timing in your prompt: 'Schedule kickoff events for 10am on the specified date' or 'as an all-day event'.
What if I create a project by accident?
A kickoff event will be created, but you can delete it from your calendar with no impact on Linear. It's a one-way automation, not a sync.
Can I filter by project type or team?
Yes. You can refine your prompt: 'Only for projects in the Engineering team' or 'Skip archived or template projects'.
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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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