Create a searchable timeline of project updates in Google Drive
Project updates disappear in Linear's sidebar. This automation captures each update and archives it in a Google Drive document, so you build a permanent, searchable record of everything your project shipped.
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
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Why this helps
Your project update goes live in Linear, the team reads it, and two weeks later you need to know what was said. You're back in Linear scrolling through old updates, but half the context is gone and your brain is exhausted from re-reading.
- Chronological record of every project milestone and update
- Searchable for future reference without Linear's clunky UI
- Perfect for retrospectives, stakeholder reports, and onboarding
- Reduces the friction of finding what changed and when
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Google Drive.
- 2Ask Notis: 'When a project update is posted in Linear, add it to a Google Drive document called Project Updates with the date, project name, and update text'
- 3Notis will create or append to the document each time you post an update.
- 4Test by posting a project update in Linear and watching it appear in your Drive document.
Questions about this workflow
Can I create separate documents per project instead of one master list?
Absolutely. Just tell Notis to create a separate document for each project and name it after the project. The automation stays the same.
Do the updates stay formatted nicely when exported to Drive?
Yes. Notis preserves formatting, links, and images from the original Linear update.
Can my whole team view this document?
Yes. Ask Notis to share the document with your team during setup, or set specific permissions per document.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Google Drive actions
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
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 Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
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 a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
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 a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
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 Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
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