Automatically create prep tasks when key attendees accept
Track prep work when commitments are confirmed. When important attendees accept your meeting invitation, Notis creates a Linear task to ensure you're ready when they show up.
Trigger
Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
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
Meetings get confirmed but prep work doesn't get tracked. Founders end up unprepared for important conversations because the confirmation didn't trigger task creation.
- Track prep work only for confirmed meetings
- Ensure readiness when important attendees confirm
- Reduce last-minute scrambling before key conversations
- Keep meeting preparation visible and tracked
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Calendar and Linear to Notis.
- 2Create an automation named 'RSVP Yes Creates Prep Task'.
- 3Write your prompt: 'When a key attendee accepts a calendar meeting, create a Linear task to track meeting prep work.'
- 4Select 'Attendee Response Changed' as your trigger and pick your notification channel.
- 5Test by inviting a colleague to a meeting and having them accept. Watch the prep task appear in Linear.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which attendees are 'key'?
You define this in your prompt: 'if the CEO accepts' or 'when external attendees accept.' Notis focuses on attendees you care about.
What should the prep task include?
Notis creates a task with meeting details, attendees, and time. You can specify additional prep items in your prompt: 'include presentation prep' or 'add agenda review.'
Can I skip prep task creation for certain meetings?
Yes. Refine your prompt: 'only for client meetings' or 'skip internal syncs.' Notis respects your criteria.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Calendar to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Calendar triggers
Linear actions
Attendee Response Changed
Polling trigger that fires when any attendee's RSVP changes to accepted, declined, or tentative. Returns attendee info and current status.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Event Canceled or Deleted
Triggers when a Google Calendar event is cancelled or deleted. Returns minimal data: event_id, summary (if available), and cancellation timestamp.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Event Starting Soon
Triggers when a calendar event is within a configured number of minutes from starting. Returns event details, time remaining, attendees, and join links when available.
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.
Calendar Event Changes
**SOON TO BE DEPRECATED** - Use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger) instead. Real-time webhook trigger for calendar event changes. Returns event metadata only. For full event data, use Calendar Event Sync (polling trigger).
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Event Created
Polling trigger that fires when a new calendar event is created. Returns event ID, summary, start/end times, and organizer info.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Calendar Event Sync
Polling trigger that returns full event data including details, attendees, and metadata. For real-time notifications with basic info, use Calendar Event Changes (webhook).
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
Event Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Calendar event is modified. Returns the event ID, change type, and the specific fields that changed with their previous and new values.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
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