Auto-Create Linear Projects When You Add New Sheets
When you create a new sheet in Google Sheets to organize a new project or area, Notis immediately sets up a matching Linear project. Your organizational structure in sheets and Linear stays in sync automatically.
Trigger
New Sheet Added in Google Spreadsheet
Polling trigger that detects when a new sheet is added to a Google Spreadsheet.
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
Creating a new sheet for project work then manually setting up the Linear counterpart splits your focus and delays project kickoff.
- Creating a new sheet immediately sets up the Linear project structure, eliminating setup delay
- Maintain consistent project naming and structure across tools automatically
- Reduce startup friction by removing the manual 'create the project' step
- Sync organizational changes instantly when you reorganize sheets
- Keep your mental model of projects aligned with your actual tool setup
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1In the Notis portal, create an automation with the prompt: 'When a new sheet is added to my [Spreadsheet Name] Google Sheet, create a Linear project with the same name and an initial issue describing the sheet's purpose.'
- 2Select 'New Sheet Added in Google Spreadsheet' as your trigger.
- 3Choose your notification channel.
- 4Test by creating a new sheet in your spreadsheet and confirming a Linear project appears.
Questions about this workflow
Will the Linear project name match the sheet name exactly?
Yes, by default. If you want to customize the project name or add a prefix, describe that in your prompt, e.g., 'Create a Linear project named 'Project: [Sheet Name].'
Can I create multiple Linear issues per new sheet?
Yes. In your prompt, specify the initial issues you want created, e.g., 'Create three issues: one for kickoff, one for scope definition, and one for planning.'
What if I rename a sheet after creating it?
That's a separate workflow. You'd need an automation to monitor sheet renames and update the corresponding Linear project name.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Sheets to Linear. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Sheets triggers
Linear actions
Aggregate Metric Changed
Triggers when an aggregate metric (SUM/COUNT/AVG/MIN/MAX) changes in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. This trigger monitors an aggregate calculation on a target column (optionally filtered by a search column/value) and fires when the calculated result changes.
Create linear attachment
Creates a new attachment and associates it with a specific, existing linear issue.
Cell Range Values Changed
Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.
Create a comment
Creates a new comment on a specified linear issue.
Conditional Format Rule Changed
Triggers when conditional formatting rules change in a Google Spreadsheet. Detects when rules are added, updated, or removed. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
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.
Data Validation Rule Changed
Triggers when data validation rules change (added/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Get create issue default params
Fetches a linear team's default issue estimate and state, useful for pre-filling new issue forms.
Developer Metadata Changed
Triggers when developer metadata entries change (new/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.
Create a label
Creates a new label in linear for a specified team, used to categorize and organize issues.
Filtered Range Values Changed
Polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets filtered ranges for value changes. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect when values matching a data filter change. Emits the matched values when changes are detected.
Delete issue
Archives an existing linear issue by its id, which is linear's standard way of deleting issues; the operation is idempotent.
New Rows in Google Sheet
Simple polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets for new rows. Detects when new rows are added and returns the complete row data. Perfect for triggering any workflow based on new sheet entries.
Get all teams
Retrieves all teams from the linear workspace without requiring any parameters.
New Sheet Added in Google Spreadsheet
Polling trigger that detects when a new sheet is added to a Google Spreadsheet.
Download issue attachments
Downloads a specific attachment from a linear issue; the `file name` must include the correct file extension.
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