Keep Public Team Comments Organized in Gmail
Your public Linear team comments fly by. By the time you remember to catch up, you've lost the thread and can't remember who said what. Notis threads every comment into Gmail and labels them—find any conversation in one search.
Trigger
Public Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on a *public-team* Linear issue. For private teams (lock icon in Linear's sidebar) use `LINEAR_PRIVATE_TEAM_COMMENT_CREATED`.
Action
Modify thread labels
Adds or removes specified existing label ids from a gmail thread, affecting all its messages; ensure the thread id is valid.
Why this helps
Neurodivergent founders struggle to follow conversations across async threads. Comments feel like noise until you actually need that one insight from two days ago—now buried.
- Every public team comment gets threaded into Gmail so you see the full context
- Comments are labeled by issue or team for easy recall
- One thread per issue—no scattered fragments
- You can search and find any comment in seconds
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Gmail to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'When someone comments on a public team issue, thread it into a Gmail conversation and label it by the team name.'
- 3Specify which teams to monitor (or all of them) and how to name the labels.
- 4Test by commenting on a public team issue in Linear; check that the comment appears in Gmail.
- 5Enable it—all public comments now flow into organized Gmail threads.
Questions about this workflow
Will I get notified of every single comment?
That's up to you. You can say 'Only thread comments I'm tagged in' or 'Thread all comments on my assigned issues.' Notis filters to your preference.
What if a comment thread gets really long?
Gmail handles it like any other thread—you can collapse/expand and search within it. Comments stay organized no matter the length.
Can I reply to these comments from Gmail?
Yes. Reply in Gmail, and Notis posts it as a comment on the Linear issue so the whole team sees it.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Gmail actions
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail account.
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).
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Delete message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
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.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
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.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
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