Smart Labeling: Auto-Add Tagged Issues to Calendar
Label an issue 'urgent' or 'meeting' in Linear, and it instantly becomes a calendar entry. Your labels automatically trigger calendar actions.
Trigger
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Action
Quick Add Event
Parses natural language text to quickly create a basic google calendar event with its title, date, and time, suitable for simple scheduling; does not support direct attendee addition or recurring events, and `calendar id` must be valid if not 'primary'.
Why this helps
Founders use labels to signal priority in Linear but then forget to check them. Labels don't trigger any external action, so high-priority work can still be missed.
- Turns Linear labels into automatic calendar actions
- Ensures labeled issues surface across all your tools
- Supports interrupt-driven work by catching high-priority labels
- Enables label-based workflow automation
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Google Calendar to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'Quick-Add Labeled Issues'.
- 3Set the prompt: 'When an issue is updated and gains a label like urgent, meeting, or important, use quick-add to create a calendar event. Parse the issue title for timing hints.'
- 4Select trigger: 'Issue Updated'.
- 5Choose your notification channel.
- 6Test by adding a label like 'urgent' to an issue—it should appear on your calendar.
Questions about this workflow
Which labels should trigger this automation?
You decide. For example: 'urgent, meeting, review-needed' or just 'urgent'. Specify in your prompt: 'Only for issues labeled urgent or critical'.
What if the same issue gets labeled twice?
Notis will try to update the existing calendar event rather than duplicate. If you prefer separate events, let us know in your prompt.
Can I auto-delete these calendar events if the label is removed?
Yes. You can set up a second automation: 'When a label is removed, delete the corresponding calendar event' using a separate trigger.
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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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