Team Collaboration: Auto-Block Time for Comments
Team comments on public issues now reserve time on your calendar, ensuring synchronous discussions get the focus they deserve.
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
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.
Why this helps
Team comments are easy to miss or deprioritize. Calendar time isn't blocked, so discussions get interrupted or delayed by reactive work.
- Ensures team discussions get dedicated focus time
- Reduces delay in team communication and decision-making
- Supports synchronous and async collaboration by making time visible
- Helps teams feel heard and responded to promptly
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Google Calendar to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: 'Block Time for Team Discussions'.
- 3Set the prompt: 'When a comment is posted on a public team issue, create a 30-minute calendar event titled "Team Discussion: [Issue Title]" to ensure time is dedicated to reading and responding.'
- 4Select trigger: 'Public Team Comment Created'.
- 5Choose your notification channel.
- 6Test by commenting on a public team issue—a calendar event should appear.
Questions about this workflow
Should this create a new event for every comment or batch them?
By default, each comment creates an event. You can refine your prompt to batch: 'Create one daily event for all team comments' if that suits your workflow better.
Can I set different durations for different team members?
Yes. For example: 'Comments from my manager get 1 hour; others get 30 minutes' by filtering in your prompt.
What if I'm already in a calendar event when a comment arrives?
Notis creates the event anyway. You can manually merge or reschedule it as needed.
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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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