Preserve Linear discussions in Google Drive
Deep discussions happen in Linear issue comments but get lost when the issue closes or scrolls off. This automation captures the entire thread in Google Drive so you build a searchable archive of team knowledge.
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 a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
Why this helps
Your team has a great technical discussion in a Linear issue comment thread, then the issue ships and you close it. Six months later, you need to understand that design decision but the discussion is buried or harder to find.
- Technical discussions and decisions persist even after issues close
- Easy to reference past discussions without scrolling through old issues
- New team members learn from recorded discussions
- Reduces the cognitive load of losing context when issues close
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Google Drive.
- 2Ask Notis: 'When a public Linear team issue with 5+ comments closes, save the full discussion thread to a Google Drive document organized by project'
- 3Notis will archive significant discussions automatically.
- 4Test by closing an issue with a rich comment thread and watching it appear in your Drive discussion archive.
Questions about this workflow
What defines a 'significant' discussion?
By default, 5+ comments. But you can customize: archive every thread, only threads with specific tags, or only threads with mention of technical terms.
Does the archive preserve formatting and mentions?
Yes. Notis preserves the thread structure, mentions, and any links or code snippets from the original comments.
Can I make this searchable across all archived discussions?
Yes. Ask Notis to organize discussions by topic or create a master index in a separate Drive document for easy searching.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Google Drive actions
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
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).
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
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 a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
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.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
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 Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
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