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The Escalator

The Escalator adds a set of tags to a Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) notebook when you add one tag. You build it in Kortex Automation with the trigger Notebook tag added and one Add tag action for each extra tag.

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The Escalator: one tag, many The first step of the Create Pipeline window, where you name a rule

Why use the Escalator?​

It is like a rubber stamp that prints three stamps at once. You press once, and all three marks appear.

  • You type less. One tag does the work of three.
  • Every notebook with a status gets the same set of tags.
  • You make fewer mistakes.

How do I set it up?​

  1. Open Automation and click Create Pipeline.
  2. Name it, for example "Final means archive". Press Next.
  3. For the trigger, click Notebook tag added and choose the first tag, such as #final.
  4. For the actions, choose Add tag and pick #archive.
  5. Add the action Add tag again and pick #reviewed.
  6. Press Next and save.

Example​

  • #urgent also adds #todo and #priority.
  • #published also adds #archive and #done.
Good to know
  • Older versions of Kortex had a separate Escalator screen. Today it is simply a pipeline built in the same wizard as every other rule. If you had a Escalator rule before, Kortex moved it into a pipeline once, named after the old type.
  • A rule cannot start itself again. A rule that watches a tag and also adds that same tag runs once, not forever.

When does the rule run?​

Rules run in the background whenever Chrome is open. They do not run when Chrome is closed. Whether a rule is on or off is kept on this computer.

Related: Automation Rules, Smart Sort.