Currently, ClickUp automation triggers only work at the task or subtask level. There’s no way to trigger automations when a new list is created. This creates a gap because many workflows start at the list level, not at the task level.

For example, when a new project list is created, users may need to:

Automatically apply a list template (to add structure, sections, and fields).

Create corresponding lists with the same name across other folders/spaces (for teams with different access levels).

Link or multi-home tasks into the new list to align cross-team work.

Pre-populate list descriptions with client/project details.

Right now, all of this has to be done manually, which is tedious and error-prone—especially for organizations managing projects across 10–20 teams.

This highlights a bigger hierarchy-level automation gap in ClickUp:

Automations exist for tasks and subtasks.

But there are no automation triggers for higher-level objects like lists, folders, or spaces.

Introducing “When a List is Created” as a trigger (and eventually extending automation to other hierarchy levels) would unlock a huge range of time-saving workflows and bring consistency across ClickUp’s automation framework.