Grant GitHub collaborator access from email
Make approved onboarding requests actionable before they get buried.
Trigger
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Action
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Why this helps
Access requests linger in email and delay a contractor's first useful day.
- Speeds up approved onboarding
- Keeps access requests traceable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Agent Mail and GitHub to Notis once.
- 2Open Automations and create a new automation.
- 3Describe the approved email senders, repositories, and permission level for collaborator requests.
- 4Choose New Email Received, select a run-report channel, and test with a trusted contractor email.
Questions about this workflow
Can I restrict the repository and permission?
Yes. Put those guardrails directly in the Notis instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Agent mail to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Agent mail triggers
GitHub actions
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
List repositories starred by the authenticated user
Deprecated: lists repositories starred by the authenticated user, including star creation timestamps; use 'list repositories starred by the authenticated user' instead.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Add email for auth user
Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's github account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the current user is accepted.
Add app access restrictions
Replaces github app access restrictions for an existing protected branch; requires a json array of app slugs in the request body, where apps must be installed and have 'contents' write permissions.
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Add a repository to an app installation
Adds a repository to a github app installation, granting the app access; requires authenticated user to have admin rights for the repository and access to the installation.
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