Cancel obsolete GitHub workflow runs from email
Prevent noisy, outdated builds from competing for your attention.
Trigger
New Email Received
Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox
Action
Cancel a workflow run
Cancels a workflow run in a github repository if it is in a cancellable state (e.g., 'in progress' or 'queued').
Why this helps
Old builds keep running after priorities change, creating more alerts to sort through.
- Reduces build noise
- Frees attention for the current release
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Agent Mail and GitHub to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation from the Automations page.
- 3Describe which release or branch emails mean a queued GitHub Actions run should be cancelled.
- 4Choose New Email Received, set a run-report channel, and test with a noncritical workflow run.
Questions about this workflow
Will it cancel every run?
No. State the exact email signals and repository context that should trigger cancellation.
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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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