Keep research follow-ups owned in GitHub
A recurring review can help surface research-driven issues that still need an owner. Tell Notis which references and issues to check and how to assign them.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Add assignees to an issue
Adds or removes assignees for a github issue; changes are silently ignored if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
Why this helps
Follow-ups from research can remain unassigned when the original context has faded.
- Bring unowned research follow-ups back into view.
- Apply a clear ownership rule on a recurring basis.
- Reduce manual checks across saved ideas and GitHub issues.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Are.na and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name the scheduled ownership review.
- 3In one instruction, identify the Are.na references and GitHub issues to inspect and state your rule for adding or removing assignees.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real issue and intended owner.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow know which issues are unassigned?
The selected action can add or remove assignees, but the workflow needs access to issue details and an explicit rule for deciding what to change.
What if a user cannot be assigned?
GitHub may ignore assignment changes if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
Can this run from an Are.na event?
No Are.na trigger events are available here. This workflow starts on a Notis schedule and reviews the Are.na context specified in your instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Are.na to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Are.na triggers
GitHub actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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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