Sync GitHub Team Repo Permissions from Asana Task Updates
You reassign a critical task to a different team in Asana, but their GitHub repo permissions aren't updated automatically. Access remains misaligned.
Trigger
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
Action
Add or update team repository permissions
Sets or updates a team's permission level for a repository within an organization; the team must be a member of the organization.
Why this helps
Asana task reassignments don't automatically update GitHub team permissions, creating access drift and security confusion.
- Team permissions stay in sync when tasks are reassigned
- Reduces manual permission updates and admin overhead
- Prevents access drift and security gaps
- Keeps your team's access truthful and current
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Asana and GitHub to Notis.
- 2Create an automation with the prompt: 'When an Asana task is reassigned to a different team, update that team's GitHub repository permissions to match.'
- 3Set your notification channel and save.
- 4Test by reassigning a task in Asana and checking that GitHub team permissions update.
Questions about this workflow
What permission level should the new team get?
That depends on your workflow. Tell Notis your preference, e.g., 'Development team = push, design team = pull.'
Should the old team lose access?
By default, no. You can ask Notis to remove the old team's permissions when the task is reassigned.
Does this apply to all task updates or just reassignments?
By default, just reassignments. You can broaden the trigger in your automation prompt if needed.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Asana to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Asana triggers
GitHub actions
Attachment Added to Task
Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
New Comment on Task
Triggers when a comment is added to a task in a project.
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.
New Task Created
Triggers when a new task is created in a project.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Task Moved to Section
Triggers when a task is moved to a section in a project.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Tag Added to Task
Triggers when a tag is added to a task. Note: Asana's event structure is inverted for tag events — the resource is the task and the parent is the tag. So parent.gid gives the tag GID.
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.
Task Updated
Triggers when a task is updated in a project.
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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