Invite a new hire to the right GitHub repository
A confirmed hire can start with the right code access invitation already on its way.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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
When hiring decisions live in Ashby and access requests live in GitHub, onboarding can stall while someone remembers to invite the new teammate.
- Reduce the handoff from hiring decision to repository access.
- Use the confirmed hire details received by the webhook to prepare the invitation.
- Keep the access step tied to a clear Ashby hiring outcome.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ashby and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to invite the confirmed hire as a collaborator on the specified GitHub repository, using the Ashby update details.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real hire update and confirm the invitation details.
Questions about this workflow
Does Ashby provide a built-in trigger for this automation?
No Ashby trigger event is listed here. Use a Notis webhook, started by an HTTP request that carries the relevant Ashby hiring update.
What does the GitHub action do?
It adds a GitHub user as a repository collaborator or updates their permission. For personal repositories, GitHub defaults to push access and ignores the permission field.
What information should the webhook include?
Provide the hire's GitHub username and the repository details needed to invite them. The action cannot infer missing account or repository information.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ashby to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ashby 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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