Close the loop on research-linked pull requests
Send a webhook when a review is ready, gather current web context with Autom, and check whether the related pull request has merged.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Check if pull request merged
Checks if a specified github pull request has been merged, indicated by a 204 http status (merged) or 404 (not merged/found).
Why this helps
A promising research finding can lead to a code change, but checking whether its pull request finished often slips through the cracks.
- Pair current web context with a clear pull request status
- Make a targeted follow-up easy to start from an HTTP request
- Reduce manual checks for whether a change landed
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Autom and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it for the research and review task.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis what Autom should search or summarize and which supplied repository and pull request number GitHub should check.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real research question and pull request reference.
Questions about this workflow
What starts the automation?
An HTTP request to its Notis webhook starts it. Autom itself does not provide trigger events here.
Does the merge check identify a pull request from research automatically?
The GitHub action needs a specific repository and pull request reference. Supply those in the webhook input or your instruction.
Does this workflow merge or approve the pull request?
No. It checks whether the specified pull request has already been merged.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Autom to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Autom 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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