Track contributor handoffs on GitHub issues
When a lead is ready for a specific task, send Notis the issue, repository, and label to add. The update keeps the handoff visible where the work lives.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Add labels to an issue
Adds labels (provided in the request body) to a repository issue; labels that do not already exist are created.
Why this helps
Contributor conversations and task planning often happen in different places, making a ready handoff easy to overlook in the issue queue.
- Make a chosen contributor handoff visible on its existing GitHub issue.
- Keep the issue update tied to supplied repository, issue number, and label.
- Reduce the need to remember which lead is connected to a planned task.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bettercontact and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Describe that an incoming handoff request should add its supplied label to the specified existing GitHub issue, keeping the supplied lead context in the run report.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real issue and label.
Questions about this workflow
Will this create a GitHub issue?
No. It adds a label to an existing issue. Include the repository, issue number, and label in the request; GitHub creates the label if it does not already exist.
Can Notis choose an issue based on a contact's details?
This workflow uses the issue you supply. Include the relevant lead context in the request if you want it reflected in the run report.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bettercontact to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bettercontact 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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Bettercontact and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Save your first hour today.
7-day trial of any paid plan, with 20$ of usage included.
No card. Works with personal or business GitHub.