Prepare the project repository for its GitHub app
When an approved project needs an installed GitHub app, turn the proposal handoff into a repository access update with Notis.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
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.
Why this helps
A project can be ready to start while the required GitHub app still lacks access to its repository.
- Reduce manual steps between approval and technical setup.
- Use proposal context to identify the project repository.
- Keep app access changes visible in Notis run reports.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bidsketch and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to verify the approved proposal context and add the identified repository to the specified existing GitHub app installation.
- 4Pick the Notis webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real approved proposal and verify the repository and installation access.
Questions about this workflow
What must be true for GitHub to add the repository?
The authenticated user needs admin rights to the repository and access to the GitHub app installation.
Can Notis create the GitHub app installation?
This workflow adds a repository to an existing installation. It does not create an installation.
What should the webhook request include?
Include the proposal identifier and the context Notis needs to verify approval and identify the repository and existing installation.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bidsketch to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bidsketch 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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