Connect client onboarding with repository access
Turn a Bonsai onboarding handoff into a GitHub collaborator update for the project repository.
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
A client developer is ready to contribute, but repository access waits on a separate manual follow-up.
- Bring repository access into the onboarding handoff
- Reduce missed collaborator requests
- Use the GitHub user and repository specified in the handoff
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bonsai and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis to use an incoming Bonsai onboarding handoff to add the specified GitHub user as a collaborator on the specified repository.
- 4Pick the Notis webhook trigger and choose where run reports go.
- 5Test with one real onboarding handoff and verify the repository and user.
Questions about this workflow
Does the automation grant access without an onboarding request?
It runs only when a request reaches the Notis webhook. The request should identify the user, repository, and intended access change.
Can it set a custom permission level?
The GitHub action supports a permission value for organization-owned repositories. Personal repositories default to push access and ignore that field.
Will the collaborator be added immediately?
Depending on repository and organization settings, GitHub may create an invitation or update permissions directly.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bonsai to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bonsai 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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