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Check GitHub issue ownership before the handoff

Before closing a conversation with an owner named, let Notis confirm that the person can be assigned to issues in the repository.

Trigger

Webhook received

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

Action

Check if a user can be assigned

Verifies if a github user can be assigned to issues in a repository; assignability is confirmed by an http 204 (no content) response, resulting in an empty 'data' field in the response.

Why this helps

A handoff can look complete in chat, then fail because the proposed owner is not assignable in GitHub.

  • Verify issue owner eligibility at handoff time
  • Catch assignability problems early
  • Keep the verification result with the conversation report

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Botbaba and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
  • 3Tell Notis to check whether the explicitly named proposed owner can be assigned to issues in the specified GitHub repository and report the result.
  • 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real handoff conversation.

Questions about this workflow

Does it assign the person to an issue?

No. The action checks whether a user can be assigned in the repository.

What should the conversation include?

Identify the GitHub user and repository to check.

What indicates success?

A 204 response confirms assignability and results in an empty data field.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Botbaba to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Botbaba triggers

GitHub actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Accept a repository invitation

Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

List stargazers

Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.

ActionInstant

Star a repository for the authenticated user

Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Botbaba and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

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