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Provision shared GitHub variables for new bot projects

Once Botpress confirms a repository is ready, Notis grants it access to the existing organization variable needed by its GitHub Actions workflows.

Trigger

Webhook received

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

Action

Add selected repository to an organization variable

Grants a repository access to an organization-level github actions variable, if that variable's visibility is set to 'selected repositories'.

Why this helps

Shared environment variables are easy to miss during repository setup, leading to confusing CI behavior and an extra round of troubleshooting.

  • Completes CI configuration during the approved onboarding flow
  • Reduces missing-variable build failures
  • Keeps selected repository access deliberate and reported

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect your Botpress workspace and GitHub organization to Notis.
  • 2Create a plain-language automation that grants approved bot repositories access to the specified selected-visibility Actions variable.
  • 3Choose an incoming webhook trigger and the channel for setup reports.
  • 4Test the workflow with a sandbox repository and confirm the variable access list changes.

Questions about this workflow

Does this change the variable's value?

No. It only adds the repository to the access list of an existing organization variable whose visibility is set to selected repositories.

Can I use different variables for different bot types?

Yes. Describe your repository or project rules in the automation prompt so Notis chooses the intended existing variable.

When this happens · Trigger

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Botpress triggers

GitHub actions

No triggers available yet

Accept a repository invitation

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

ActionInstant

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

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