Check GitHub star status from a web discovery signal
Connect a discovery signal to a quick star-status check, then get the answer in your report channel.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Check if repo starred by auth user
Use to determine if the authenticated user has starred a specific github repository, which is confirmed by an http 204 status (resulting in an empty dictionary in the response data); the action fails (e.g., http 404) if the repository is not starred or does not exist.
Why this helps
Finding a useful repository on the web does not always mean you remember to check whether you have already saved it in GitHub.
- Start from an HTTP request tied to a discovery
- Check the authenticated GitHub account
- Avoid duplicate manual checks
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Browseai and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, then name it and describe the repository star-status check.
- 3Tell Notis to identify the repository from the incoming context and check the connected account's star status.
- 4Pick the Notis webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real discovery request containing a repository and inspect the status report.
Questions about this workflow
Does this star an unstarred repository?
No. This action checks status only and does not add a star.
What starts the workflow?
A Notis webhook HTTP request starts it. Browseai does not expose a trigger event in this package.
What if the discovery context lacks a repository identifier?
Provide a repository owner and name or another clear repository identifier in the request context. Notis should not guess.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Browseai to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Browseai 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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