Turn project-call follow-up into GitHub collaborator access
When project-call intake names a contributor and repository, send the context to Notis and handle the collaborator invitation in GitHub.
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
Access requests can be forgotten between a project call and the next time someone opens repository settings.
- Keep a clearly requested repository access step from slipping through.
- Reduce manual handoffs from meeting intake to GitHub.
- Use the permission setting only where the repository type supports it.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Cal and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Describe in one instruction how to verify the requested user and repository from the webhook before adding the collaborator.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real, authorized access request and verify the invitation or permission update.
Questions about this workflow
Does this automatically infer access from any meeting?
No. The webhook context should explicitly identify the GitHub user, repository, and requested collaboration.
Does the permission field work for all repositories?
The action description says permission applies to organization-owned repositories. Personal repositories default to push and ignore that field.
What happens after the collaborator is added?
GitHub may create an invitation or directly update permissions, depending on repository and user context.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Cal to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Cal 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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Cal and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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