Grant scheduled repository access to an organization secret
Schedule a planned access change so a repository can use an existing organization secret configured for selected repositories.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Add selected repository to an organization secret
Adds a repository to an organization secret's access list when the secret's visibility is 'selected'; this operation is idempotent.
Why this helps
A repository onboarding task can stall while someone waits to remember and make the secret access change.
- Make a planned repository onboarding step happen on schedule.
- Reduce the chance of forgetting the secret access update.
- GitHub's operation is idempotent for repository access lists.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub once in the Notis portal; connect Cloudpress too if the repository details come from a Cloudpress brief you reference in the instruction.
- 2Create a named automation in Automations, New Automation.
- 3In one instruction, specify the organization, existing secret name, and repository to grant access to.
- 4Choose the recurring schedule and where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real repository and an existing organization secret configured for selected access.
Questions about this workflow
What must already exist?
The organization secret and repository must exist, and the secret must use selected repository visibility.
Does this create a secret?
No. This action adds repository access to an existing organization secret.
What should I verify before scheduling?
Confirm the organization, secret name, repository, and intended run time, then test with a real example.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Cloudpress to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Cloudpress 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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