Check GitHub collaborator access when onboarding starts
A new onboarding document can be a useful cue to verify repository access. Notis can check whether the specific user named in the prompt is already a collaborator on the designated GitHub repository.
Trigger
New Coda Document Trigger
Triggers when a new Coda document is created.
Action
Check if a user is a repository collaborator
Checks if a user is a collaborator on a specified github repository, returning a 204 status if they are, or a 404 status if they are not or if the repository/user does not exist.
Why this helps
Access checks can fall through the cracks when onboarding starts in a planning doc and repository setup happens elsewhere.
- Make a collaborator check part of a designated onboarding-document workflow.
- See whether the named user is already a collaborator before handling access separately.
- Check membership only; do not automatically grant repository access.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Coda and GitHub to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal and describe the check whether the named user is a collaborator on the named repository for the fixed GitHub target in one plain-language prompt.
- 3Select the new Coda document trigger and choose where Notis should send run reports.
- 4Test with one real Coda event and confirm the GitHub check reports the expected result for the user and repository explicitly specified in the prompt.
Questions about this workflow
Will this invite the user or change their repository permissions?
No. It checks collaborator status only. Adding a collaborator or changing permissions is not part of this workflow.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Coda to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Coda 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.
Coda Document Deleted Trigger
Triggers when a Coda document is deleted.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
New Coda Document Trigger
Triggers when a new Coda document is created.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
New Coda Page Trigger
Triggers when a new page is added to a Coda document.
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.
Specific Coda Page Updated Trigger
Triggers when a specific page within a Coda document is updated.
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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