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Cancel outdated GitHub workflow runs

Let the newest deployment request take priority without manual queue cleanup.

Trigger

Webhook received

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

Action

Cancel a workflow run

Cancels a workflow run in a github repository if it is in a cancellable state (e.g., 'in progress' or 'queued').

Why this helps

Old builds keep running after a newer change makes them irrelevant.

  • Reduces build noise
  • Avoids wasted attention
  • Keeps the queue current

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Composio search and GitHub to Notis once.
  • 2Create a new automation from the portal or by asking Notis.
  • 3Write one instruction to cancel the superseded GitHub run from an incoming webhook.
  • 4Choose Incoming webhook and a reporting channel.
  • 5Test with one safe queued run.

Questions about this workflow

Will it cancel every run?

No. State in the instruction which replacement signal should trigger cancellation.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

Composio search 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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