Cut off runaway GitHub compute faster
A cost alert should lead to a contained response, not another investigation queue.
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
Expensive or duplicated workflow runs continue while the founder is still diagnosing the cause.
- Stops cancellable work sooner
- Turns cost alerts into an immediate operational response
- Reduces emergency context switching
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Databricks and GitHub to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create a webhook automation with the instruction to cancel the related GitHub workflow run when Databricks monitoring reports a defined cost spike or runaway compute pattern.
- 3Give the webhook trigger to the monitoring service and choose a channel for run reports.
- 4Send one test alert and confirm Notis cancels only the intended cancellable run.
Questions about this workflow
What sends the webhook?
A Databricks job, monitoring service, or custom backend can send the HTTP request to the Notis webhook.
Can every workflow run be cancelled?
No. GitHub only cancels runs in a cancellable state, such as queued or in progress.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Databricks to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Databricks triggers
GitHub actions
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
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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