Keep federation identity checks in a routine
For teams that use Gitea federation, Notis can retrieve a user's ActivityPub actor representation as part of a scheduled check.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get ActivityPub Person Actor
Tool to retrieve the ActivityPub Person actor for a Gitea user. Use when you need to fetch a user's ActivityPub representation for federation purposes or to get ActivityStreams-formatted user data.
Why this helps
Federation details can be easy to forget when they are needed only occasionally.
- Make occasional federation checks easier to repeat.
- Keep identity research connected to an operations cadence.
- Reduce the effort of rediscovering the lookup path.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Feathery and Gitea to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation or ask Notis to retrieve a Gitea user's ActivityPub actor representation for federation review.
- 3Choose a recurring schedule and your channel for run reports.
- 4Test with one appropriate user reference and confirm the returned actor data is useful.
Questions about this workflow
Is this useful without ActivityPub federation?
It is intended for teams that need a Gitea user's ActivityPub representation; otherwise this lookup may not be useful.
Does it edit the user's profile?
No. It retrieves the ActivityPub actor data.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Feathery to Gitea. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Feathery triggers
Gitea actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get ActivityPub Person Actor
Tool to retrieve the ActivityPub Person actor for a Gitea user. Use when you need to fetch a user's ActivityPub representation for federation purposes or to get ActivityStreams-formatted user data.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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