Clear stale GitHub caches from a Gist runbook
Move routine cleanup out of your mental queue and into a bounded maintenance rhythm.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Clear repository cache by key
Deletes github actions caches from a repository matching a specific `key` and an optional git `ref`, used to manage storage or clear outdated/corrupted caches; the action succeeds even if no matching caches are found to delete.
Why this helps
Known cache problems linger because the cleanup step is too easy to defer between higher-priority work.
- Reduces recurring build friction
- Protects attention for product work
- Uses one maintained runbook
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gist and GitHub to Notis once.
- 2Create a portal automation.
- 3Tell Notis to clear the GitHub repository caches identified by keys in your Gist maintenance runbook.
- 4Pick a recurring maintenance schedule and report channel, create it, and test one noncritical cache key.
Questions about this workflow
Does it remove every cache?
The prompt can limit cleanup to the keys and repositories in your Gist runbook.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gist to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gist 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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