Add useful Algolia synonyms when GitHub labels change
Help people find the right work even when they use different words for the same priority or problem.
Trigger
GitHub Issue Labels Changed
Triggers when the labels on a specific GitHub issue change. Fires whenever a label is added to, removed from, or has its metadata (color, description) modified on the monitored issue. The payload includes: - ``current_labels`` -- the full set of labels currently on the issue - ``added_labels`` -- labels that were newly added - ``removed_label_names`` -- names of labels that were removed - ``changed_label_names`` -- labels whose metadata changed without being added or removed
Action
Save Synonym
Tool to add or update a synonym in the specified index. use when you need programmatic upsert of search synonyms after index creation.
Why this helps
Teams use informal label language, so search fails when someone remembers the concept but not the exact label.
- Make issue search more forgiving
- Reduce time spent guessing label names
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Algolia to Notis once.
- 2Create a new automation for search vocabulary.
- 3Tell Notis to save useful Algolia synonyms when labels on the monitored GitHub issue change.
- 4Choose GitHub Issue Labels Changed and a channel for run reports.
- 5Change a test label and try the alternate search wording.
Questions about this workflow
Will every label become a synonym?
Describe the label language and synonym behavior you want in the single automation prompt.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Algolia. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Algolia actions
Recurring trigger
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