Catch missing alt text before pull requests merge
A pull request should not create a new accessibility loose end.
Trigger
New Pull Request Created
Triggers when a new pull request is created in GitHub, matching the optional configured filters. Emits an event for each newly created pull request. Supports filtering by repository, owner/organisation, author, assignee, label, state, base branch, head branch, and draft status.
Action
Get Images
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of images in your library, including their alt text and metadata. use when you need to browse or filter images programmatically after authentication.
Why this helps
Reviewers must remember to inspect visual assets alongside code changes.
- Adds an accessibility checkpoint to pull request intake
- Reduces reviewer memory burden
- Highlights image-related follow-up early
- Keeps review conversations focused
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Alttext ai to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create a new automation in the portal or ask Notis to create it conversationally.
- 3Use this instruction: When a new GitHub pull request is created, search Alttext ai for images referenced by the pull request and report likely missing or weak alt text.
- 4Select New Pull Request Created as the trigger and choose a report channel.
- 5Test with one pull request that changes or adds an image.
Questions about this workflow
Will every pull request trigger it?
It will run for the pull requests covered by the selected GitHub trigger configuration.
What does the result contain?
Notis reports matching images and the accessibility review items it finds through Alttext ai.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Alttext ai. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Alttext ai actions
New Workflow Artifact Created
Triggers when a new workflow artifact is created in a GitHub repository. Monitors for newly created GitHub Actions workflow artifacts. Optionally filters by artifact name to restrict monitoring to specific artifacts.
Get Account
Tool to retrieve account settings and usage information. use when you need to check your alttext.ai account configuration and usage limits before generating alt text.
Branch Changed
Triggers when a GitHub branch changes. Monitors a specific branch for: - New commits pushed (head commit SHA changes) - Protection status toggled (branch becomes protected or unprotected) - Protection settings changed, including: required status checks and their enforcement level, admin enforcement, required pull request reviews (dismiss stale reviews, code owner reviews, approving review count, last push approval), required linear history, force push allowance, deletion allowance, conversation resolution, branch locking, and fork syncing.
Get Account
Tool to retrieve account settings and usage information. use when you need to check your alttext.ai account configuration and usage limits before generating alt text.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Get Images
Tool to retrieve a paginated list of images in your library, including their alt text and metadata. use when you need to browse or filter images programmatically after authentication.
Check Run Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a specific GitHub check run changes its status or conclusion. Monitors a single check run for changes to: status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.), conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required), started_at, and completed_at.
Search Images
Tool to search for images and their alt text. use after specifying search keywords to retrieve matching images.
Check Suite Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a GitHub check suite changes its status or conclusion for a given ref. Monitors all check suites associated with a git reference (branch, tag, or commit SHA) for changes to status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.) and conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required, startup_failure, stale). Optionally filters by GitHub App ID.
Update Account
Tool to update account settings (e.g., webhook url, name). use after confirming current account details to modify settings.
New Code Scanning Alert Created
Triggers when a new code scanning alert is created in a repository. Fires an event for each newly created code scanning alert detected in the configured repository. Alerts can be filtered by Git reference, scanning tool, state, and severity. The payload includes the alert number, rule details, tool information, state, severity, and the location of the most recent instance.
New Repository Collaborator Added
Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a GitHub repository. Monitors the full list of collaborators on a repository and fires an event for each newly added collaborator. The payload includes the collaborator's GitHub username, account ID, profile URL, avatar URL, permission flags (pull, triage, push, maintain, admin), and assigned role name.
Commit Event
Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.
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