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Keep a PDF snapshot alongside README updates

When documentation changes, capture a relevant webpage as a PDF so the reference is ready when you need it.

Trigger

GitHub Repository README Changed

Triggers when the README file in a specific repository directory changes. Monitors the README in a configurable directory and branch/tag/commit. The payload includes the current README metadata (filename, path, SHA, size, URLs), the previous and current git blob SHAs, and a list of which tracked fields changed.

Action

Convert Website to PDF

Tool to convert a website url to pdf. use when you need a pdf snapshot of a web page; returns a task id to poll for completion.

Why this helps

Documentation updates can leave related web references scattered across browser tabs.

  • Capture a web reference when documentation changes
  • Reduce manual print-to-PDF steps
  • Keep documentation follow-up focused

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect GitHub and Conversion tools once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis in plain language.
  • 3Provide the webpage URL to convert to PDF when the README changes.
  • 4Pick the GitHub Repository README Changed trigger and specify the repository location in its setup.
  • 5Choose a report channel and test with one real README change and URL.

Questions about this workflow

Does the README trigger provide a webpage URL for conversion?

It reports README metadata and change information. Supply the webpage URL to snapshot in your instruction or make it otherwise available to Notis.

Can this archive the README file itself?

The action converts a website URL to PDF. To snapshot the README, use an accessible rendered webpage URL; the action does not convert raw repository content directly.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Conversion tools. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

GitHub triggers

Conversion tools actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

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ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Convert Excel to CSV

Tool to convert excel files to csv. use when you have an excel file (local upload or url) and need a csv output. use after uploading or providing file url.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Convert Excel to HTML

Tool to convert an excel file to html. use when you need an html table representation of a .xlsx file via upload or url.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Convert Markdown to HTML

Tool to convert markdown to html. use after uploading the markdown file or specifying its url to generate html content.

ActionInstant

New Branch Created

Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.

TriggerPolling

Convert OXPS to PDF

Tool to convert an oxps file to pdf. use when you have an oxps file either uploaded (file id) or via url and need a pdf output. provide only one of `file id` or `url`.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Convert Website to PDF

Tool to convert a website url to pdf. use when you need a pdf snapshot of a web page; returns a task id to poll for completion.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Convert Website to PNG

Tool to convert a website url to a png image. use when you need a snapshot of an entire web page or specific viewport.

ActionInstant

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.

TriggerPolling

Convert Word to Text

Tool to convert word documents to plain text. use when you have a .doc or .docx file (binary or url) and need its plain text representation.

ActionInstant

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