Understand the language in issues assigned to you
Start with dictionary definitions for the unfamiliar terms in a newly assigned issue, then review the issue with more context.
Trigger
New Issue Assigned to Me
Triggers when a new issue is assigned to the authenticated user. Fires an event for each GitHub issue that is newly assigned to the authenticated user. Pull requests are automatically excluded -- only true issues are emitted. Issues can optionally be filtered by labels and state. The payload includes the issue number, title, body, state, labels, assignees, creator, repository details, and timestamps.
Action
Get Word Definition V2
Tool to retrieve definitions, phonetics, origin, and meanings of a given word using freedictionaryapi v2. use when you need comprehensive lexical data for a specific word.
Why this helps
A new assignment can require extra searching just to understand the vocabulary in its title or description.
- Spend less time switching away from the issue to search for definitions
- Make specialized wording easier to review
- Keep the relevant issue and definitions together in the run report
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Dictionary API once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis to create it in plain language from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to find unfamiliar words in newly assigned issue titles and descriptions and retrieve their definitions.
- 4Choose the New Issue Assigned to Me trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real issue assigned to you.
Questions about this workflow
Will it look up issues assigned to someone else?
This trigger is for issues newly assigned to the authenticated user. It does not emit pull requests.
Does a definition explain the issue's full technical context?
No. Dictionary definitions clarify words, while the issue's repository context and any technical investigation still need review.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Dictionary api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Dictionary api actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Word Definition V2
Tool to retrieve definitions, phonetics, origin, and meanings of a given word using freedictionaryapi v2. use when you need comprehensive lexical data for a specific word.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
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.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
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.
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.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
GitHub and Dictionary api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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