Follow issue discussions with less vocabulary searching
Get definitions for unfamiliar words in new issue comments and keep the discussion context close at hand.
Trigger
New GitHub Issue Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specific GitHub issue. Only genuinely new comments are emitted; edits to existing comments do not produce duplicate events. The payload includes the comment ID, text body, author details, timestamps, and direct links to the comment on GitHub.
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 comment thread can lose momentum when technical or specialized vocabulary sends you off to search for basic meanings.
- Reduce context switching while following issue discussions
- Understand unfamiliar words before deciding how to respond
- Keep comment details and definitions together in a 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 identify unfamiliar terms in each new issue comment and retrieve their definitions.
- 4Choose the New GitHub Issue Comment trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real new issue comment.
Questions about this workflow
Will edited comments run this workflow again?
The selected trigger emits genuinely new comments. Edits to existing comments do not produce duplicate events.
Can the definition tell me what the commenter intends?
No. It clarifies word meanings; use the comment and surrounding issue thread to understand intent.
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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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