Start new pull request reviews with clearer language
Use dictionary definitions to unpack unfamiliar terminology in new pull request descriptions before reviewing the work.
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 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 dense pull request description can take longer to assess when its terminology is unfamiliar.
- Clarify terminology before starting a detailed review
- Reduce separate searches while triaging incoming pull requests
- Keep the pull request context close to its definitions
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 pull request title and description and retrieve definitions.
- 4Choose the New Pull Request Created trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real new pull request.
Questions about this workflow
Can I limit which pull requests trigger it?
The GitHub trigger supports optional filters such as repository, author, label, base branch, and draft status. Pick the trigger and its available settings in Notis.
Does this workflow review the code?
No. It looks up word definitions from the pull request text. Code review remains a separate task.
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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.
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GitHub and Dictionary api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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