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Refresh a Faraday place when the README changes

Keep a location-based analysis resource aligned with the documentation your team relies on.

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

Force Update Place

Tool to trigger a rerun for a place. Use when you need to force rebuild a place's data.

Why this helps

Important setup guidance changes, while connected analysis resources stay stale unnoticed.

  • Responds to source-of-truth changes
  • Prevents stale definitions
  • Cuts maintenance reminders

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect GitHub and Faraday once in Notis.
  • 2Create a New Automation in the portal.
  • 3Ask Notis to refresh the chosen Faraday place whenever the repository README changes.
  • 4Select GitHub Repository README Changed and a run-report channel.
  • 5Test by updating the README in a safe branch.

Questions about this workflow

Can it watch a README in a directory?

Yes. The trigger supports a configurable repository directory and reference.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

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

GitHub triggers

Faraday actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Archive Cohort

Tool to archive a cohort in Faraday. Use when you need to stop updates to a cohort while keeping it visible.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Archive Connection

Tool to archive a connection in Faraday. Use when you need to stop updates to a connection while keeping it visible.

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

Archive Dataset

Tool to archive a dataset in Faraday. Use when you need to archive a dataset and optionally its downstream resources. Archiving stops updates to the resource but keeps it visible.

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

Archive Outcome

Tool to archive an outcome in Faraday. Use when you need to stop updates to an outcome while keeping it visible.

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

Archive Persona Set

Tool to archive a persona set in Faraday. Use when you need to stop updates to a persona set while keeping it visible.

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

Archive Place

Tool to archive a place in Faraday. Use when you need to stop updates to a geospatial area or address set while keeping it visible.

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

Archive Scope

Tool to archive a scope in Faraday. Use when you need to stop updates to a scope while keeping it visible.

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

Archive Stream

Tool to archive a stream in Faraday. Use when you need to archive a stream and optionally its downstream resources. Archiving stops updates to the resource but keeps it visible.

ActionInstant

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