Find a status GIF when a GitHub workflow fails
Turn build-status checking into one small, readable signal instead of another tab to monitor.
Trigger
GitHub Workflow Run State Changed
Triggers when a GitHub Actions workflow run's status or conclusion changes. Monitors a single workflow run and fires an event whenever it transitions between states (e.g., queued to in_progress, or in_progress to completed) or when its conclusion is set (e.g., success, failure, cancelled).
Action
GIPHY: Search GIFs
Tool to search GIPHY's GIF library. Use when you need to find GIFs by keyword or phrase.
Why this helps
Turn build-status checking into one small, readable signal instead of another tab to monitor.
- Reduces the friction of noticing find a status gif when a github workflow fails.
- Keeps the automation in one plain-language Notis workflow.
- Delivers a compact, visual run update to your chosen channel.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and GIPHY to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Open Automations, choose New Automation, and name this workflow.
- 3Write one prompt: "When a GitHub Actions run changes state, Notis searches GIPHY for a concise status GIF that matches a failure or recovery update."
- 4Select the matching GitHub event as the trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Create it, then test with one real GitHub event.
Questions about this workflow
Do I need to map GitHub fields into GIPHY?
No. Describe the desired result in the automation prompt and Notis handles the work without field-mapping screens.
Where will I see the result?
Choose a connected channel when creating the automation and Notis will report each run there.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Giphy. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Giphy actions
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.
Giphy Analytics Register
Tool to register user interactions (view, click, send) with a GIF for analytics. Use when you have the analytics payload, timestamp, and user ID to record the event.
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.
Emoji Variations
Tool to fetch variations for a specific emoji. Use when you have an emoji's GIF ID and want its variations.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Get GIF by ID
Tool to fetch GIF metadata by its unique ID. Use when you have a valid GIF ID to retrieve metadata.
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.
Get GIFs by IDs
Tool to fetch metadata for multiple GIFs by their IDs. Use when you need information on up to 100 known GIF IDs.
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.
Get Sticker by ID
Tool to fetch sticker metadata by its unique ID. Use when you have a valid sticker ID to retrieve metadata.
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.
Get Stickers by IDs
Tool to fetch metadata for multiple stickers by their IDs. Use when you need information on up to 100 known sticker IDs.
New Repository Collaborator Added
Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a GitHub repository. Monitors the full list of collaborators on a repository and fires an event for each newly added collaborator. The payload includes the collaborator's GitHub username, account ID, profile URL, avatar URL, permission flags (pull, triage, push, maintain, admin), and assigned role name.
GIPHY Categories
Tool to fetch a list of GIF categories on GIPHY. Use when you need to browse available categories before selecting one.
Commit Event
Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.
GIPHY: Get Category by ID
Tool to fetch metadata for a GIF category by its unique ID. Use when you need details for a specific category identifier.
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