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Keep shared snippets aligned with their canonical Gist

Notis retrieves the source Gist when a mirrored repository path changes, giving maintainers the context needed to spot accidental divergence.

Trigger

Repository Content Changed

Triggers when the content of a file or directory in a GitHub repository changes. Monitors a specified path within a repository on a given branch or tag. For a single file, fires ``content_changed`` when the file is modified. For a directory, fires ``content_changed``, ``content_added``, or ``content_removed`` for modified, new, or deleted entries respectively. content.

Action

Get Gist

Tool to retrieve a specific gist by its ID. Use when you have a gist_id and need complete gist details.

Why this helps

Copied snippets and templates drift when edits happen in one location without the source reference in view.

  • Makes the canonical source visible
  • Supports faster drift review
  • Reduces conflicting snippet versions

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect GitHub and Gist to Notis once.
  • 2Create Shared Snippet Source Reference in Automations.
  • 3Tell Notis in plain language which canonical Gist to fetch when the monitored repository path changes and what comparison context to report.
  • 4Choose Repository Content Changed, select the path and report channel, and test with one safe file edit.

Questions about this workflow

Does this synchronize the files automatically?

No. It retrieves the canonical Gist and reports context for a deliberate review.

Can the trigger watch a directory?

Yes. It can monitor a file or directory and detect modified, added, or removed content.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

GitHub triggers

Gist actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Check Gist Star

Tool to check if a gist is starred. Use when you need to determine if the authenticated user has starred a specific gist.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Delete Gist Comment

Tool to delete a comment on a gist. Use when you have both the gist_id and comment_id and want to remove that comment. Example prompt: "Delete comment 42 from gist 'aa5a315d61ae9438b18d'".

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

Get Gist

Tool to retrieve a specific gist by its ID. Use when you have a gist_id and need complete gist details.

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

Get Gist Comment

Tool to get a specific comment on a gist. Use when you need to retrieve details of a particular comment given gist_id and comment_id.

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

Get Gist Revision

Tool to retrieve a specific gist revision. Use when you need details of a past state for an existing gist by commit SHA.

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

List Gist Comments

Tool to list comments on a gist. Use after confirming the gist_id to retrieve comments for a specific gist. Example: 'List comments for gist abc123'.

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

List Gist Commits

Tool to list the commit history of a gist. Use after you have the gist ID to review its revisions.

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

List Gist Forks

Tool to list forks of a gist. Use after obtaining a gist_id to retrieve all forks for the gist.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

GitHub and Gist, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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