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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

Create Document Markdown

Creates a new google docs document, optionally initializing it with a title and content provided as markdown text.

Why this helps

Changes to specs or configuration files can be invisible to people outside the codebase.

  • Translate repository changes into readable context
  • Make cross-functional updates easier to share

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect GitHub and Google Docs in Notis once.
  • 2Create a new automation.
  • 3Tell Notis to create a change note explaining updates to the repository path you care about.
  • 4Select Repository Content Changed, choose a report channel, and make one test file change.

Questions about this workflow

Can it monitor a directory?

Yes. The GitHub trigger can monitor a configured file or directory path.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

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

GitHub triggers

Google Docs actions

Recurring trigger

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

TriggerScheduled

Copy Google Document

Tool to create a copy of an existing google document. use this to duplicate a document, for example, when using an existing document as a template. the copied document will have a default title (e.g., 'copy of [original title]') if no new title is provided, and will be placed in the user's root google drive folder.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

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

TriggerInstant

Create a document

Creates a new google docs document using the provided title as filename and inserts the initial text at the beginning if non-empty, returning the document's id and metadata (excluding body content).

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

Create Document Markdown

Creates a new google docs document, optionally initializing it with a title and content provided as markdown text.

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

Create Footer

Tool to create a new footer in a google document. use when you need to add a footer, optionally specifying its type and the section it applies to.

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

Create Footnote

Tool to create a new footnote in a google document. use this when you need to add a footnote at a specific location or at the end of the document body.

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

Create Header

Tool to create a new header in a google document. use this tool when you need to add a header to a document, optionally specifying the section it applies to.

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

Create Named Range

Tool to create a new named range in a google document. use this to assign a name to a specific part of the document for easier reference or programmatic manipulation.

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

Create Paragraph Bullets

Tool to add bullets to paragraphs within a specified range in a google document. use when you need to format a list or a set of paragraphs as bullet points.

ActionInstant

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