Keep PR Documentation Synced Automatically
Notis updates pull request records in Google Drive whenever the PR changes—title edits, reviewer additions, draft status changes, or state transitions. Your docs stay synchronized with GitHub without manual effort.
Trigger
Pull Request Updated
Triggers when an existing pull request is updated in a GitHub repository. Updates include title edits, description changes, label changes, assignee changes, reviewer requests, draft status changes, base branch changes, being closed, merged, or reopened. Only pre-existing PRs that receive an update will fire the trigger; newly created PRs are excluded. Supports optional filters: state, base branch, head branch, author, label, and draft status.
Action
Update File (Metadata)
Updates file metadata. uses patch semantics (partial update) as per google drive api v3. use this tool to modify attributes of an existing file like its name, description, or parent folders. note: this action currently supports metadata updates only. file content updates require multipart/related upload and are not yet implemented.
Why this helps
PR summaries created at submission time go stale. Status updates, new reviewers, and title changes aren't reflected in Drive docs, creating confusion.
- PR docs stay current with GitHub—no manual updates
- Reviewer changes immediately visible in Drive
- PR state (draft, ready, merged) always reflects GitHub reality
- Collaboration stays synchronized across tools
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Google Drive to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When a pull request is updated, sync the changes to its Google Drive document—update the title, status, reviewer list, and any other changed fields.'
- 3Select 'Pull Request Updated' as your trigger.
- 4Choose a Notis reporting channel.
- 5Update a pull request (add a reviewer, edit title, etc) to test synchronization.
Questions about this workflow
Which PR changes trigger an update in Drive?
Title edits, description changes, reviewer additions/removals, label changes, draft status, base branch changes, and state transitions (open/closed/merged).
Do I need to create the initial PR doc in Drive manually?
Yes, ideally create an initial doc when the PR opens (via your 'New PR' automation), then this automation keeps it updated.
What if the Drive doc was accidentally deleted?
You can tell Notis: 'If the Drive doc is missing, recreate it with current PR data.' Notis can handle this edge case.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Google Drive. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Google Drive 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.
Add file sharing preference
Modifies sharing permissions for an existing google drive file, granting a specified role to a user, group, domain, or 'anyone'.
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.
Copy file
Duplicates an existing file in google drive, identified by its `file id`.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Create Comment
Tool to create a comment on a file. use when you need to add a new comment to a specific file in google drive.
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.
Create Shared Drive
Tool to create a new shared drive. use when you need to programmatically create a new shared drive for collaboration or storage.
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.
Create File or Folder
Creates a new file or folder with metadata. use to create empty files or folders, or files with content by providing it in the request body (though this action primarily focuses on metadata creation).
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.
Create a File from Text
Creates a new file in google drive from provided text content (up to 10mb), supporting various formats including automatic conversion to google workspace types.
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.
Create a folder
Creates a new folder in google drive, optionally within a parent folder specified by its id or name; if a parent name is provided but not found, the action will fail.
Commit Event
Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.
Create Reply
Tool to create a reply to a comment in google drive. use when you need to respond to an existing comment on a file.
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