Keep analytics context with every new pull request
Let the analytics you were using stay easy to find as review work arrives.
Trigger
New Pull Request Created
Triggers when a new pull request is created in GitHub, matching the optional configured filters. Emits an event for each newly created pull request. Supports filtering by repository, owner/organisation, author, assignee, label, state, base branch, head branch, and draft status.
Action
Get Recent Activity Views
Tool to retrieve recently viewed items in Metabase. Use when you need to get a list of cards, dashboards, collections, tables, or documents that the authenticated user has recently accessed. Returns metadata including timestamps and permissions for each viewed item.
Why this helps
A new PR can pull attention away from an unfinished metrics investigation.
- Preserves working context
- Reduces memory load
- Makes review handoffs smoother
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Metabase to Notis once.
- 2Create a new automation in the portal.
- 3Ask Notis to retrieve your recently viewed Metabase items when a new pull request is created.
- 4Select New Pull Request Created and choose the report channel.
- 5Test by opening one real pull request.
Questions about this workflow
Does it edit the pull request?
No. It retrieves Metabase context and reports the run through your chosen channel.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Metabase. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Metabase 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.
Create Bookmark
Tool to create a new bookmark for a Metabase item (card, dashboard, collection, or dataset). Use when the user wants to bookmark a specific item for quick access.
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.
Create Bookmark
Tool to create a new bookmark for a Metabase item (card, dashboard, collection, or dataset). Use when you need to bookmark a specific item for the authenticated user.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Run Card Pivot Query
Tool to run a pivot table query on a Metabase card (question). Use when you need to execute the query associated with a specific card and get results formatted for pivot table visualization. The response includes data rows, column metadata, query status, and execution timing.
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.
Run Card Query
Tool to run the query associated with a Card and return its results. Use when you need to execute a card's query with optional parameters and cache control.
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.
Copy Dashboard
Tool to create a copy of an existing Metabase dashboard. Use when you need to duplicate a dashboard with optional customization of name, description, and collection placement. Supports both shallow copy (references same cards) and deep copy (duplicates all cards).
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.
Run Dashboard Pivot DashCard Query
Tool to run a pivot table query for a specific DashCard. Use when you need to execute a pivot table query on a dashboard card with optional parameter filters.
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.
Save Dashboard to Collection
Tool to save a denormalized dashboard description into a collection. Use when you need to create a new dashboard directly in a specific collection with full configuration including cards, tabs, and parameters.
Commit Event
Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.
Discard Database Field Values
Tool to discard all saved field values for a specific database. Use when you need to clear cached field value data for all fields in a database. Requires superuser privileges.
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