Search npm alternatives from new pull requests
Give dependency decisions a quick research pass before review context gets scattered.
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
Search NPM Packages
Tool to search for packages in the npm registry. Use when you need to find packages matching a search term. Results are returned in an 'objects' array; each element contains package metadata under a 'package' field and weekly download estimates under 'downloads.weekly'.
Why this helps
Reviewing a new dependency often means interrupting a pull request to hunt through npm manually.
- Preserves review focus
- Makes package research easier to revisit
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and npm to Notis once.
- 2Create a new automation in the portal.
- 3Prompt Notis to search npm for alternatives mentioned in new pull requests.
- 4Choose the new pull request trigger and a report channel.
- 5Test with a pull request that mentions a package.
Questions about this workflow
Can it search scoped packages?
Yes, Notis can search npm using the package context in the pull request.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Npm. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Npm 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.
Delete User Token (Legacy)
Tool to delete a user authentication token using the legacy endpoint. Use when you need to revoke or remove a specific token from the npm registry.
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.
Get All Packages Download Count Point
Get total npm registry download statistics for all packages for a specified time period. Returns aggregate download counts across the entire npm registry with start/end dates. Supports preset periods (last-day, last-week, last-month, last-year) or custom date ranges (YYYY-MM-DD:YYYY-MM-DD).
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 NPM Download Counts Point
Get npm package download statistics for a specified time period. Returns total download counts with start/end dates for single packages, scoped packages, or bulk queries (up to 128 packages). Supports preset periods (last-day, last-week, last-month, last-year) or custom date ranges (YYYY-MM-DD:YYYY-MM-DD).
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 NPM Package Download Counts Over Date Range
Tool to get download counts for an npm package over a specified date range. Use when you need historical daily download data.
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 All NPM Packages Download Counts by Period
Tool to get daily download counts for all npm packages over a specified period. Use when you need aggregate download statistics across the entire npm registry.
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 Registry Changes Feed
Tool to get a stream of registry changes for replication purposes. Returns CouchDB-style change feed for following registry updates.
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.
Get NPM Registry Meta
Retrieves npm registry metadata via meta endpoints. Use 'ping' to verify registry connectivity or 'whoami' to get the authenticated username.
Commit Event
Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.
Get NPM Package Version Downloads (Last 7 Days)
Tool to get download counts for specific versions of a package over the last 7 days. Use when you need to understand which versions are most popular.
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