Deliver license research for a new dependency
Let the evidence arrive after the research, while the pull request stays focused.
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
Deliver it later
The report arrives as a follow-up message when it is ready.
Why this helps
License questions are often noticed late, after the dependency is already woven into a change.
- Creates a dependable follow-up for license questions.
- Keeps dependency context attached to the pull request.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Deep research in the portal.
- 2Write: When a new pull request adds an open source dependency, research its license and answer the license question in the description, then deliver the sourced report when ready.
- 3Choose New Pull Request Created and Slack for run reports.
- 4Test with a PR that names the dependency and the exact license concern.
Questions about this workflow
What does it research?
It researches the dependency and the license question stated in the pull request.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Deep research. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Deep research actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Research a company
Get a sourced brief before a call.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Compare options
Weigh several products, vendors, or approaches.
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.
Deliver it later
The report arrives as a follow-up message when it is ready.
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.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
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.
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.
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.
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