Track README update time
Documentation updates count as product work, and now they are easier to record.
Trigger
GitHub Repository README Changed
Triggers when the README file in a specific repository directory changes. Monitors the README in a configurable directory and branch/tag/commit. The payload includes the current README metadata (filename, path, SHA, size, URLs), the previous and current git blob SHAs, and a list of which tracked fields changed.
Action
Create Time Entry
Tool to create a new time entry in the specified workspace. use when you have workspace id, start time, and client name ready.
Why this helps
Documentation improves adoption and support but is often treated as unpaid, unplanned extra work.
- Recognize documentation effort
- Support more realistic planning
- Reduce forgotten content work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Toggl to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation or ask Notis to create it in plain language.
- 3Instruct Notis to create a Toggl time entry when the specified GitHub README changes and describe it as documentation work.
- 4Select the README-changed trigger, choose a run-report channel, and test with one README update.
Questions about this workflow
Can this watch a README in a specific directory?
Yes. The GitHub trigger supports a configurable repository directory and reference.
Does every README edit create an entry?
The workflow watches the configured README and creates an entry when it changes.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Toggl. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Toggl actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Client
Tool to create a new client in a workspace. use when you need to add a client to a workspace after workspace setup.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Organization
Tool to create a new organization with a default workspace. use when initializing a werklog organization and workspace in one step.
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 Project
Tool to create a new project in a workspace. use after confirming workspace id and desired project parameters.
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 Tag
Tool to create a new tag in a workspace. use when you need to add a tag after confirming workspace id and desired tag name.
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 Time Entry
Tool to create a new time entry in the specified workspace. use when you have workspace id, start time, and client name ready.
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.
Delete Toggl Client
Tool to delete a client in toggl. use when you have confirmed the workspace and client ids and want to remove a client permanently.
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.
Delete Tag
Tool to delete a tag from a workspace. use when you need to remove an unused tag after confirming its workspace and tag ids.
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 Client Details
Tool to retrieve details of a specific client. use when you need to fetch client metadata by its id from toggl.
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