Make documentation work twice as hard
A clearer README can become a useful post that helps more people discover and understand your product.
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 Draft
Creates a draft in typefully.
Why this helps
Documentation improvements help users but often remain hidden from the broader audience who would benefit from them.
- Reuse documentation effort
- Surface product clarity improvements
- Build an educational content library
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Typefully to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis to set it up conversationally.
- 3Instruct Notis to create a Typefully draft explaining the user problem addressed by each meaningful README change, with a link to the updated documentation.
- 4Pick the GitHub README changed trigger and choose the reporting channel.
- 5Test with one documentation update.
Questions about this workflow
Will every typo create a post?
Tell Notis to ignore trivial edits and draft only when the change adds meaningful guidance.
Can the draft target nondevelopers?
Yes. Specify the audience and desired level of technical detail in the instruction.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Typefully. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Typefully 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 Draft
Creates a draft in typefully.
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 Notifications
Get notifications from typefully. can be filtered by kind (inbox or activity).
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 Recently Published
Get recently published drafts from typefully.
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 Recently Scheduled Drafts
Get recently scheduled drafts from typefully.
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.
Mark Notifications Read
Mark notifications as read in typefully. can be filtered by kind and account 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.
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.
Commit Event
Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.
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