Keep Documentation Links Safe
When your README changes, Notis can check important links before readers follow them.
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
Get URL Report
Tool to retrieve the analysis report of a url. use when you have a url identifier (base64-url without padding) and need detailed scan results, reputation, and metadata.
Why this helps
Documentation links are public-facing surfaces that rarely get a dedicated security review.
- Adds a low-effort check to public documentation.
- Helps protect users from suspicious destinations.
- Prevents another maintenance task from relying on memory.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and VirusTotal to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis in plain language.
- 3Use this instruction: “When the monitored GitHub README changes, retrieve VirusTotal URL reports for its important links and report suspicious results.”
- 4Select the README-change trigger and choose the channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one README update.
Questions about this workflow
Which links should be checked?
Tell Notis to focus on download, install, support, demo, or other high-value links.
Does this scan the README text?
The workflow uses the README change as the trigger and asks VirusTotal for URL reports.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Virustotal. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Virustotal actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add VirusTotal Comment
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add Vote
Tool to add a vote (harmless/malicious) to a virustotal resource. use after reviewing analysis results to submit your verdict.
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.
Get Analysis Report
Tool to retrieve the analysis report of a file or url submission. use after obtaining an analysis id to fetch its detailed report.
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 comments
Tool to retrieve the latest comments on a virustotal resource. use when you need to review user-generated comments for a file, url, domain, or ip after obtaining its identifier.
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 Domain Relationships
Tool to retrieve relationship objects for a given domain. use when you have a domain and need to explore its related entities.
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 Domain Report
Tool to retrieve the analysis report of a domain. use when you need detailed insight on a domain's reputation and analysis stats.
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 File Report
Tool to retrieve the analysis report of a file. use when you have a file's hash and need detailed scan metadata.
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 IP Address Relationships
Tool to retrieve objects related to a specific ip address by relationship type. use when you have an ip and need to explore connected files, urls, or other entities.
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