Compare pull request scope changes with prior text
Know when a PR has materially shifted before you commit another review block.
Trigger
Pull Request State / Properties Changed
Triggers when a specific GitHub pull request changes any of these tracked properties: state (open/closed), title, body, draft status, lock status, merge status, assignees, labels, requested reviewers, or milestone. The payload includes the full current PR details, the list of changed field names, and their previous values.
Action
TEXT_COMPARE
Tool to compare two texts. use when you need to measure similarity between two final texts.
Why this helps
PR edits can quietly change the decision you thought you were reviewing.
- Highlights material PR changes
- Protects review time
- Reduces missed scope changes
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Winston ai in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation asking Winston ai to compare changed PR text with its previous version.
- 3Select Pull Request State / Properties Changed, choose a report channel, and test with a PR update.
Questions about this workflow
What PR changes are monitored?
The trigger monitors properties such as title, body, state, labels, reviewers, and draft status.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Winston ai. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Winston ai actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
AI Text Detection
Tool to detect ai-generated text. use when you need to assess whether a given text is ai-generated.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Plagiarism Detection
Tool to detect plagiarism. use after preparing text to verify originality against online sources.
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.
TEXT_COMPARE
Tool to compare two texts. use when you need to measure similarity between two final texts.
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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