Email-Initiated Collaborator Addition
You email that someone should help with a GitHub project, and Notis adds them as a collaborator. No extra steps, no delays.
Trigger
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Action
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Why this helps
You decide someone should collaborate on a repo in the middle of an email conversation. Adding them to GitHub is a context switch you often forget to do.
- Collaborators get access instantly
- No context-switching away from email
- Reduce collaboration onboarding friction
- Faster decision-to-access pipeline
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and GitHub to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: "When I send an email saying someone should collaborate on [repository], automatically add them with [push/maintain] access."
- 3Notis will extract the person's GitHub username from your email.
- 4Test by emailing 'add @username to repo' and watch them appear as a collaborator in GitHub.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis find the GitHub username from my email?
You can mention it directly (@username), and Notis looks up the account. Or provide their email and Notis finds their GitHub account.
What if I mention someone who isn't on GitHub?
Notis will notify you and suggest adding them to GitHub first.
Can I set different permission levels per email?
Yes, say 'add @username with admin access' and Notis will respect that.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
GitHub actions
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
List repositories starred by the authenticated user
Deprecated: lists repositories starred by the authenticated user, including star creation timestamps; use 'list repositories starred by the authenticated user' instead.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Add email for auth user
Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's github account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the current user is accepted.
Add app access restrictions
Replaces github app access restrictions for an existing protected branch; requires a json array of app slugs in the request body, where apps must be installed and have 'contents' write permissions.
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Add a repository to an app installation
Adds a repository to a github app installation, granting the app access; requires authenticated user to have admin rights for the repository and access to the installation.
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