Email-Triggered Status Check Configuration
Mention a status check in an email to Notis, and it automatically adds that check to your protected branch. No GitHub navigation required.
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 status check contexts
Adds status check contexts (provided in the request body, e.g., `{"contexts": ["new-context"]}`) to a protected branch, requiring these contexts to have been previously reported.
Why this helps
You realize a new tool or test is required for PRs to merge, but adding it to GitHub's status checks is another context switch. Some PRs slip through without the check.
- Enforce new status checks without opening GitHub
- Prevent misconfigured merge policies
- Keep all status requirements in one place
- Audit trail of who added what check and when
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and GitHub to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: "When I send an email mentioning a status check (like 'require my-ci' or 'need lint'), add it as a required check for [branch name]."
- 3List the branches where this applies (main, develop, etc.).
- 4Test by emailing 'require my-new-check' and watch it appear in GitHub's protected branch settings.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis add status checks that have already been reported to GitHub?
Yes, the check must have run at least once before being added as required. Notis validates this.
What if I add a status check by mistake?
You can remove it in GitHub's branch settings, or email Notis to undo it.
Do status checks apply to all branches or just the one I specify?
Just the branch you specify, but you can set up multiple automations for different branches.
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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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