Email-Initiated GitHub Issue Labels
You email about a GitHub issue and mention its topic or priority. Notis reads that email and auto-labels the issue in GitHub, keeping everything organized.
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 labels to an issue
Adds labels (provided in the request body) to a repository issue; labels that do not already exist are created.
Why this helps
You send emails to teammates about GitHub issues, explaining the context and priority, but the issue itself sits unlabeled. That context is lost when others view GitHub.
- Labels applied exactly when context is fresh
- Emails and GitHub stay in sync naturally
- No extra step or tool to remember
- Reduce duplicate conversations across tools
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and GitHub to Notis.
- 2Create an automation: "When I send an email about a GitHub issue and include keywords like 'bug', 'urgent', or 'review needed', automatically add those as labels to the issue."
- 3Map keywords to labels (e.g., 'critical' -> 'priority-critical').
- 4Test by emailing a GitHub issue link with priority keywords and watch the labels appear in GitHub.
Questions about this workflow
Does Notis parse the issue link from my email automatically?
Yes, it looks for GitHub URLs or issue numbers. You just mention the issue normally.
Can I add multiple labels from one email?
Yes, if you mention multiple keywords, Notis will add all matching labels.
What if I type a keyword casually without meaning to label?
You can exclude certain keywords, or use a special prefix like 'label: urgent' to be explicit.
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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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