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Sync GitHub secrets access with feature status

When a feature moves to 'Active Development' in your spreadsheet, Notis grants your team access to all necessary GitHub Actions secrets (API keys, deployment credentials, etc.). No access delays, no forgotten credentials.

Trigger

Spreadsheet Properties Changed

Polling trigger that detects when a Google Spreadsheet's top-level properties change. Monitors properties such as title, locale, timeZone, and autoRecalc settings.

Action

Add repo to org secret with selected access

Adds a repository to an existing organization-level github actions secret that is configured for 'selected' repository access.

Why this helps

Developers start work on a feature but can't deploy because they don't have access to GitHub secrets. Someone has to manually grant access, which takes time and creates bottlenecks.

  • Instant access to deployment secrets when work starts
  • Reduce deployment blockers and delays
  • Automatic revocation when features complete
  • Keep secrets access aligned with active work

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Sheets and GitHub to Notis
  • 2Create an automation: 'When a feature status changes to Active, grant access to its GitHub Actions secrets'
  • 3Select 'Spreadsheet Properties Changed' as your trigger (track status in a column)
  • 4Define which secrets to grant based on feature type or status
  • 5Test by changing a feature's status to 'Active' and confirming developers get secrets access

Questions about this workflow

How do I specify which secrets a feature needs?

Add a 'Required Secrets' column in your sheet listing the secret names (e.g., 'API_KEY', 'DEPLOY_TOKEN'), and Notis will grant access accordingly.

Can I revoke access when a feature is done?

Yes. Change the status to 'Complete' or 'Archived', and Notis will remove the team's access to those secrets.

What if different team members need different secrets?

You can specify different permission levels or secret subsets based on role.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Sheets to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Google Sheets triggers

GitHub actions

Aggregate Metric Changed

Triggers when an aggregate metric (SUM/COUNT/AVG/MIN/MAX) changes in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. This trigger monitors an aggregate calculation on a target column (optionally filtered by a search column/value) and fires when the calculated result changes.

TriggerPolling

Accept a repository invitation

Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.

ActionInstant

Cell Range Values Changed

Triggers when values in a specified A1 range change in Google Sheets. This trigger monitors a specific cell or range of cells and fires when any values change.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Conditional Format Rule Changed

Triggers when conditional formatting rules change in a Google Spreadsheet. Detects when rules are added, updated, or removed. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.

TriggerPolling

List stargazers

Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.

ActionInstant

Data Validation Rule Changed

Triggers when data validation rules change (added/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.

TriggerPolling

Star a repository for the authenticated user

Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.

ActionInstant

Developer Metadata Changed

Triggers when developer metadata entries change (new/updated/removed) in a Google Spreadsheet. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect changes between polls.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

Filtered Range Values Changed

Polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets filtered ranges for value changes. Uses snapshot-based diffing to detect when values matching a data filter change. Emits the matched values when changes are detected.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

New Rows in Google Sheet

Simple polling trigger that monitors Google Sheets for new rows. Detects when new rows are added and returns the complete row data. Perfect for triggering any workflow based on new sheet entries.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

New Sheet Added in Google Spreadsheet

Polling trigger that detects when a new sheet is added to a Google Spreadsheet.

TriggerPolling

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.

ActionInstant

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