Catch assignment blockers before planning sessions
Know whether the handoff will work before you make it.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Check if a user can be assigned to an issue
Checks if a specified github user can be assigned to a given issue within a repository.
Why this helps
A planned owner may be unavailable for assignment, creating a frustrating interruption when execution starts.
- Catches handoff problems early.
- Improves delegation confidence.
- Reduces last-minute reassignment.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Knack and GitHub to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis to create the check.
- 3Use this instruction: Verify whether each planned GitHub issue owner listed in Knack can be assigned to the matching issue and report blockers.
- 4Choose a recurring trigger, select a report channel, and test with one assignable and one unavailable user.
Questions about this workflow
Does this assign the user?
No. It verifies whether the user can be assigned to the issue.
When is this useful?
Run it before sprint planning, delegation reviews, or a weekly delivery check.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Knack to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Knack triggers
GitHub actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Knack and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
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