Move access requests from Outline to GitHub
The request is documented once. Notis turns it into a precise GitHub collaboration action.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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
Access requests sit in documentation while repository permissions remain outdated or incomplete.
- Shortens contributor onboarding
- Keeps permission requests tied to written context
- Reduces forgotten repository invitations
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Outline and GitHub to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to create it conversationally.
- 3Use one instruction: when an approved contributor request arrives from Outline, add the named person to the specified GitHub repository with the requested permission and report the result.
- 4Choose the incoming webhook trigger and a run-report channel.
- 5Test with one approved request.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow handle permission levels?
Yes. Include the requested permission in the plain-language instruction and require Notis to report ambiguity.
Should approval happen before the webhook?
Yes. Send only approved requests to avoid granting unintended access.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Outline to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Outline triggers
GitHub actions
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
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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