Turn clear ownership requests into GitHub assignments
When a teammate names an issue and its owner in WhatsApp, let Notis carry that assignment into GitHub.
Trigger
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Action
Add assignees to an issue
Adds or removes assignees for a github issue; changes are silently ignored if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
Why this helps
A clear handoff in chat can still get lost if nobody remembers to update the GitHub issue.
- Carry explicit ownership decisions from chat into the issue.
- Reduce forgotten handoffs between WhatsApp and GitHub.
- Keep assignments tied to the issue discussed in the message.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to add a named GitHub user as an assignee only when a new WhatsApp message identifies both an existing issue and an explicit ownership request.
- 4Pick the TimelinesAI New WhatsApp Message Received trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real message naming an existing issue and an assignable GitHub username.
Questions about this workflow
Will this assign someone based on a guess?
The instruction should require an explicit ownership request and a clearly identified GitHub user. Tell Notis to skip ambiguous messages.
What if the user cannot be assigned?
GitHub may ignore assignment changes when the authenticated user lacks push access, or when the user is not assignable. Review the run report and issue permissions.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Timelinesai to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Timelinesai 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.
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
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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