Handle repository access requests from WhatsApp
When a WhatsApp request clearly names a repository and GitHub user, turn the access follow-up into a collaborator invitation.
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 in chat can sit unanswered while someone switches apps to look up the repository and send an invitation.
- Reduce app switching during repository access follow-up.
- Act on clear requests that identify both a repository and a GitHub user.
- Keep access requests from disappearing in chat history.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, name it, and provide its prompt.
- 3Tell Notis to process only a clear collaborator request that identifies a GitHub repository and username, and add that user as a repository collaborator.
- 4Pick a webhook trigger and choose where run reports should go; configure your WhatsApp intake process to send the request to that webhook.
- 5Test with one real, authorized collaboration request and review the run report.
Questions about this workflow
Does the webhook itself monitor WhatsApp?
No. A webhook starts the automation when an HTTP request arrives. Configure your intake process to send the WhatsApp request to the webhook.
Can this change repository permissions?
The action adds a collaborator or updates their permission if already present. For organization repositories, a permission can apply; personal repositories default to push access and ignore that field. Include only requests you are authorized to carry out.
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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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