Stop stale GitHub runs after Vercel failures
A failed deployment should not leave background jobs running indefinitely.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Cancel a workflow run
Cancels a workflow run in a github repository if it is in a cancellable state (e.g., 'in progress' or 'queued').
Why this helps
Long-running GitHub jobs create uncertainty, notification overload, and unnecessary follow-up after a Vercel deployment fails.
- Stops wasted CI time after failed deployments
- Reduces distracting failure cascades
- Leaves a clearer recovery path for the founder
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Vercel and GitHub to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to create one.
- 3Tell Notis: When a Vercel deployment failure webhook arrives, cancel the related cancellable GitHub workflow run and report what happened.
- 4Choose an incoming webhook trigger and a channel for run reports, then test with one real failed deployment.
Questions about this workflow
What does Notis cancel?
It asks GitHub to cancel a matching workflow run only when that run is in a cancellable state.
How does Notis know which run to stop?
The plain-language instruction tells Notis to use the deployment context included in the webhook and identify the related GitHub run.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Vercel to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Vercel 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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