Protect sensitive launch branches
When visibility is high, fewer accidental changes means more calm. Apply the access rule at the moment it matters.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Add user access restrictions
Sets/replaces list of users allowed to push to a protected branch; usernames (e.g., `["user1"]`) must be a json array in request body (not schema parameters), an empty array `[]` removes all restrictions.
Why this helps
A high-stakes launch branch remains open to more contributors than the founder intended.
- Reduces accidental launch changes
- Makes sensitive release ownership explicit
- Automates a high-attention admin step
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect BulkPublish and GitHub to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis to create it in plain language.
- 3Tell Notis to replace protected-branch push access with the approved GitHub user list when BulkPublish reports a sensitive launch phase.
- 4Pick the webhook trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test on a non-production protected branch first.
Questions about this workflow
Does this affect all branches?
No. Limit the instruction to the named protected launch branches.
What does an empty list do?
An empty user list removes all user restrictions for the targeted branch, so use it only intentionally.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link BulkPublish to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
BulkPublish 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.
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