Make release freezes easier to enforce
A release freeze works better when the repository reflects the decision immediately.
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 freeze announced in chat can be forgotten or interpreted differently under deadline pressure.
- Turns a decision into a repository safeguard
- Reduces accidental release changes
- Keeps the freeze easy to reverse after release
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Cloudconvert and GitHub to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis conversationally.
- 3Use this instruction: When Cloudconvert sends a release-freeze callback, restrict pushes to the approved GitHub users on the named protected branch and report the change.
- 4Choose an incoming webhook trigger, select a channel for run reports, and test with one non-production branch.
Questions about this workflow
Can the restriction be reversed?
Yes. Create a separate instruction or workflow for the release-unfreeze callback and approved user list.
Does this affect pull requests?
It changes the protected branch push restriction; define the intended review process separately.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Cloudconvert to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Cloudconvert 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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Cloudconvert and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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