Keep onboarding surveys aligned with your README
When setup changes, your learning questions can change with it.
Trigger
GitHub Repository README Changed
Triggers when the README file in a specific repository directory changes. Monitors the README in a configurable directory and branch/tag/commit. The payload includes the current README metadata (filename, path, SHA, size, URLs), the previous and current git blob SHAs, and a list of which tracked fields changed.
Action
Update Survey
Tool to update an existing survey. Use after confirming survey ID to modify its properties.
Why this helps
Documentation and onboarding feedback drift apart as the product evolves.
- Keeps onboarding research relevant
- Reduces documentation drift
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Formbricks to Notis once.
- 2Create an automation with GitHub's README changed trigger.
- 3Ask Notis to update the onboarding survey, choose a run-report channel, and test by updating the README.
Questions about this workflow
Can I watch one README directory?
Yes. Select the appropriate GitHub trigger configuration when creating it.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Formbricks. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Formbricks actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Action Class
Tool to create a new action class. Use when defining custom action logic in your environment.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Attribute Class
Tool to create an attribute class in Formbricks. Use when you need to define new attribute classes for segmentation or attributes management.
New Workflow Artifact Created
Triggers when a new workflow artifact is created in a GitHub repository. Monitors for newly created GitHub Actions workflow artifacts. Optionally filters by artifact name to restrict monitoring to specific artifacts.
Create Contact
Tool to create a new contact. Use when you need to register a contact in a Formbricks environment.
Branch Changed
Triggers when a GitHub branch changes. Monitors a specific branch for: - New commits pushed (head commit SHA changes) - Protection status toggled (branch becomes protected or unprotected) - Protection settings changed, including: required status checks and their enforcement level, admin enforcement, required pull request reviews (dismiss stale reviews, code owner reviews, approving review count, last push approval), required linear history, force push allowance, deletion allowance, conversation resolution, branch locking, and fork syncing.
Create Display
Tool to mark a survey as displayed or link it to a response. Use after obtaining the survey and environment IDs to register a display instance.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Create Survey Response
Tool to create a response for a survey. Use after collecting all survey answers.
Check Run Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a specific GitHub check run changes its status or conclusion. Monitors a single check run for changes to: status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.), conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required), started_at, and completed_at.
Create Survey
Tool to create a new survey. Use after defining survey details and questions.
Check Suite Status / Conclusion Changed
Triggers when a GitHub check suite changes its status or conclusion for a given ref. Monitors all check suites associated with a git reference (branch, tag, or commit SHA) for changes to status (queued, in_progress, completed, etc.) and conclusion (success, failure, neutral, cancelled, skipped, timed_out, action_required, startup_failure, stale). Optionally filters by GitHub App ID.
Create Webhook
Tool to create a new webhook. Use when you need to register an external endpoint to receive form response events.
New Code Scanning Alert Created
Triggers when a new code scanning alert is created in a repository. Fires an event for each newly created code scanning alert detected in the configured repository. Alerts can be filtered by Git reference, scanning tool, state, and severity. The payload includes the alert number, rule details, tool information, state, severity, and the location of the most recent instance.
Delete Attribute Class
Tool to delete an attribute class. Use when you need to remove an attribute class by its ID after confirming it's no longer needed.
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