Stay engaged in issue discussions with calendar blocks
When someone comments on a GitHub issue you're tracking, Notis blocks time on your calendar so you can respond while context is fresh instead of letting the conversation go stale.
Trigger
GitHub Issue Comment Changed
Triggers when a specific GitHub issue comment changes. Monitors the following fields for changes: - ``body`` -- the text content of the comment (detects edits) - ``updated_at`` -- the last-updated timestamp - ``reactions_*`` -- all individual reaction counts (thumbs up/down, laugh, confused, heart, hooray, eyes, rocket) and the total count When a change is detected, the payload includes the full current comment data plus a ``changed_fields`` list indicating exactly which fields were modified.
Action
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Why this helps
An issue discussion is happening. You see a comment, read it, then switch contexts. Three hours later you realize you never replied. The conversation moved on without you. Decisions got made asynchronously and you feel out of the loop. You miss important context because you didn't jump in when momentum existed.
- Stay engaged in discussions by blocking time to respond while context is fresh
- Prevent conversations from moving on without you by keeping them on your calendar
- Reduce decision-making friction by being present in real-time discussions
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Google Calendar to Notis
- 2Ask Notis: 'When someone comments on an issue I'm tracking, add it to my calendar' or set it up in Automations
- 3Specify which issues to monitor (ones assigned to you, ones you're watching, specific labels, etc.)
- 4Choose your notification channel for comment alerts
- 5Have someone comment on a test issue and confirm the calendar event appears
Questions about this workflow
Will this create an event for every comment?
By default yes, but you can tell Notis to batch comments into hourly or daily slots to reduce clutter.
Can I filter to only important comments?
Yes. Tell Notis to only trigger for comments from specific people or with certain keywords.
What if I want to mute notifications for archived issues?
You can. Tell Notis to exclude closed or archived issues.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
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.
Delete Calendar
Deletes a secondary calendar. use calendars.clear for clearing all events on primary calendars.
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.
Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
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 Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
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.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
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.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
GitHub and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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