Give every release the communication it deserves
Release notes should reach the people who benefit from them.
Trigger
GitHub Release State Changed
Triggers when a specific GitHub release (identified by tag name) changes. Monitors the release title, body/notes, draft flag, prerelease flag, published timestamp, target branch/commit, and the set of attached assets. The payload includes the full current release details, a list of which fields changed, and the previous values for comparison.
Action
Authenticate Firm
Tool to validate the api key and retrieve firm details. use when confirming credentials before making other mailsoftly api calls.
Why this helps
Writing and distributing release communication often gets separated from the act of shipping.
- Connects shipping to messaging
- Improves release visibility
- Reduces last-minute announcement work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Mailsoftly once.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis to authenticate Mailsoftly and prepare a product update whenever a GitHub release changes.
- 3Select GitHub Release State Changed and choose a run-report channel.
- 4Test with one release update, such as publication or revised notes.
Questions about this workflow
Can draft releases be excluded?
Yes. State that only published releases should produce customer-facing communication.
Can the tone vary by prerelease status?
Yes. Include separate instructions for stable, prerelease, and draft changes.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Mailsoftly. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Mailsoftly actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Authenticate Firm
Tool to validate the api key and retrieve firm details. use when confirming credentials before making other mailsoftly api calls.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
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.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
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.
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.
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.
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