Analyze README changes with Wit.ai
Keep documentation changes understandable without repeatedly diffing the README.
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
Wit.ai Get Message
Tool to analyze a text message and extract its intent, entities, and traits. use when you need structured meaning from user input.
Why this helps
Important product or setup guidance can change quietly inside documentation edits.
- Notice documentation direction
- Reduce manual comparison work
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Wit.ai to Notis once.
- 2Create the automation in the portal or ask Notis for it.
- 3Describe: analyze README changes and report the documentation intent.
- 4Pick GitHub Repository README Changed and a report channel.
- 5Edit a test README.
Questions about this workflow
Can this monitor a README in a subdirectory?
Yes. The GitHub trigger can monitor a configurable repository directory.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Wit ai. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Wit ai actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Wit.ai App
Tool to create a new app in wit.ai. use when you need to programmatically initialize an application before training or importing data.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Wit.ai Trait
Tool to create a new trait in wit.ai. use when defining custom entity attribute matching behavior.
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 App
Tool to delete a specific app from wit.ai. use when you need to remove an existing app by its id after confirming its existence.
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.
Get App Details
Tool to retrieve metadata and settings of a wit.ai app. use when you need to fetch complete app details by app id after authenticating.
New Branch Created
Triggers when a new branch is created in a GitHub repository. Detects newly created branches. Deleted branches do not fire events.
Get Intent Details
Tool to retrieve details of a specific intent. use when you need full intent metadata given its id.
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.
Get Intents
Tool to list all intents in a wit.ai app. use after authenticating to retrieve defined intents.
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.
Wit.ai Get Message
Tool to analyze a text message and extract its intent, entities, and traits. use when you need structured meaning from user input.
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.
Get Trait Details
Tool to retrieve details of a specific trait. use when you have the trait id and need its full metadata.
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