Draft PR Review Reminder Emails
When a pull request needs your attention, it shouldn't require checking GitHub. Notis drafts a clear email reminder each time reviewers are requested, moving the notification to your unified inbox.
Trigger
GitHub Pull Request Reviewers Changed
Triggers when the list of requested reviewers (users or teams) for a pull request changes — for example when a reviewer is added, removed, or re-requested. The payload includes the full current reviewer list (users and teams with details), which reviewers were added, which were removed, and the previous reviewer list for reference.
Action
Create email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
Why this helps
Notification fatigue and GitHub alerts getting lost means critical PR reviews slip through the cracks, delaying team progress and leaving code stuck in limbo.
- Reduce context-switching by reviewing PRs from your inbox
- Never miss a review request again with persistent email reminders
- Centralize all code review notifications in one system
- Keep your GitHub notifications tab from overwhelming your ability to focus
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your GitHub and Gmail accounts to Notis through the portal (one-time setup)
- 2In the Notis portal or by messaging Notis, create a new automation with the prompt: 'When a reviewer is added to a pull request, draft an email reminding me to review it with a link to the PR'
- 3Choose 'Pull Request Reviewers Changed' as your trigger
- 4Select email or your chat channel as the notification destination for automation runs
- 5Test by requesting yourself as a reviewer on a real pull request to confirm the draft arrives in Gmail
Questions about this workflow
Will this create a draft or send the email directly?
Notis creates a draft in Gmail so you can review and personalize the message before sending. This prevents accidental sends and lets you add context or thanks.
What information appears in the draft email?
The draft includes the PR title, link, repository name, and the reviewer(s) assigned, so you have everything needed to decide if the review is urgent.
Can I filter which PRs trigger reminders?
Yes, tell Notis to filter by repository, label, or priority. For example: 'Only send reminders for PRs labeled "urgent" or from my team members.'
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link GitHub to Gmail. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
GitHub triggers
Gmail actions
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.
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified gmail labels for a message; ensure `message id` and all `label ids` are valid (use 'listlabels' for custom label ids).
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 email draft
Creates a gmail email draft, supporting to/cc/bcc, subject, plain/html body (ensure `is html=true` for html), attachments, and threading.
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 label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's gmail 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.
Delete Draft
Permanently deletes a specific gmail draft using its id; ensure the draft exists and the user has necessary permissions for the given `user id`.
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 message
Permanently deletes a specific email message by its id from a gmail mailbox; for `user id`, use 'me' for the authenticated user or an email address to which the authenticated user has delegated access.
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.
Fetch emails
Fetches a list of email messages from a gmail account, supporting filtering, pagination, and optional full content retrieval.
New Repository Collaborator Added
Triggers when a new collaborator is added to a GitHub repository. Monitors the full list of collaborators on a repository and fires an event for each newly added collaborator. The payload includes the collaborator's GitHub username, account ID, profile URL, avatar URL, permission flags (pull, triage, push, maintain, admin), and assigned role name.
Fetch message by message ID
Fetches a specific email message by its id, provided the `message id` exists and is accessible to the authenticated `user id`.
Commit Event
Triggered when a new commit is pushed to a repository.
Fetch Message by Thread ID
Retrieves messages from a gmail thread using its `thread id`, where the thread must be accessible by the specified `user id`.
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