Turn doc mentions into GitHub issue assignments
Comment "@Sarah should review this" in Google Docs, and Notis assigns Sarah to the matching GitHub issue instantly. Collaboration stays in the docs, accountability lives in GitHub.
Trigger
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Action
Add assignees to an issue
Adds or removes assignees for a github issue; changes are silently ignored if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
Why this helps
You mention someone's name in a shared doc to delegate work, but they don't see the task in GitHub because you forgot to go back and assign it. Context gets lost, deadlines slip.
- Mentions in docs instantly become GitHub assignments
- No need to jump between apps to assign work
- Reduces forgotten assignments and dropped balls
- Keeps task ownership transparent across teams
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Drive and GitHub to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: "When someone is mentioned in a comment on our spec doc, add them as an assignee to the related GitHub issue."
- 3Pick your notification channel (Slack, email, or Telegram).
- 4Test by commenting "@teammate should review" in a Drive doc and watch Notis sync it to GitHub.
Questions about this workflow
What if the mentioned person isn't a GitHub collaborator?
Notis will let you know and skip the assignment—you can add them manually or Notis can add them as a collaborator first.
Does it work for multiple mentions in one comment?
Yes. If you mention @Alice and @Bob, Notis assigns both to the issue.
How does Notis know which issue to assign to?
You tell Notis which Drive folder or document links to which GitHub repo/issue, and it remembers.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Drive to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Drive triggers
GitHub actions
Comment Added (Docs/Sheets/Slides)
Triggers when a new comment is added to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
File Created
Triggers when a new file is created in Google Drive.
List repositories starred by the authenticated user
Deprecated: lists repositories starred by the authenticated user, including star creation timestamps; use 'list repositories starred by the authenticated user' instead.
File Deleted or Trashed
Triggers when a file is moved to trash or permanently deleted in Drive.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
File Shared (Permissions Added)
Triggers when new sharing permissions are granted to a file or folder. Uses Drive's `changes.list` endpoint with inline `permissions` in the `fields` mask so each change carries the file's current permission set provider-atomically. We diff that against `seen_permission_keys` to identify newly added grants. Drive page tokens are the primary cursor; if Drive rejects a stored token, the trigger raises `PollingTriggerError` without clearing state rather than silently re-baselining and dropping events. Limitation: truly ephemeral permissions (added and revoked between two polls without any other file modification in between) are not detected. Drive Activity API would catch those but requires an additional OAuth scope and a different payload contract.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
File Updated
Triggers when a file's metadata or content changes in Google Drive.
Add email for auth user
Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's github account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the current user is accepted.
Google Drive Changes
Triggers when changes are detected in a Google Drive.
Add app access restrictions
Replaces github app access restrictions for an existing protected branch; requires a json array of app slugs in the request body, where apps must be installed and have 'contents' write permissions.
New File Matching Query
Triggers when a new Google Drive file matches a provided query. This is the legacy query-centric trigger: it preserves Drive API query config such as ``corpora`` / ``driveId`` aliases and emits the historical ``file_matching_query`` event type. ``FileCreatedTrigger`` covers the broader "new file" case and emits ``file_created``.
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Add a repository to an app installation
Adds a repository to a github app installation, granting the app access; requires authenticated user to have admin rights for the repository and access to the installation.
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