Automate Cleanup of Stale GitHub Workflows
Every night, Notis cancels workflows that have been running too long or are stuck queued. Your runners stay free and deployments aren't blocked.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Cancel a workflow run
Cancels a workflow run in a github repository if it is in a cancellable state (e.g., 'in progress' or 'queued').
Why this helps
Workflows get stuck running indefinitely or queued forever, blocking newer runs. Manually hunting for stuck workflows wastes time, and forgotten workflows waste cloud resources.
- Free up runners automatically without manual intervention
- Prevent new deployments from blocking on stale workflows
- Reduce CI/CD resource waste
- Simplify workflow management
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your GitHub integration to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'Every night at 11 PM, cancel any GitHub workflows that have been running for more than 2 hours or stuck in queue for more than 30 minutes.'
- 3Notis will ask for your timeout thresholds.
- 4Pick your schedule and notification channel.
- 5Monitor the first few runs to ensure the settings are right.
Questions about this workflow
Can I customize which workflows get cancelled?
Yes. Tell Notis: 'Cancel only CI workflows, not releases' or specify by branch.
What about workflows that need to run long?
Notis lets you exclude specific workflows: 'Don't cancel the backup workflow.'
Can I see what was cancelled?
Yes, Notis sends a summary to your channel.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Notion to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Notion triggers
GitHub actions
All Page Events
Triggers when any Notion page is created or updated across the workspace.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Comment Created
Triggers when a new comment is created in Notion. Optional `page_id` filter scopes to comments on a specific page. When omitted, fires for any new comment in the workspace the integration has access to. Requires the 'Read comments' capability on the Notion integration. If a connection was authorized before that capability was enabled, the user must re-authorize the connection for comment events to flow.
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.
New Comment
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified Notion block or page.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Database Created
Triggers when a new Notion database (the container) is created. A database is the post-2025-09-03 container that holds one or more data sources. This trigger fires for the container's creation event (`database.created`), distinct from `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` which fires when a new data source is added to an existing database. Most customers calling Notion's `POST /v1/databases` (the legacy API) or creating a database via the Notion UI will see this event. Adding a new data source to an existing database fires `data_source.created` instead — use `NOTION_DATASOURCE_CREATED` for that. Notion's payload puts `entity.type: "block"` (the container is a `child_database` block in the content tree) and `entity.id` is the database id.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Data Source Created
Triggers when a new Notion data source is created. Fires workspace-wide. The payload's `data.parent` carries the data source's tree parent (typically the teamspace) for downstream filtering. A single template-based database creation can fire multiple `data_source.created` events at once — one per data source the template instantiates.
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.
Data Source Schema Updated
Triggers when a Notion data source's schema is updated. Fires on column add / remove / rename. Payload includes `data.updated_properties: [{id, name, action}]` so consumers can discriminate the kind of change downstream. Optional `data_source_id` filter scopes to schema changes on a single data source. When omitted, fires for any schema change in the workspace the integration has access to. Note: adding a column also fires `page.properties_updated` once per existing row in the data source. Customers wanting a single structural-change signal should use this trigger.
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 Page
Triggers when a new page is added to a Notion database.
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.
Page Added to Page
Fires when a new subpage (a `child_page` type block) is added under a specified parent Notion page.
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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