Automatically back up your automations to GitHub with Slack alerts

Saves every new or changed automation to GitHub as a pull request and pings your team on Slack when it's done.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each changed automation.

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & NotificationsFile & Cloud StorageDevOps & IT Operations
Connects
GitHubSlack

The problem it solves

When your team builds and changes automations over time, it's easy to lose track of what changed, when, and who touched it. One accidental deletion or bad edit can wipe out work with no way to recover it, and reviewing changes before they go live means digging through screens by hand.

Who it fits

A team running multiple business automations that wants version control and visibility without doing it manually.

How it works

  1. The automation checks all current automations against what is already saved on GitHub
  2. It spots anything that is new or has changed
  3. A new branch is created and the changes are committed
  4. A pull request is opened for your team to review before merging
  5. A Slack message lets your team know the pull request is ready
What you get

Automation changes that are never lost

You get every automation change saved to GitHub as a pull request, with a Slack note when it's ready to review.

What you get

A GitHub pull request containing your latest automation changes, plus a Slack notification when it's ready to review.

What you need

A GitHub account and a Slack workspace with a bot connected.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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