Keep your users informed by automating the creation of your changelog. This workflow triggers on a schedule, fetches the latest commits since the last changelog update, formats them into clean Markdown, and commits a new changelog file back to your repository, ready to be deployed with your static site generator.
Schedule
Http request
Get Last Changelog File
Http request
Fetch New Commits
Conditional
Check for New Commits
Data transform
Format Changelog Markdown
Http request
Commit New Changelog File
Helptail lets you automate repetitive work by stitching together your tools, like GitHub, with a visual workflow builder. Create a workflow with just a few clicks, trigger it from webhooks, schedules, emails, or RSS, and assemble powerful steps that pass data between them. No code required. Focus on what matters while routine tasks run on autopilot.
Define the exact sequence of steps you want to run, in the order you choose. This workflow uses 5 steps to automate your process. Reuse common steps across workflows to speed setup and maintain consistency. Save, test, and refine until everything behaves just right.
This workflow runs automatically to keep your GitHub data synchronized. Flexible conditions let you fine tune when a workflow runs based on your specific requirements.
Each step is an API call or action, like “Get Last Changelog File” that Fetches the most recent changelog file to determine the last update date from its frontmatter. Pass data forward by using outputs from earlier steps to drive later ones. Enjoy rich integrations with APIs, databases, and messaging services.
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(and so much more: if it has an API, you can build any custom workflow)