AI Agents for Github

Introduction

Managing projects on Github can sometimes be repetitive and time-consuming, especially when you need to track issues, perform code reviews, or maintain documentation. With Assista, you can harness the power of AI Agents to interact with Github effortlessly using natural language. This means you don’t have to write scripts or learn complex tools. Instead, you communicate your needs in simple chat prompts, and Assista handles the rest by connecting to Github and other productivity tools.

What can you achieve with this AI Agent?

• ✔️ Quickly retrieve and summarize issues, pull requests, and commits from Github repositories.
• ✔️ Create or update Github issues directly from chat prompts without switching apps.
• ✔️ Link Github tasks with project management tools to keep teams aligned.
• ✔️ Generate detailed changelogs or release notes by summarizing commit histories.
• ✔️ Automate status updates and task assignments based on your specified instructions.
• ✔️ Collaborate across platforms by integrating Github data with Google Sheets, Slack, Notion, and others.
• ✔️ Avoid coding or technical setups; simply trigger workflows at your convenience via chat.

Workflow Examples

Issue Summarization and Task Creation

Use case:

You need to quickly understand new issues in your Github repository and create corresponding tasks for your team in Asana.

Workflow:

• Github: Fetches recent issues from the repository
• AI Agent: Summarizes key points of each issue
• Asana: Creates tasks based on the summarized issues

Result:

Team members get clear, actionable tasks in Asana based on updated Github issues.

Prompt Draft:

"Fetch the latest open issues from the [repository name] on Github, summarize each issue briefly, and create tasks in Asana with these summaries as task descriptions."

Benefits:

✔️ Saves time switching between Github and Asana.r>✔️ Ensures no important issue is overlooked by turning them into actionable tasks.r>✔️ Keeps your project management tool up to date automatically when you trigger the workflow.

Pull Request Summary and Team Notification

Use case:

You want to notify your development team about recent pull requests and their statuses directly on Slack.

Workflow:

• Github: Retrieves latest pull requests and their status
• AI Agent: Generates a concise summary of each pull request
• Slack: Posts the summarized updates in a dedicated channel

Result:

The team receives timely, easy-to-digest updates on ongoing pull requests in Slack.

Prompt Draft:

"Get all open pull requests from the [repository name] on Github, summarize their purpose and current status, then post these summaries to the #dev-updates Slack channel."

Benefits:

✔️ Keeps the team informed without manual updates.r>✔️ Allows quicker decision-making based on succinct information.r>✔️ Reduces the need to navigate Github for routine updates.

Changelog Generation and Report Creation

Use case:

You’re preparing a release and want to generate a changelog from recent commits to share with stakeholders via Google Sheets.

Workflow:

• Github: Collects commits from a defined release period
• AI Agent: Extracts and organizes relevant changes into a clear changelog
• Google Sheets: Creates or updates a changelog document with the formatted information

Result:

Your stakeholders receive an organized changelog in Google Sheets without manual editing.

Prompt Draft:

"Retrieve all commits from [repository name] on Github made between [start date] and [end date], summarize the changes for a release changelog, and update the Google Sheets document titled 'Release Notes' with this information."

Benefits:

✔️ Automates tedious release documentation.r>✔️ Reduces errors and omissions in changelogs.r>✔️ Makes sharing updates simple and professional.

Using Assista’s AI Agents with Github empowers you to focus on what matters most, your code and project success. By managing routine data retrieval, summary, and task creation through easy chat prompts, you save valuable time and keep your workflows connected. These user-triggered workflows offer flexible support tailored to your needs and schedule.