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How to create your first GitHub bot to send notifications in Slack

What's this blog post about?

This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to create a GitHub bot using the Probot framework on Node.js and send notifications in Slack. The process involves creating a Slack app, setting up incoming webhooks, creating a GitHub app, coding time for reacting upon specific events like review requests, and deploying the app. The author also provides examples of applications built with Probot and tips on how to handle permissions and environment variables.

Company
Axolo

Date published
July 15, 2022

Author(s)
Arthur Coudouy

Word count
1888

Hacker News points
None found.

Language
English


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