Per-pair page

GitHub + Gmail: PR notifications you can actually read.

Send custom Gmail notifications for GitHub events — release announcements, security alerts, PR review reminders. More tailored than GitHub's default notification firehose.

Connect Gmail and GitHub See reverse direction

Trigger app

Gmail as the trigger

Workflows fire when something happens in Gmail.

New EmailWebhook

Action app

GitHub as the action

Workflows do something in GitHub, instantly.

See all 23 actions →

Both directions

Pick the way that fits your stack.

Pair pages are mirrored. Each direction gets its own dedicated page.

Gmail → GitHub

When something happens in Gmail, do it in GitHub.

1 Gmail triggers wired to 23 GitHub actions. Most-used pairing: New Email → Add Labels.

New Email

GitHub → Gmail

Or fire it the other way around.

1 GitHub triggers wired to 27 Gmail actions downstream.

New GitHub Event

See GitHub → Gmail →

How it works

Connect Gmail and GitHub in five steps.

No code, no glue, no half-day setup. Each step is one click.

1
Connect
Authorize Gmail and GitHub
Open Tiny Command, authorize Gmail and GitHub once each. Both connections are available to every workflow on your account.
2
Trigger
Pick a Gmail trigger
Drop the Gmail → New Email trigger onto the canvas. Tiny Command auto-registers the webhook.
POST /v1/webhooks/google-gmail.trigger-email-received
3
Transform
Add a filter or AI step
Optionally add a Filter node ("subject contains URGENT") or an AI step ("classify intent") between trigger and action.
4
Action
Add the GitHub action
Drop the GitHub → Add Labels action below it. Map fields from the Gmail payload into the GitHub inputs.
github.add-labels-to-issue
5
Publish
Publish and forget
Hit Publish. Tiny Command runs it in production from second one. Watch the run-log fill up.

FAQ

Questions about Gmail + GitHub.

Why use Gmail for GitHub notifications when GitHub already sends emails?

GitHub's defaults are noisy and one-size-fits-all. Custom Gmail flows let you scope notifications to specific events (releases, security alerts), reformat content (executive-friendly), and send to non-GitHub-user stakeholders.

How do I send a Gmail to non-engineering stakeholders when GitHub releases?

GitHub Release Published → Gmail Send Email to stakeholders@company.com with release notes reformatted in plain English (use AI to translate if you want). Keeps product, support, and sales in the loop.

Can I send Gmail security alerts when GitHub finds vulnerabilities?

Yes. GitHub Security Advisory or Dependabot Alert trigger → Gmail Send Email to security@company.com with the affected repos and severity. Critical alerts route to PagerDuty in parallel.

How do I draft Gmail responses to GitHub issues with AI?

GitHub Issue Opened → AI step drafts a response → Gmail Create Draft for the maintainer to review. Issue stays in GitHub; the draft lives in the maintainer's Gmail until reviewed.

Can I forward GitHub Discussions to Gmail for non-GitHub members?

Yes. GitHub Discussion Created → Gmail Send Email to a distribution list. Useful for community discussions where decision-makers don't have GitHub accounts.

How do I avoid email-volume issues with GitHub triggers?

Filter triggers tightly (specific repos, specific event types). Aggregate via scheduled digests rather than per-event emails. Gmail's 500/day personal limit blows up fast on active repos.