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Track SDK documentation drift with GitHub, Notion, Google Sheets, and Slack

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by Rahul Joshi βœ“ Β· 81 views Β· created 2025-10-30 Β· Engineering

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

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GitHubGoogle SheetsNotionSlack

What it does

πŸ“Š Description Automatically track SDK releases from GitHub, compare documentation freshness in Notion, and send Slack alerts when docs lag behind. This workflow ensures documentation stays in sync with releases, improves visibility, and reduces version drift across teams. πŸš€πŸ“šπŸ’¬ What This Template Does - Step 1: Listens to GitHub repository events to detect new SDK releases. 🧩 - Step 2: Fetches release metadata including version, tag, and publish date. πŸ“¦ - Step 3: Logs release data into Google Sheets for record-keeping and analysis. πŸ“Š - Step 4: Retrieves FAQ or documentation data from Notion. πŸ“š - Step 5: Merges GitHub and Notion data to calculate documentation drift. πŸ” - Step 6: Flags SDKs whose documentation is over 30 days out of date. ⚠️ - Step 7: Sends detailed Slack alerts to notify responsible teams. πŸ”” Key Benefits βœ… Keeps SDK documentation aligned with product releases βœ… Prevents outdated information from reaching users βœ… Provides centralized release tracking in Google Sheets βœ… Sends real-time Slack alerts for overdue updates βœ… Strengthens DevRel and developer experience operations Features - GitHub release trigger for real-time monitoring - Google Sheets logging for tracking and auditing - Notion database integration for documentation comparison - Automated drift calculation (days since last update) - Slack notifications for overdue documentation Requirements - GitHub OAuth2 credentials - Notion API credentials - Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials - Slack Bot token with chat:write permissions - Target Audience - Developer Relations (DevRel) and SDK engineering teams - Product documentation and technical writing teams - Project managers tracking SDK and doc release parity Step-by-Step Setup Instructions - Connect your GitHub account and select your SDK repository. - Replace YOURGOOGLESHEETID and YOURSHEETGID with your tracking spreadsheet. - Add your Notion FAQ database ID. - Configure your Slack channel ID for alerts. - Run once manually to validate setup, then enable automation.

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