Data Entry on Autopilot for GitHub Users
DeskFerry automates Data Entry across GitHub, cutting repetitive work so your team can focus on higher-value tasks.
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Meeting notes
- • Vendor: Riverline Co. · Term: 12 months from Apr 1.
- • Total contract value: $42,000 net 30.
- • Signed by: Theo Park (CEO, Riverline) + Daniel R. (DeskFerry).
How does GitHub work for Data Entry automation?
GitHub works for Data Entry automation by powering a DeskFerry agent that runs the workflow end-to-end inside your existing tools — no code, no custom build.
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Trigger fires
The agent connects to GitHub alongside the other apps your team already uses, watches for the triggers that matter for Data Entry, and takes the next step on its own while keeping a complete audit trail for review.
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Read every PDF that lands in our AP @Drive folder
AI extracts, validates, and enters data from documents, emails, and forms automatically.
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Extract the structured fields
Teams typically see high across mixed document formats once the agent is in production.
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Append a row to @Sheets
You stay in control: every action is logged, confidence thresholds are configurable, and anything ambiguous is queued for a human instead of being silently auto-completed.
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You approve
Anything under your confidence bar waits for a human.
How you tell it what to do
Built in plain English.
You write the rule the way you'd describe it to a teammate. The agent reads the rule, breaks it into the actions it'll take, and confirms the apps it'll touch — before it does anything.
- 1Read every PDF that lands in our AP @Drive folder
- 2Extract the structured fields
- 3Append a row to @Sheets
How it connects
Connect GitHub. The agent does the rest.
Claude and ChatGPT are already running on our side. You connect GitHub with one click, and data entry runs inside it.
Claude and ChatGPT run on our keys. Nothing for you to configure.
- GitHubConnect
- Google DriveConnect
- Google SheetsConnect
Runs on your data, in your apps.
Nothing to deploy. Nothing to maintain.
Actions
What GitHub + DeskFerry can do
Real GitHub actions your AI agent can perform automatically — no manual work required.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Add email for auth user
Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's github account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the current user is accepted.
Add app access restrictions
Replaces github app access restrictions for an existing protected branch; requires a json array of app slugs in the request body, where apps must be installed and have 'contents' write permissions.
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Add a repository to an app installation
Adds a repository to a github app installation, granting the app access; requires authenticated user to have admin rights for the repository and access to the installation.
Add a selected repository to a user secret
Grants a specified repository access to an authenticated user's existing codespaces secret, enabling codespaces created for that repository to use the secret.
Add assignees to an issue
Adds or removes assignees for a github issue; changes are silently ignored if the authenticated user lacks push access to the repository.
Add labels to an issue
Adds labels (provided in the request body) to a repository issue; labels that do not already exist are created.
Add org runner labels
Adds new custom labels to an existing self-hosted runner for an organization; existing labels are not removed, and duplicates are not added.
Add or update team membership for a user
Adds a github user to a team or updates their role (member or maintainer), inviting them to the organization if not already a member; idempotent, returning current details if no change is made.
Vendor: Riverline Co. · Term: 12 months from Apr 1.
Fields extracted and validated; assignee notified in Slack.
Held for review — one value fell under your confidence bar.
Human in the loop
Approve before it sends.
Every draft lands in a review queue. You approve, edit, or reject — the agent never acts on its own unless you explicitly turn that on for a workflow you trust.
Governance
Every action, with the reasoning attached.
Each step the agent takes is logged with what it did, why it did it, and which app it touched. Audit-ready, so security and compliance can sign off without backfilling.
- Agent2:47 PM
Updated Sheets · Vendor agreements with the result.
- Agent2:46 PM
Applied your rule and recorded the result.
Reason: All required fields matched with high confidence.
- Agent2:45 PM
Wrote the record for PDF · Vendor agreement · Riverline.pdf.
- Agent2:44 PM
Read the transcript and extracted action items.
- Agent2:30 PM
Triggered by call end event in Granola.
How it works
Get started in three steps
Step 01
Connect GitHub
Authorize GitHub and DeskFerry hooks into your issues, repos, and deployment pipelines.
Step 02
Configure Dev Workflows
Define triggers for GitHub events — new issues, PR merges, build failures — and the AI actions to take.
Step 03
Ship Faster with Less Toil
AI automates the tedious parts of your GitHub workflow. Track issues triaged, alerts handled, and developer time saved.
Start automating Data Entry for GitHub
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How does DeskFerry automate Data Entry directly inside GitHub?
DeskFerry connects natively with GitHub to handle the full Data Entry workflow. The AI agent monitors GitHub events, processes Data Entry tasks automatically, and writes results back to GitHub — no copy-pasting or tab-switching required.
What specific Data Entry tasks can the GitHub integration automate?
The GitHub integration automates end-to-end Data Entry — including data capture from GitHub, validation, routing, follow-up actions, and status updates. Every Data Entry step that touches GitHub can be handled by the AI agent.
How does AI-powered Data Entry via GitHub compare to manual processing?
Manual Data Entry in GitHub requires constant tab-switching, copy-pasting, and follow-up tracking. DeskFerry eliminates this by handling Data Entry tasks in real-time as GitHub events occur — running 24/7 with consistent accuracy and zero fatigue.
Can I customize which GitHub events trigger Data Entry actions?
Yes. You define exactly which GitHub events start Data Entry workflows — new records, status changes, messages, or custom triggers. Each trigger can have conditions so Data Entry actions only fire when your specific criteria are met in GitHub.
What document formats can the Data Entry agent process for GitHub?
The agent reads PDFs, scanned images, emails, spreadsheets, and structured forms — extracting data fields and writing them to your systems. Even handwritten forms common in GitHub (intake, work orders, inspection reports) are processed accurately.
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