Probot is a framework for building and deploying GitHub Apps that monitor webhook events and execute automated workflows. It provides a system for receiving and validating event notifications to trigger server-side actions.
The project utilizes an event-driven plugin architecture and a middleware-based request processing system to handle authentication, validation, and routing. It employs a dependency-injection pattern to provide a pre-configured API client for authenticated interactions with GitHub services.
The framework includes tools for token-based identity management, signature-based payload validation, and the programmatic management of repository and organizational data. It covers the full cycle of GitHub API integration, from handling incoming webhooks to executing custom automation scripts.
