AI Assistant: Pull request management
Leverage the power of Warestack’s AI Assistant for comprehensive pull request management. The Assistant provides context-aware support, helping you review, assign, track, and merge pull requests efficiently, while ensuring all code changes meet your organization’s standards.
Pull request information
- Pull request overview: Access details on the pull request title, description, creation date, current status, and associated branch.
- Status checks: Review the status of all checks related to the pull request, including any failed, pending, or successful checks, to ensure code quality before merging.
- Associated workflow runs: View workflow runs triggered by pull request events, such as merges or updates, providing additional context on the impact of the changes.
- Review history: Track comments, code reviews, and any requested changes made by team members, helping to streamline the feedback process.
- Assignment and labels: Quickly see assigned team members, labels, and requested reviewers to ensure the pull request is routed to the right people.
- Suggested actions: Get Assistant recommendations for next steps, such as merging, assigning additional reviewers, or creating follow-up issues based on the pull request status.
Use cases
The Assistant’s pull request management capabilities enable efficient handling of common tasks, such as:
- Reviewing pull requests: Access all relevant details about a pull request, including status checks and workflow runs, to make informed review decisions.
- Assigning team members and labels: Easily assign specific team members or add labels to organize and prioritize pull requests.
- Tracking and responding to feedback: Follow the review history, add comments, and address requested changes from reviewers to keep the process on track.
- Merging with confidence: Check that all required reviews and status checks have passed before merging, ensuring code quality and reducing risks.
- Creating follow-up Issues: Automatically generate issues from unresolved comments or flagged items in the pull request, providing a clear path for future improvements.
Supported tools and actions for pull request management
The Assistant provides a range of actions to help manage pull requests seamlessly. Here’s a list of available operations:
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
| List open pull requests | Fetches a list of all open pull requests for easy monitoring, allowing teams to quickly identify ongoing work and pending reviews. |
| Get pull request | Retrieves detailed information on a specific pull request, including its title, body content, comments, commits, assignees, labels, and current reviewers, to give a comprehensive overview of its status and history. |
| Create pull request | Enables the creation of a new pull request with a designated title, detailed body, and optional references to related issues, streamlining the code review process. |
| Edit pull request | Updates the title and body of an existing pull request to reflect new information or changes, ensuring clarity and relevance throughout the review cycle. |
| Close pull request | Closes a pull request, with the option to add a comment explaining the reason for closure, facilitating better communication within the team. |
| Merge pull request | Merges a pull request into the target branch using different methods (merge, squash, or rebase), with the ability to include a customized commit message for clear version history. |
| Comment on pull request | Adds a comment to a specific pull request to provide feedback, ask questions, or share updates, enhancing collaborative efforts during code reviews. |
| Get pull request checks | Retrieves the current status checks for a specific pull request, highlighting any successful, pending, or failed checks to ensure code quality and readiness. |
| Assign PR and labels | Assigns team members and labels to a pull request for better tracking, ownership, and visibility within the project, ensuring that the right people are involved. |
| Get available reviewers | Retrieves a list of available reviewers for a pull request, assisting in finding the right collaborators to review the code. |
| Create review request | Sends a review request to a specific team member, prompting them to review the pull request and provide their feedback, fostering timely responses. |
| Remove reviewer | Removes a reviewer from a pull request if their input is no longer needed or if the review requirements change, maintaining an organized review process. |
These operations enable efficient pull request management, keeping your team organized and responsive within Warestack’s tool.