What AI PR Reviews Provide
Security Analysis
Identify security issues in code changes
Contextual Suggestions
AI-generated fix recommendations
Priority Ratings
Critical, High, Medium, Low priorities
Confidence Scores
How certain the AI is about each finding
Enable AI PR Reviews
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Open Repository Settings
Repository Settings → Pull Requests
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Enable AI PR Reviews
Toggle AI PR Reviews to enabled
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Configure Options
Set preferences:
- Post PR comments
- Summary comment
- Suggestion threshold
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Save Configuration
Click Save to activate
How It Works
The AI autonomously reviews every PR for security:- Understands What Changed: Analyzes code intent and architecture impact
- Analyzes Security Impact: Traces how changes affect security
- Thinks Across Files: Sees connections across multiple files
- Provides Specific Fixes: Code examples tailored to your framework
- Rates Priority and Confidence: Clear guidance on urgency
Why Agentic PR Reviews Matter
Traditional PR scanning: Runs rules on changed lines, reports findings Agentic PR reviews: AI actively investigates code changes, understands architectural impact, provides contextual feedbackPR Review Components
Summary Comment
Posted at PR level with overall security status:- Security status (Success/Warning/Failed)
- Summary of issues found
- Priority breakdown
- Links to detailed analysis
Inline Comments
Posted on specific lines with vulnerabilities:- Issue description
- Security impact
- Fix recommendations
- Code examples
- Priority and confidence scores
GitHub Check Status
AI review appears as a check:- ✅ Success: No Critical/High security issues
- ❌ Failed: Security concerns requiring attention
- ⏳ Pending: AI analysis in progress
Configuration
Configure PR review behavior:- Post PR comments: Add inline security feedback
- Summary comment: Overall security assessment
- Suggestion threshold: Minimum priority to comment
- Block merge on failure: Prevent merging PRs with Critical/High violations
Best Practices
- Enable AI PR reviews for all repositories
- Review AI suggestions promptly
- Provide feedback to improve AI accuracy
- Use threshold settings to reduce noise
- Combine with automated scanning for comprehensive coverage
