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Jan 06, 2026

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Adds a button on GitHub pull requests that turns the changes into a short, readable overview. It calls out what moved, what behavior likely changed, and where risk might be hiding, so you know what to focus on. It makes reviews faster for engineers and easier to follow for people who just need the gist.

Big pull requests are hard to review because the “why” is scattered across commits, files, and comments. A fast overview helps you decide where to spend attention before you start reading the diff line by line.

It adds a one-click summary action to PR pages, produces a high-level overview you can skim before reading the diff, and makes it easy to share a review-ready summary in chat or docs.

Good to Know

  • Requires API credits
  • Summaries can miss details; use it as a starting point, not a replacement for review

Best Use Cases

  • Faster reviews when time is limited
  • Getting context before reading the diff
  • Sharing a summary with non engineers
  • Handing off a PR to another reviewer