One typical conversation we have with engineering leaders is about the role of generative AI in improving engineering productivity. While AI presents exciting opportunities to streamline development, organizations must ensure that code quality, security, and compliance requirements remain uncompromised. At LinearB, we’re committed to helping our community navigate this challenge effectively.
LinearB is announcing new AI-powered capabilities in gitStream, a workflow automation tool designed to optimize your code review process.
How gitStream Improves Code Reviews
gitStream helps developers and teams work more efficiently by:
- Adding contextual insights to PRs
- Identifying and assigning the right code experts for reviews
- Automating merge processes to reduce bottlenecks and maximize developer productivity
A significant focus of gitStream’s evolution is integration with an extensive developer tools and services ecosystem. We aim to enhance human-to-human and human-to-machine interactions in the code review process. Now, we’re taking this mission a step further with generative AI.
Bringing AI into Code Review
gitStream now directly integrates with generative AI platforms, allowing teams to apply AI-driven workflows to their code review process. We’re actively exploring innovative ways AI can enhance code reviews, including:
- Adding more context to PRs
- Providing practical guidance on improving submitted code
- Making recommendations for unit tests
Introducing Automatic PR Descriptions
The first native AI capability we’re launching is automatic PR descriptions. With this feature, gitStream can now generate a summary of code changes directly in the PR description, reducing or eliminating the need for developers to write them manually.
PR descriptions are among the first pieces of information developers encounter during a review. Clear, concise, and accurate descriptions reduce cognitive load, allowing reviewers to focus on the code itself. By automating this step, teams can reduce repetitive tasks, saving minutes on every single PR; this time quickly adds up across teams and organizations.
AskAI Plugin: Bring Your Own GPT
In addition to our native AI-powered capabilities, we’ve also built the AskAI plugin. This open source gitStream plugin allows teams to incorporate their GPT services into PR workflows. Whether you’re looking for an out-of-the-box AI solution or prefer a more customized, self-hosted approach, gitStream has you covered.
The Future of AI-Driven Code Review
This is just the beginning. As we continue enhancing gitStream’s AI capabilities, we’re eager to hear from our community on the most valuable use cases. Our mission is to ensure AI-driven workflows improve productivity while keeping teams in control of their development process.
Ready to bring AI into your code review process? Head over to the gitStream docs to get started, or set up a meeting with one of our workflow automation experts to learn more about applying AI workflows to your code review process.
