# Managing Bot-Generated PRs & Reducing Team Workload by 6%

> How dependency management bots are affecting your Developer Experience and Productivity.

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# Managing Bot-Generated PRs & Reducing Team Workload by 6%

![Managing Bot-Generated PRs and Reducing Team Workload](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_fit,w_2560,h_1539/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Bot_Report_Hero?_a=BAVMn6ID0)

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![Chart showing comparison of Total bots, Dependabot, and Renovate](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_fit,w_2560,h_2838/f_auto/q_auto/v1/bot-report-chart?_a=BAVMn6ID0)

Bot-Generated PR Density by Vendor

Teams with more than 100 bot-generated PRs in the last 6 months.

## Research Insights

Bot-generated pull requests are on the rise (13.3% of all PRs are bot-created today), and they are creating a unique impact on your SDLC. In this research report, you’ll discover insights like:

54% of bot PRs are deleted without action

96.18% of all bot-created PRs are not linked to a PM tool

12.27 days is the average vulnerability time for bot-created PRs

![How to Manage Your Bot Generated PRs](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_fit,w_2560,h_1785/f_auto/q_auto/v1/bot-report-image-2?_a=BAVMn6ID0)

## How To Manage Your Bot-Generated PRs

You’ll learn how to leverage PR automation to identify and auto-approve over 40% of dependency update PRs. With bot agent automation, your team can do things like: 

Ensure PRs are always linked to JIRA tickets

Auto-approve safe PRs (such as updates to docs or image, etc.) 

Get real-time PR updates with vital context (like estimated review time, PR owner & related issue links)

![The Future of AI Agents](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_fit,w_2560,h_1785/f_auto/q_auto/v1/bot-report-image-3?_a=BAVMn6ID0)

## The Future of AI Agents

A study of key open-source repos shows a surge in bot-created PRs, with the share of bot PRs rising from 5% to 15% over the past two years. This highlights a broader shift towards automation in software development. Now is the time to begin managing your bot-created PRs, while many of the changes are still straightforward. 

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Workshop

[From measurement to action: moving off Appfire Flow without starting over](https://linearb.io/blog/flow-migration)

Join a live workshop on making the move off Appfire Flow without losing your history, your team structure, or your momentum. 

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Guide

[Migrating from Appfire Flow: a practical guide for engineering teams](https://linearb.io/blog/appfire-flow-migration-guide)

Flow will cease operations in 2027\. If your team built workflows, dashboards, and quarterly reviews around Flow, you have a real problem on a fixed deadline. 

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Workshop

[Life beyond tokenmaxxing: AI efficiency for the long term](https://linearb.io/blog/life-beyond-tokenmaxxing)

Watch a 45-minute session on how to measure AI's real impact across the SDLC and win the executive conversation about engineering efficiency.