PR Address Bot Reviews

Triage and resolve bot-generated PR feedback with a consistent workflow.

Supported Sources

• coderabbitai[bot]
• chatgpt-codex-operator

Add more bot logins when needed.

Workflow

1. Collect Feedback

• Identify the target PR number (from current branch PR or user input).
• Fetch PR review data with gh:
  • reviews
  • review comments
  • issue comments
• Filter feedback to supported bot authors.

2. Normalize and Group

• Deduplicate repeated suggestions.
• Group by file/path and concern type:
  • correctness/bug risk
  • security
  • performance
  • maintainability/style
  • test/documentation gaps

3. Decide Actionability

Classify each item into:

• must-fix: clear bug/risk/regression
• should-fix: strong improvement with low downside
• skip-with-reason: incorrect assumption, out-of-scope, or high-cost low-value
• needs-user-decision: product/architecture tradeoff

4. Implement Needed Changes

• Apply must-fix and agreed should-fix items.
• Keep changes scoped to the PR intent.
• Run relevant checks/tests for touched areas.

5. Respond on PR

• For fixed items: reply with what changed.
• For skipped items: reply with concise rationale.
• For tradeoffs: ask explicit decision questions.
• Reply in the correct channel:
  • Inline review thread: use .bin/pr-thread-reply <pr> <comment_id> "<response>"
  • General PR note: use gh pr comment

6. Report Back to User

• Summarize by category:
  • fixed
  • skipped (with reason)
  • pending decision
• Provide changed files and verification commands run.

Decision Heuristics

• Prefer concrete evidence over bot confidence.
• Reject suggestions that conflict with project conventions.
• Reject speculative refactors that increase scope without reducing risk.
• Escalate when the fix changes behavior, API contract, or data model.

Minimal Command Sequence

gh pr view <number> --json number,title,body,reviews,comments,files
gh pr view <number> --comments
gh api repos/<owner>/<repo>/pulls/<number>/comments --jq '.[] | [.id,.user.login,.path,.line] | @tsv'
# reply to inline review comment thread
.bin/pr-thread-reply <number> <comment_id> "<response>"
# optional general PR note
gh pr comment <number> --body "<response>"
# implement code changes
git add <files...>
git commit -m "<message>"
git push