We started building MergeGuard to automate PR reviews directly inside GitHub.

Dev.to / 5/12/2026

💬 OpinionDeveloper Stack & InfrastructureTools & Practical Usage

Key Points

  • The article explains that code reviews are crucial but often slow, leading to rushed PR approvals like “Looks good” or “LGTM.”
  • It introduces MergeGuard, a tool intended to automatically review GitHub pull requests.
  • MergeGuard aims to suggest improvements before a PR is merged, helping prevent important issues from being overlooked.
  • The authors are requesting feedback from developers, particularly on review quality and the overall workflow experience.

Code reviews are one of the most important — and time-consuming — parts of development workflows.

Problem
Many PRs get rushed reviews like:

  • "Looks good"
  • "LGTM"

Important issues can get missed.

Solution
MergeGuard automatically reviews pull requests and suggests improvements before merge.

Would love feedback from developers — especially around review quality and workflow experience.