ENGINEERING

Warn authors when a PR is too large to review well

On every opened or updated PR, checks the diff size and number of files; if it exceeds your limits, it posts a friendly review-quality warning as a PR comment suggesting…

CategoryEngineering
Enginesim
Difficultybeginner
Triggerwebhook
Steps4
Setup~5 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerPR opened or updatedGitHubGitHub
  • ActionFetch PR diff size and file countGitHubGitHub
  • LogicOver size threshold?
  • OutputComment a split suggestion on the PRGitHubGitHub

What it does

When a pull request is opened or pushed to, the workflow measures total changed lines and files touched. If the PR is larger than your review-friendliness thresholds, it adds a single comment on the PR explaining that oversized PRs get slower, lower-quality reviews and suggesting how to break it up. Small PRs pass through silently.

When to use it

When large PRs are hurting review quality and you want a consistent, automated guardrail instead of reviewers individually complaining about diff size. Works well as a soft nudge before you enforce hard limits in CI.

How it works

  1. 1A GitHub webhook fires when a PR is opened or synchronized.
  2. 2The workflow fetches the PR's additions, deletions, and changed file count.
  3. 3A logic step compares those against your configured limits (for example, 400 lines or 20 files).
  4. 4If under the limits, the run ends with no action.
  5. 5If over, it posts or updates a single bot comment on the PR recommending a split, including the current size numbers so the author sees exactly how far over they are.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect GitHubRepos, issues, pull requests, actions.
  2. 2
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  3. 3
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  4. 4
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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