Changelog

New features, AI improvements, and platform updates — shipped daily.

Feature

Subcategory breakdown

Dashboard now shows which kinds of issues are most common, with distribution and trend charts.

AI

Glossary rewrites

Rename a term in your glossary and Prelint rewrites everywhere it was used. Same for merges and deprecations.

Feature

Ideas page

A new home for your product knowledge. Paste a doc, spec, or roadmap; Prelint pulls out the rules, glossary terms, and decisions. Reviews use them as ground truth.

AI

Smarter duplicate findings

Same finding reworded across reviews? We catch it. No more 17 copies of the same comment on one PR.

AI

Decision Review

A second AI review that runs alongside the code review. It checks whether your PR matches your product's stated decisions and constraints, and flags how hard each change will be to undo later — schema migrations, public API shape, payment flows, anything load-bearing. Engineers see what they're locking in. Product managers see what's actually being implemented, in plain language, without reading the diff.

Feature

Approval rules

Pick which review kinds must pass before Prelint approves. Or set “comment only” or “silent” if you don’t want auto-approval at all.

Feature

Per-project trunk branches

Different projects, different main branches. Inherited from the org.

Feature

Run any review on demand

Dropdown on PRs to trigger Code Review, Decision Review, or both yourself.

Feature

Onboarding wizard

First-time admins get a guided setup. Pick “starting fresh” or “existing code”, connect GitHub, done. No more empty dashboard.

Feature

Navigation redesign

New icon rail on the left, header bar on top. Project switcher and refer-a-friend live in the header. Fresh colors throughout.

Feature

Project switcher with hotkeys

Cmd/Ctrl+1–9 jumps between projects. Drag to reorder. Reviews, repos, and dashboard all filter to your selection.

Feature

Code section reorganized

Reviews, Sources, and Configuration are now sub-pages of /code with their own sidebar. Repos and policies scope to the active project.

Feature

Profile page polish

Always-visible inputs, unified login methods (Google, GitHub, passkeys with Touch ID and Face ID icons).

Feature

Branded invite emails

Member invites come from us now, not Stytch. Same look as your OTP and trial emails.

Feature

Dashboard analytics

Charts for issues over time and by type. You can finally see if things are getting better or worse.

Feature

OTP login

Magic links are gone. 6-digit code, works across devices, our own emails instead of Stytch's.

Feature

Referral program

Invite a friend. Both of you get extra trial days.

Feature

Email notification settings

Choose whether reviews email you. Off by default.

AI

Skip trunk-to-trunk PRs

PRs between main branches don't trigger reviews anymore. They were just noise.

AI

Review limit transparency

If a review hits its budget, it tells you instead of quietly stopping.

Feature

Bulk repo enable/disable

Select multiple repos, flip them all at once.

AI

Skip closed/merged PRs

PR already closed when the review starts? We skip it.

Security

No chain-of-thought leaks

Fixed a path where internal model reasoning could end up in your comments.

Feature

Review analytics on your dashboard

Three new stat cards: total reviews, pass rate, and average findings per review. Filter by time period or repository.

Feature

Review history per repo

Each repo page now shows its recent reviews inline.

Feature

Deep links to PRs

Click a review, land on the GitHub PR.

Feature

Trial lifecycle emails

Emails at key trial milestones. No more silent expiry.

Feature

Payment failure alerts

If your payment method fails, the dashboard shows a clear alert with a link to update it. Admins see the fix-it link; members see who to contact.

AI

Finding categories

Every finding gets a category — security, performance, correctness. Filter and prioritize.

AI

Cleaner review summaries

Review summaries now use GitHub's native alert formatting with warning and caution blocks instead of tables. Finding text is truncated for readability and file paths appear as footnotes. Easier to scan at a glance.

AI

Smarter PR approval lifecycle

Clean PRs get approved once. If new findings appear on a subsequent push, the stale approval is dismissed automatically. The summary comment is the single source of truth — no repeated ‘Resolved findings’ text across pushes.

Feature

Smoother billing flow

Trial users now see the payment form directly, with better error recovery and clearer state transitions after subscribing.

Infra

Self-healing GitHub connections

If the GitHub App install callback fails — network error, auth expiry, browser closed — Prelint now creates the connection automatically via webhook. No more stuck state where GitHub shows ‘Configure’ but Prelint still shows ‘Connect’.

Infra

More reliable webhook delivery

The webhook processor now retries gateway errors during deployments in-process instead of waiting for queue redelivery. Reviews start faster when infrastructure is briefly unavailable.

Security

Read-only GitHub profile permissions

Tightened the permissions requested by our GitHub App to read-only for user profile data.

AI

Automatic PR approval

When a review finishes with no active findings, Prelint now approves the pull request instead of just posting a comment. One less manual step before you can merge.

Feature

Repository rename support

Rename a repository on GitHub and Prelint picks up the new name automatically. No need to disconnect and reconnect.

Feature

Mobile-friendly dashboard

Check review status, manage repositories, and adjust settings from your phone. The full dashboard now adapts to any screen size.

AI

Stale documentation detection

When a PR changes behavior that's described in your existing docs, Prelint flags it. Catch outdated documentation before it misleads your team.

AI

Clearer review comments

Inline review comments now use GitHub's native alert formatting. Warnings, notes, and tips each get their own visual style — scan findings at a glance instead of reading every line.

Performance

Faster dashboard

Reduced database round-trips across the app and optimized webhook processing. Everything loads faster.

AI

Review summary comment

Every PR gets a single summary comment that updates in place. Active findings show severity and location; resolved ones collapse automatically.

AI

Smarter reviews when docs change alongside code

PRs that update both code and its documentation no longer get flagged against the old cached doc version.

AI

AI tool configs excluded from reviews

Prelint now skips AI tool plumbing files — hooks, skills, and MCP configs — so they don't clutter your reviews. Instruction files like .cursorrules and CLAUDE.md are still reviewed normally.

Performance

Faster repo refreshes

Refreshing repositories is now way faster.

AI

Better review context

Updated compression and content selection algorithms for repo documents. The reviewer picks up more relevant context from your architecture docs, compliance specs, and ADRs.

AI

Cleaner, faster reviews

Dropped the branding signature from inline comments. Bulk DB operations instead of per-document queries, deduplicated filesystem walks, and smarter binary detection make repo connects and syncs noticeably faster.

Feature

File ignore patterns

Tell Prelint which files to skip. Lock files, build artifacts, vendored dependencies — 160+ patterns are built in. Add your own with standard glob syntax. Reviews get faster and quieter.

Feature

Review policies

Ignore patterns and excluded authors now cascade down four levels. Set a rule once at the org and it flows to every repo underneath. Override at any layer when you need to.

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Feature

Review retry

You can now retry a failed review directly from the Reviews page. Previously you had to push a new commit to trigger another one.

Performance

Faster page loads

The dashboard and all app pages load noticeably faster, especially on repeat visits.

AI

Inline PR comments

Prelint now posts findings as inline comments on the exact lines in your diff. No more scrolling through a wall of text — you see what's wrong right where the code is.

AI

Incremental reviews

Push a fix to an already-reviewed PR and Prelint only re-reviews the files that changed. Faster feedback, and findings on unchanged files don't get repeated.

AI

Comment lifecycle

Prelint tracks its own comments across re-reviews. Duplicates get deduped, and findings that no longer apply get auto-minimized. Your PR stays clean as the conversation evolves.

AI

Upgraded to Claude Sonnet 4.6

Reviews now run on the latest Sonnet model. Better reasoning, fewer false positives, same speed.

Feature

Drag-and-drop CSV upload

You can now drag files into the upload dropzone instead of clicking through a file picker.

Feature

Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)

Screen readers, keyboard navigation, and contrast ratios now meet WCAG 2.1 AA across the frontend. Long overdue, now done.

Security

SOC 2 preparation

A batch of infrastructure and security hardening as we work toward SOC 2 Type II certification.

Feature

Multiple GitHub connections

You can now connect more than one GitHub account or installation to a single organization. Useful if your codebase spans multiple GitHub orgs or you're migrating between accounts.

Feature

Repository-level permissions

Admins can scope member access to specific repositories instead of granting org-wide visibility. Handy for agencies or teams with contractors who should only see certain repos.

Feature

Guided setup checklists

Empty pages now walk you through what to do next — connect GitHub, enable a repo, trigger your first review — instead of showing a blank screen. Each step highlights when it's your turn.

Feature

Draft PR skipping

Prelint no longer reviews draft pull requests. Reviews kick in when you mark the PR as ready, so you're not burning cycles on work-in-progress.

Security

Security and billing hardening

Tightened OTP verification, subscription lifecycle handling, and auth token validation. Nothing you need to do — things just work more reliably now.

Feature

Skipped review visibility

When a review is skipped (expired subscription, draft PR, repo not enabled), the Reviews page now tells you why instead of showing nothing.

AI

Review timeout protection

Reviews now have a 10-minute hard cap. If something goes wrong with the model, the review stops and gets marked as failed instead of running indefinitely.

Feature

Stuck reviews update GitHub

When a stuck review is detected and marked failed, the GitHub check run on your PR updates to match. No more permanently-pending status checks blocking your merge.

Feature

Startup program — $100k in credits

We're launching a startup program with $100k in Prelint credits. Register an account and reach out to hello@prelint.com to apply.

Performance

Faster repository onboarding

Enabling a repository is now snappier and more reliable, so you can start reviewing PRs sooner after connecting a repo.

Feature

Team access for all members

Every team member can now browse projects, repositories, and review history — no admin role required. Give your whole team visibility into what's being reviewed.

Performance

Higher review limits

We've raised review limits to 200 per organization and 30 per repository per hour, so even your busiest repos won't hit the ceiling.

AI

No more duplicate reviews

If the same pull request triggers multiple review requests, we now catch it and run only one — no more cluttered review history or wasted cycles.

Feature

Role-aware interface

Team members now see an interface tailored to their role. Admin controls stay out of the way for everyone else.

Feature

Live review updates

The Reviews page updates in real-time as new reviews complete. No more refreshing to check on progress.

AI

Two-pass review validation

Every review now goes through claim verification and severity calibration before posting. Fewer false positives, higher confidence in every remark.

AI

Upgraded review models

Review validation now runs on newer, more capable models for more precise quality checks in less time.

Feature

Outgoing webhooks

Subscribe to review lifecycle events and route them to Slack, your CI pipeline, or any HTTP endpoint.

Feature

Review search and filtering

Find any review instantly. Search and filter your entire review history from a single page.

Feature

Stuck review alerts

Reviews that stop progressing are automatically detected and flagged, so nothing slips through the cracks.

Feature

Per-organization tenant isolation

Every organization gets its own isolated file system. Your code and specs never share storage with another tenant.

Feature

Automatic context refresh

Prelint watches for pushes to your default branch and keeps its documentation context current automatically.

Feature

Containerized review execution

Reviews now run in dedicated containers with persistent storage, enabling richer repository context over time.

Feature

Reliable webhook delivery

Webhooks deliver asynchronously with automatic retries and exponential backoff. Transient failures won't lose your events.

Performance

Smoother UI performance

Large review lists and settings tables optimized for smoother scrolling and faster rendering.

AI

Intent-aware reviews

Prelint validates whether code changes match their stated purpose, catching drift between what a PR describes and what it implements.

AI

Doc-aware reviews

Prelint indexes your repository's specs and documentation, giving every review product context beyond the code diff.

Feature

Dedicated Reviews page

Browse all review activity across your organization with expandable detail rows showing the full output.

Feature

GitHub Check Runs

PR review status now shows as a rich GitHub Check Run with detailed summaries instead of a simple status dot.

AI

Automatic compliance detection

Prelint detects compliance frameworks like SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR in your repositories using AI classification, and adjusts its review focus automatically.

Feature

Redesigned dashboard

New dashboard with subscription status, onboarding progress, and a live review activity feed.

Feature

One-click GitHub App install

One-click installation as a proper GitHub App with cleaner permissions and streamlined repo management.

Feature

Custom review context

Attach context entries to projects and repositories to teach Prelint the domain knowledge your team relies on.

Feature

Instant PR acknowledgement

Prelint confirms it's reviewing your PR the moment it arrives, so you always know a review is on its way.

Feature

7-day free trial

Every new organization starts with a 7-day free trial. No credit card required.

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