Review Pull Requests Faster with AI on Mac

A pull request with 15 changed files lands in your review queue.

3 steps 3 tools 15-30 minutes per review, plus reduced risk of missed issues
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The Problem

A pull request with 15 changed files lands in your review queue. You need to understand the intent, verify the implementation, check for bugs, and write useful feedback. Doing this well takes 30-60 minutes of focused attention. Doing it poorly takes 5 minutes and lets bugs ship. There is no middle ground without some form of pre-screening.

How Chapeta Handles This

Chapeta reads the branch diff, inspects changed files, and provides a structured first-pass review. It flags potential bugs, risky patterns, missing edge cases, and unclear logic. You use this as a checklist for your human review, focusing your attention where it matters most.

How to Review a Pull Request

3 steps to get it done

  1. 1

    Point it at the branch

    Tell Chapeta the branch name or let it detect the current branch. It uses Bash to run git diff against the base branch and reads the full changeset.

  2. 2

    Ask for the review

    Request a review focused on what you care about: bugs, security, performance, API design, or a general first pass. The more focused the ask, the more useful the output.

  3. 3

    Use the findings

    Chapeta returns prioritized findings with file and line references. Use these as a starting point for your own review. Dismiss false positives, dig into the real issues.

Example

You type

Review the changes on this branch against main. Focus on bugs, missing error handling, and anything that could break existing functionality. Ignore style issues.

Chapeta returns
## PR Review: feature/user-preferences (14 files changed)

### Issues Found

**High: Race condition in PreferenceSync.swift:89**
The async save operation does not guard against concurrent writes. If two preference changes fire within the debounce window, the second write could overwrite the first with stale data.

**Medium: Missing nil check in ProfileView.swift:142**
`user.preferences!` force-unwraps but `preferences` is loaded asynchronously. The view can render before the load completes.

**Low: Unused import in PreferenceStore.swift:3**
`import Foundation` is already imported transitively through SwiftUI.

### No Issues Found In
- Migration logic (well-handled with version checks)
- API endpoint changes (backward compatible)
- Test coverage (new tests cover the main paths)

Without Chapeta

Open each file in the diff. Read the changes. Mentally model the data flow. Switch to the full file to understand the surrounding context. Check for edge cases. Write review comments. For a 15-file PR, this is 30-60 minutes of sustained focus.

Time saved 15-30 minutes per review, plus reduced risk of missed issues

Tools Used

Bash Terminal System Executes bash commands directly on your Mac. Instead of copying AI-generated commands and pasting them into Terminal, the AI runs them for you and shows the output inline. It handles everything from simple one-liners to complex piped commands and scripts. File Read File Operations Reads the contents of any file on your Mac and makes it available to the AI model. Supports text files, code files, configuration files, CSVs, JSON, XML, logs, PDFs (page-by-page with offset and limit), and any other text-based format. The AI can then analyze, summarize, search, transform, or answer questions about the file content. Grep File Operations Searches the contents of files for text patterns using ripgrep, a high-performance regex engine. Finds matching lines across multiple files, returning the file path, line number, and matching content. Uses smart-case (case-insensitive unless your pattern contains uppercase), respects .gitignore, and supports file type filtering and directory scoping.

Related Skills

Code Review Development Review code for bugs, security issues, performance problems, and quality. Git Workflow Development Automate Git tasks: commit messages from diffs, PR descriptions, changelogs.

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