Review a pull request before I open it

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YES — AI can do this use case.

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Methods

Open the diff in Cursor and ask it to review

agent

CursorPrompt

Steps

  1. Open the branch in Cursor.
  2. Ask it to review the diff against main.
  3. Skim the risks it flags. Fix the real ones, ignore style nits.
Prompt
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Review this diff like a careful teammate. List bugs, missing tests, and anything that could break production. Skip style nits unless they hide a real bug. For each issue, say why it matters and what to change.
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---
name: "review-a-pr-cursor"
description: "Use when you need to Review a pull request before I open it. Open the diff in Cursor and ask it to review"
---

# Open the diff in Cursor and ask it to review

Job: [Review a pull request before I open it](https://aiagents.org/canai/review-a-pr)

## Need

- ai agent: [Cursor](https://aiagents.org/agents/cursor)

## Steps

1. Open the branch in Cursor.
2. Ask it to review the diff against main.
3. Skim the risks it flags. Fix the real ones, ignore style nits.

## Prompt

```
Review this diff like a careful teammate. List bugs, missing tests, and anything that could break production. Skip style nits unless they hide a real bug. For each issue, say why it matters and what to change.
```

## Credit

Method author @sam

Method author @sam

Paste the diff into GitHub Copilot Chat and ask for risks

product

GitHub CopilotPrompt

Steps

  1. Copy the PR diff.
  2. Paste it into Copilot Chat.
  3. Ask for the top risks and missing tests.
  4. Check the ones that would actually ship a bug.
Prompt
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Here is a pull request diff. What are the top risks? Call out missing tests and anything that could ship a bug. Keep it short. Rank by severity.

Method author Rina

Add PR Reviewer and point it at the pull request

agent

Grok Bot

Steps

  1. Add PR Reviewer from the Grok Bot Hub.
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---
name: "review-a-pr-grok"
description: "Use when you need to Review a pull request before I open it. Add PR Reviewer and point it at the pull request"
---

# Add PR Reviewer and point it at the pull request

Job: [Review a pull request before I open it](https://aiagents.org/canai/review-a-pr)

## Need

- ai agent: [Grok Bot](https://aiagents.org/grok-bots)

## Steps

1. Add PR Reviewer from the Grok Bot Hub.

## Credit

Method author Owen

Method author Owen