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PR Comments

Dev Herald posts automated, structured comments on GitHub pull requests from your CI pipeline. Instead of digging through workflow logs, reviewers see the signals that matter — right in the PR thread.

How it works

  1. Your CI workflow runs (tests, deploy, dependency scan, etc.)
  2. A step calls the dev-herald/comment GitHub Action
  3. Dev Herald formats the data and posts (or updates) a comment on the PR

All formatting happens in your CI environment. Dev Herald receives only the structured data you explicitly send — never your source code. See Data & Privacy for details.

Three ways to comment

ApproachBest forDocs
SignalsBuilt-in handlers that parse CI output for youUse cases
TemplatesStructured formats with schema validationTemplates
MarkdownFreeform messages with full controlCustom PR Comments

Sticky comments

By default, every CI run creates a new comment. Add a sticky-id to update the same comment in place on every push — keeping your PR thread clean.

Learn about sticky comments →

Use cases

Getting started

If you haven’t set up Dev Herald yet, start with the Quick Start guide.

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