Code Review
AI reviews every Pull Request (PR) for architecture, performance, and maintainability
Docs: Learn how Propel helps your team review, learn, and improve.
From AI code review to team insights — here’s everything you can do.
What you can do with Propel
Spot issues faster, capture knowledge, and keep teams aligned.
PR Naming & Summaries
Automatically generate PR names and summaries based on the changes made within the PR
Propel Commands
Use `/propel` inside PRs to review, add rules, or ask contextual questions instantly.
Knowledge Base
Capture recurring feedback as rules so Propel enforces them across your organization.
Dashboard & Insights
Track rule coverage, review quality, and engineering health trends from one place.
Repo Scans
Coming soonSpot systemic issues across repositories and surface the biggest risks automatically.
Quickstart
Three steps to get Propel running in your repos.
- 1
Install Propel
Navigate to app.propelcode.ai/codebase and click 'Install GitHub Codebase' in the top right
- 2
Connect your repo
Choose the repositories Propel should be reviewing
- 3
Activate core workflows
Enable PR Review, Summary, and Auto-naming to cover your day-to-day needs.
Propel Commands
Interact with Propel by starting commenting in a PR with /propel...
review
Use this to trigger or re-trigger Propel's AI code review in the PR
add to knowledge base "<rule>"
Capture an org-wide rule so Propel enforces it in every future review.
<any text>
Ask anything about the PR—Propel answers with full repo and discussion context.
Configuration reference
Customize how Propel behaves across reviews, summaries, and workflows. Each setting can be managed at the company or personal level depending on your team’s setup.
| Configuration | Description |
|---|---|
| Review Level | Adjusts how deep Propel’s analysis goes — from surface-level checks to detailed architectural reviews. |
| Detail Level | Controls how verbose review comments are in pull requests. |
| Comment Types | Selects which categories of comments to include, such as Critical, Nitpick, or Best Practice. |
| Instruction File Strategy | Defines how instruction files (e.g., README.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, .cursorrules) are handled during code review. |
| Collaborative Mode | Allows multiple AI reviewers or perspectives to comment together on a PR. |
| Process Draft PRs | Enables Propel to run reviews on draft pull requests. |
| Review After Approval | Keeps reviewing PRs even after manual approval to catch regressions or new commits. |
| Enable Label Requirements | Restricts reviews to PRs with specific labels, such as ready-for-review. |
| Enable Branch Targeting | Applies different configurations for specific branches like main or release/*. |
| Approval Policy | Determines whether Propel blocks merges or only posts comments. |
| Output Language | Sets the language Propel uses for reviews and summaries. |
| Title Update Configuration | Automatically updates PR titles based on rules or templates. |
| Commitable Suggestions | Allows Propel to suggest code changes that can be committed directly from PRs. |
| PR Type → Summary Mapping | Defines how PR size maps to summary depth (for example, Small → Concise, Large → Detailed). |
| Summary Section Configuration | Chooses which sections appear in PR summaries and in what order. |
| Post as Comment | Posts summaries directly in the PR thread instead of a separate file. |
| Access Control | Restricts certain reviews or feedback to specific roles or teams. |
| Personalized Experience | Lets developers customize tone, focus, and level of feedback in their own reviews. |
| Company vs Personal Settings | Defines which settings apply globally versus individually. |
| Workflow Active | Enables or disables specific Propel workflows such as Code Review or PR Summaries. |
Help & FAQ
Answers to the most common questions from teams getting started.
- How do I install Propel?
- Navigate to https://app.propelcode.ai/codebase -> click 'Install GitHub Codebase' in the top right -> select repos -> follow the guided setup.
- Can I customize review settings?
- Yes. You can customize review settings either through the 'Codebase' or 'Workflows' sections in your Propel Dashboard
- Where does `/propel` work?
- Slash commands run inside GitHub pull requests. For example, comment "/propel review" to trigger or re-trigger a review of the PR
- How do I add rules to the Knowledge Base?
- Run `/propel add to knowledge base "<rule>"` in any PR comment.
Need help? support@propelcode.ai
