This task can be performed using Pullmaster
The "review routing layer" for GitHub
Best product for this task
Pullmaster
dev-tools
Pullmaster is a GitHub App that intelligently recommends the best code reviewers for pull requests. It analyzes file familiarity, code ownership, author-reviewer affinity, semantic expertise, review quality, and availability to score every potential reviewer. It adapts recommendations based on PR risk level — surfacing experienced reviewers for critical changes and distributing routine updates across the team. No configuration required; it learns from your repository history automatically.
What to expect from an ideal product
- Automatically rotates reviewer assignments so no single developer gets overwhelmed while others sit idle
- Tracks each team member's current review queue and workload to prevent bottlenecks before they happen
- Spreads routine code reviews across junior and mid-level developers while reserving senior reviewers for complex changes
- Learns from your team's review patterns to balance expertise needs with fair work distribution over time
- Removes the guesswork of manual reviewer selection that often leads to the same few people handling most reviews
