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 β 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
- Pullmaster reads your GitHub repository history to figure out who has touched which files most, so reviewer suggestions are based on actual work patterns, not guesses or org charts.
- No config files, no CODEOWNERS setup, no manual routing rules; Pullmaster learns your team's review habits automatically from day one.
- High-risk pull requests get routed to senior reviewers with proven familiarity in those areas, while low-risk changes get spread across the team to avoid bottlenecks.
- Shorter review wait times come from matching each PR to a reviewer who already knows the code, instead of pinging whoever is available or whoever gets tagged by habit.
- Teams using Pullmaster stop losing time to wrong-reviewer assignments, stale review queues, and knowledge silos that slow down every shipping cycle.
