Hey dev.to! 👋
I wanted to share a small tool I recently built - something that solves a real daily annoyance I had as a developer.
It’s called MergeReque.st, and it helps automate code reviews with AI – without being heavy, complicated, or trying to replace humans.
Not another code quality platform. Just a tool that saves time and repetition. That’s it.
💬 The problem
Like many developers, I noticed I was writing the same code review comments over and over again:
"Please rename this variable to something more descriptive."
"This breaks our project conventions."
Doing this daily started to feel like a waste of time 😩
So I decided to automate the boring parts, while keeping full control over what’s being said.
🔧 What I built
A small app that:
- Connects to your GitLab account via token
- Fetches your repositories and open merge requests
- Lets you define your code review standards in a simple knowledge base
- Generates suggested comments using AI (based on your rules)
- Lets you edit and publish those comments with one click
🛠️ Tech stack
I wanted to build a working MVP fast, so I used:
Next.js – backend + frontend in one project
Shipfa.st – a great boilerplate for SaaS apps (not sponsored, just genuinely useful)
🧪 Who it’s for
In short:
- Developers who do frequent code reviews
- Teams with custom coding standards that get ignored unless enforced
- People who want something that just works, without pitching it to 3 managers first
I made it for myself, but if you’re in a similar spot, it might help you too.
💰 Pricing?
🆓 Free plan – 1 MR review per day, to verify if the tool is good for you
💵 $10/month – up to 20 reviews per day (~400/month). To be honest, it’s hard to hit that limit unless you’re doing nothing but reviews.
Here is a movie that shows it in action:
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