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Whose pull requests are reviewed

Last updated 2 October 2026.

Can MergeSafe review only some people’s pull requests?

Yes: each repository reviews either all authors or only selected authors, and a pull request from anyone else is skipped with no comment and no charge.

Each repository reviews either all authors or only selected authors. Pull requests from anyone else are skipped, with no comment and no charge.

When you first install the App, its repositories start at only selected, with the person who installed it selected. A repository you add to the installation later starts at all authors until you change it.
Under all authors, once you have saved the setting, bots are left out unless you select them.
The app lists the authors of the repository’s recent pull requests, so you can pick from people who actually open them. New authors are marked as new.
Only a GitHub admin of the repository can change who it reviews.
A selected person can still ask for a review of anyone’s pull request with @mergesafe review. An organization admin can use Review now in the app, and an API key can request one too; the summary says who asked.

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