Team aims to increase auto-merged PRs to 60%

The author argues that code review should be shifted away from examining every routine pull request, noting that their team currently auto-approves and merges about 15 percent of PRs. By giving engineers autonomy over low-risk UI changes and experimental prototypes, teams can focus human reviews on architecture, product vision, and user experience. The author outlines a roadmap for improving risk classification, automating dependency and migration checks, and leveraging AI to safely increase the volume of auto-merged code. Open article →