PR Mode Extended+

An opt-in alternative to Codeveira's default post-commit review flow. Enable it per repository and a review opens the moment a pull/merge request (or, on Gerrit, a Change) opens, stays live as new commits or patch-sets land, and can merge or submit via the platform's own native endpoint once every required reviewer has approved.

Overview

By default, Codeveira reviews code after it lands on a branch — a webhook fires on push, Codeveira fetches the new commit and its diff, and creates a review. That flow never changes and keeps working even when PR mode is on.

PR mode adds a second, optional lifecycle on top: a review tied to the pull/merge request (or Gerrit Change) itself, from the moment it opens until it merges, closes, or is abandoned. It is available on all 8 supported platforms — GitLab, GitHub, Gitea, Forgejo, Bitbucket Cloud, Bitbucket Server, Azure DevOps, and Gerrit via its native patch-set/Change model — and requires an Extended license or higher.

How it works

• Opening a pull/merge request (or, on Gerrit, uploading the first patch-set of a Change) creates a review that stays open and live.
• Pushing new commits to the source branch (or uploading a new patch-set on Gerrit) syncs the review — a new commit is appended, and previously-approved reviewers are reset back to pending.
• Once every required reviewer has approved, a Merge (or, on Gerrit, Submit) button becomes available on the review.
• Comments, checklists, CI status, code coverage, SAST findings, and AI review all work identically to post-commit reviews — nothing about the review experience itself changes.

Enabling PR mode

Webhook events per platform

PR mode needs one additional event category ticked on the webhook you already configured for post-commit reviews. If a platform's box below isn't ticked, the pull/merge request or Change simply never opens a review — nothing else breaks.

Merging / submitting

The Merge (or Submit) button on a PR-mode review does not perform a git-level merge inside Codeveira — it calls the platform's own native endpoint, so branch protection rules, required checks, and merge strategies configured on the platform itself are still respected:

• GitLab — the native "Accept MR" endpoint
• GitHub — the native "Merge PR" endpoint
• Gitea / Forgejo — the native pull-request merge endpoint
• Bitbucket Cloud / Server — the native PR merge endpoint
• Azure DevOps — the pull request completion API
• Gerrit — posts a Code-Review: +2 label, then calls Gerrit's own submit endpoint

Runs alongside post-commit review

PR mode is additive, not a replacement. A repository with PR mode on still gets a post-commit review for any commit pushed directly to a tracked branch outside of a pull/merge request — for example a hotfix pushed straight to main. Codeveira also guards against double-reviewing the same commit: when a PR-mode review merges (or a Gerrit Change submits), the commit that lands on the target branch is not reviewed a second time by the post-commit path.

Troubleshooting

The "Enable PR mode" checkbox doesn't appear

Two possible causes: the current license is below Extended (check Settings → License), or the repository's source platform isn't one of the 8 supported ones.

A pull/merge request opened but no review appeared in Codeveira

The webhook is very likely missing the event category for this platform — see the table above. Check Settings → Webhook Deliveries to confirm whether the event even arrived; if it never arrived, it's a platform-side webhook configuration issue, not a Codeveira one.

New commits aren't syncing into an open PR-mode review

Same root cause as above — the sync relies on the same webhook event category as opening the review. Confirm it's still enabled and that recent deliveries succeeded in Settings → Webhook Deliveries.

The Merge/Submit button is missing or disabled

It only appears once every required reviewer has approved. On Gerrit specifically, submit can also be blocked by other Gerrit-side submit requirements (e.g. a required label Codeveira doesn't post) — check the Change directly in Gerrit for unmet requirements.