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Overview

When Auto Approve PR is enabled, CodeAnt AI will submit an APPROVE review on a pull request as soon as every review thread CodeAnt opened on that PR is marked resolved. This closes the loop on the standard CodeAnt workflow:
  1. CodeAnt reviews the PR and opens inline review threads on the issues it finds.
  2. The author addresses each thread (commits a fix, replies with context, or marks it resolved).
  3. Once all CodeAnt-opened threads are resolved, CodeAnt posts an APPROVE review automatically — no need for a human reviewer to come back and click the button just to acknowledge that CodeAnt’s concerns are addressed.
Currently GitHub-only. Auto Approve PR is supported on GitHub and GitHub Enterprise. GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps support is on the roadmap.

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How It Works

There are two paths that trigger the auto-approve check:

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1. After every review

Right after CodeAnt finishes reviewing a PR, it schedules a delayed check 60 seconds later. If all CodeAnt review threads are already resolved at that point, CodeAnt approves. The delay exists so that any in-flight pushes settle before the approve action fires. The reviewed head SHA is pinned at scheduling time — if you push a new commit during that 60-second window, CodeAnt will skip the approve rather than approve an unreviewed commit.

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2. When a thread is resolved

GitHub fires a webhook every time someone resolves a review thread. CodeAnt listens for these events and re-checks: if the resolution made every CodeAnt thread resolved, it approves immediately.

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What gets approved

CodeAnt only counts threads it authored. Threads opened by humans on the PR don’t block auto-approve — only the CodeAnt-authored ones matter. If CodeAnt has already approved the current head commit, the approve is a no-op (it doesn’t post duplicate reviews). If you push a new commit after an auto-approval, CodeAnt’s approval is dismissed by GitHub the same way any reviewer’s approval would be — and the cycle restarts.

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Configuring Auto Approve PR

Navigate to Settings → AI Code Review at app.codeant.ai/settings/prconfsettings. Find the Auto Approve PR row and choose:
OptionBehaviour
EnableAuto-approve PRs when every CodeAnt review thread is resolved.
DisableNever auto-approve. Human approval remains required.
Inherited from Org (repo-level only)Use whatever the organization-level setting is. Selecting this clears the repo-level override.
The default is Disable. Opt-in per organization or per repository as needed.

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Org vs Repo

  • Organization scope — sets the default for every repository in the org.
  • Repository scope — overrides the org default for that one repo. Pick Inherited from Org to remove the override.

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Required GitHub Permissions

The CodeAnt GitHub App needs the following permissions, which are part of the standard CodeAnt install:
  • Pull requests: Read & Write — to submit the APPROVE review.
  • Webhook event: pull_request_review_thread — to react when a thread is resolved.
If you installed CodeAnt before these permissions were required, GitHub will prompt you to accept the new permission set the next time you visit the install page.

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Interaction with Branch Protection

Auto-approval counts as a normal PR review for the purpose of branch protection rules. If you require N approving reviews to merge, CodeAnt’s auto-approval contributes one of those approvals. If your protection rules require approval from CODEOWNERS or specific users/teams, CodeAnt’s approval will not satisfy those rules unless the CodeAnt installation user is explicitly listed.