What What The Diff is
What The Diff is an AI code review and pull request assistant. It generates PR descriptions, explains code differences and offers inline refactoring suggestions, integrating with GitHub or GitLab for development teams, open source maintainers and engineering leads.
What you can do it
- Generate a pull request description
- Explain what a diff actually changes
- Get refactoring suggestions inline
- Speed up first-pass review
Who it is for
- Development teams
- Open source maintainers
- Engineering leads
What to watch out for
- Code security, false positives and missed issues still need team review
- It is not a substitute for review of critical code
- Repository access needs scoping
- Confirm current plan limits
Pros & cons
✓ What we like
- Removes PR description writing
- Explains diffs clearly
- Works with GitHub and GitLab
! What to watch out for
- Human review still required
- False positives possible
- Repository access to scope
FAQ
Who is it for?
Development teams, open source maintainers and engineering leads.
Can it replace manual review?
No. Critical code still needs human judgement.
What should I prepare?
Goals, materials and constraints such as repositories and review standards.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-17
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