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66 changes: 56 additions & 10 deletions gk-dev/gk-dev-automations.md
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<kbd>Last updated: July 2025</kbd>
<kbd>Last updated: December 2025</kbd>

Use **GitKraken.dev Automations** to create rule-based workflows that trigger actions when pull requests and issues match specific conditions. Automations help you streamline collaboration and enforce consistency across teams.

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## Set Conditions

Conditions define when an action is triggered. GitKraken currently supports:
Conditions define when an automation is triggered. GitKraken currently supports the following condition types:

- **Pull request content**
Trigger on PR metadata, activity, or discussion.

- **Review: Status**
Watch for approvals, missing reviews, or stale feedback.

- **Branch and origin**
Trigger based on the source or target branch, or the repository.

- **CI/CD checks**
React to build, test, and deployment outcomes.

- **File location**
- **File contents**
- **Pull request**
- **File condition**
Match file paths, folders, or specific code snippets.

- **GitKraken AI**
Analyze pull request diffs and metadata to detect conditions you care about.

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<img src="/wp-content/uploads/gkdev-createautomations3.png" class="help-center-img img-bordered" alt="Conditions configuration screen">
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- **PR author**
- **PR labels**


## Actions

GitKraken supports these automation actions:

- **Add comment**: Posts a comment on the PR.
- **Add to checklist**: Adds checklist items to the PR description.
- **Add assignee**: Assigns the PR to selected users and can include a message.
- **Add label**: Applies a GitHub label to the PR.
- **Add reviewer**: Assigns a reviewer or team, with an optional message.
### AI

- **GitKraken AI**
Post a comment with a summary generated from an AI prompt.

### People

- **Notify user**
Send a custom notification to selected users.

- **Add reviewer**
Assign a reviewer or team, with an optional message.

- **Add assignee**
Assign the PR to selected users, optionally including a message.

- **Remove reviewer**
Unassign a reviewer or team from the PR.

- **Remove assignee**
Unassign a user from the PR.

### Pull Request

- **Add comment**
Post a comment on the PR.

- **Add label**
Apply a GitHub label to the PR.

- **Close PR**
Automatically close the pull request.

- **Add to checklist**
Add checklist items to the PR description.

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<p><strong>Note:</strong> Authors can’t review their own PRs. If selected, GitKraken will skip that step and apply all others.</p>
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<kbd>Last updated: October 2025</kbd>
<kbd>Last updated: December 2025</kbd>


## Overview
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<kbd>Last updated: October 2025</kbd>
<kbd>Last updated: December 2025</kbd>

GitKraken Insights turns raw Git data into clear, useful metrics for developers and leaders. It pulls code activity, pull requests, issues, and CI/CD results into a single view that fits directly into existing workflows.

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