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Nudge Reviewers When Pull Requests Sit Unreviewed Too Long

PRs waiting days for review kill momentum. Detect pull requests sitting unreviewed past your threshold and nudge the assigned reviewer in Slack.

difficulty Beginnersetup 25 minresult Pull requests get reviewed on time because waiting ones surface automatically, keeping the team shipping.—
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  1. 1

    Scan Open PRs

    Add a Schedule Trigger twice daily and a GitHub node listing open PRs with requested reviewers.

  2. 2

    Find the Stale Ones

    Add a Code node flagging PRs awaiting review beyond your threshold (e.g. 24h).

  3. 3

    Map the Reviewer

    Add a step matching GitHub reviewers to Slack handles.

  4. 4

    Send the Nudge

    Add a Slack DM listing their waiting PRs with links.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow with a stale test PR. Confirm the reviewer is nudged.

Frequently asked questions

Won't nudges annoy reviewers?

A single daily digest per person is a welcome memory aid, not a nag — tune the threshold to your culture.

Can I escalate very old PRs?

Post PRs stale beyond several days to the team channel so someone else can pick up the review.

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