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Dev tools · March 10, 2026

Release Sanity

Instant risk signal for every pull request

What it does

Release Sanity analyzes pull request diffs and posts an instant release risk check directly on the PR. A single structured comment shows a risk level (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW), highlights risky areas like auth, APIs, billing, migrations, and deploy config, and generates a release-readiness checklist. The comment updates as the PR changes so teams can quickly sanity-check a release before merging.

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