Code Reviews & Pull Requests as AI training data
Code review is where engineering judgment is written down. A reviewer flags a race condition, asks for a test, suggests a simpler approach, and the author pushes a follow-up commit. Those exchanges, tied to exact lines of code and an eventual approve or reject decision, are close to what AI developers need to teach models to review and revise code.
Can Code Reviews & Pull Requests be used as AI training data?
Code reviews and pull requests can be licensed as AI training data that teaches models to review and revise code. Inline comments anchored to specific lines, suggested changes with the commits that applied them, and approve or reject outcomes carry the most value. Personal remarks about colleagues are removed, and reviews of client code may need client permission.
No files needed upfront. We sign an NDA before reviewing any sample.
What can be included
You choose the scope. These are the parts of Code Reviews & Pull Requests that are typically most useful.
- ✓Pull or merge request descriptions explaining the intent of a change
- ✓Inline comments anchored to specific files and line numbers
- ✓Suggested changes and the commits that applied or rejected them
- ✓Review states such as approved, changes requested and dismissed
- ✓Back-and-forth threads where author and reviewer reached agreement
- ✓Rejected or abandoned pull requests and the reason they were closed
Why AI labs value it
Critique tied to code
Each comment points to exact lines, so a model can learn which code patterns prompt which concerns. General discussions about code quality cannot provide that precision.
Revision after feedback
The diff between the first push and the approved version shows how code improved in response to review. This before-and-after pairing is useful for training models to act on feedback.
Negative examples
Closed or rejected pull requests explain why a change was not acceptable. Models benefit from seeing what should not be merged, and these examples rarely appear publicly.
Team standards made explicit
Recurring review comments reveal unwritten rules about naming, error handling and security. That tacit knowledge is a large part of what makes enterprise review data distinctive.
How it is scoped, exported and anonymized
Export threads, not just diffs
Review data lives in the hosting platform's database, not in git. It is exported through platform APIs so that comment threads, positions and review states stay linked to the right commits.
Handle tone and personal remarks
Reviews sometimes include personal comments, performance-related remarks or names of colleagues. These are reviewed and removed or replaced, along with mentions and emails.
Mind client and partner repos
Reviews on code built for clients may describe their systems in detail. That material may need client permission or must be excluded from scope.
How a partnership begins
Share Basic Information
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Initial Value Assessment
We discuss the data type, completeness, scarcity, and the tasks it could support.
Define the NDA and Boundaries
Before reviewing any sample, we define confidentiality, permitted use, retention, and security requirements.
Receive an Offer and Begin the Partnership
We provide a purchase proposal and contract, then support de-identification and secure data transfer.
Frequently asked questions
- Our reviews are often just "LGTM". Is there anything useful?
- Light reviews add less, but most teams have a share of substantive threads, especially on larger changes. The assessment estimates how much of your review history carries real discussion.
- Do we need to include the code as well as the comments?
- Review comments are much more useful with the code they refer to. Both are usually scoped together, but you decide what is included.
- Can reviewers be identified from writing style?
- Names, handles and emails are removed or replaced. Specific protections are set in the agreement, and you can exclude threads you consider sensitive.
- Which platforms can review data come from?
- GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gerrit, Azure DevOps and similar tools all store review history. Each has its own export route, which is planned after the NDA.
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