Review Backlog Killer

PRs disappear.
Velocity drops silently.

Agentopia by CynetIQ tracks every open PR, flags ones aging past your warn (default 24h) and critical (48h) thresholds, and nudges reviewers via Slack DM, channel, email, or directly as a comment on the PR itself. Critical PRs auto-escalate to team leads.

Sample backlog row

🔴  PR #4519  ·  CRITICAL · 47h  ·  🔔 1  ·  ⚠ escalated

"Refactor wallet checkout: stop re-attaching saved-card token"
👤 erinc.kanbur · 📦 repo #checkout-api
last nudged: 2 hours ago (slack_dm)

[ 🔔 Nudge reviewer ]

How it works

  1. 1
    Set warn / critical / nudge intervals
    Chip-pick: 6h / 12h / 1d / 2d / 3d / 1w / custom. Defaults: 24h warn, 48h critical, 6h between auto-nudges.
  2. 2
    Pick the channel
    Slack DM, Slack channel, email, PR comment, or manual-only.
  3. 3
    Poller runs every 30 minutes
    Updates age + severity on every open PR. Merged or closed PRs auto-resolve.
  4. 4
    Critical PRs auto-escalate
    When a PR hits the critical threshold, the escalation flag fires once. Tech leads see it on the dashboard.
  5. 5
    Manual nudge anytime
    Backlog page lists every stuck PR. Click "Nudge reviewer" to fire the configured channel right now.

What you get

Real-time stat strip
Open / critical / warning / avg age / escalated counts at the top — at-a-glance executive view.
🔔
Multi-channel nudge
Slack DM, Slack channel, email, or PR comment. PR comment lands directly under the diff.
⚠️
Auto-escalation
Critical-threshold PRs flag once, tech leads see them above the fold.
🤖
Reviews-aware
When the Reviews module is also on, the nudge embeds the AI review score.
🔧
Configurable thresholds
Chip-pick warn / critical / nudge interval. Different teams have different SLAs.
🚫
Exempt repos
Maintenance / legacy repos can be skipped per workspace.

Frequently asked

How does Agentopia by CynetIQ know a PR is "stuck"?

A poller runs every 30 minutes against every open PR. PRs older than your warn threshold become "warning"; older than critical become "critical".

Where does the nudge land?

You pick: Slack DM, Slack channel, email, or PR comment. PR comment is the most attention-grabbing.

Manual or automatic?

Both. Auto-nudges respect the interval. Manual nudge button overrides any time.

AI review score in the nudge?

If the Reviews module is on, the nudge message includes "AI score 84" so reviewers know the time investment.

Can I exempt repos?

Yes — comma-separated repo mapping ids. Useful for legacy repos in maintenance mode.

Azure DevOps support?

Yes for tracking + Slack/email nudges. PR-comment is wired for GitHub today; Azure / GitLab / Bitbucket comment paths land later.

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