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Install the GitHub App
Go to the GitHub Marketplace or click Install GitHub App in the BugViper dashboard. Choose the organization or personal account where you want BugViper to run, then select the repositories it can access — either all repositories or specific ones.BugViper requires the following permissions to operate:
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Sign in to the BugViper dashboard
Open the BugViper dashboard and click Sign in with GitHub. BugViper uses GitHub OAuth to authenticate you and link your account to the GitHub App installation you just completed.
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Complete onboarding — link your GitHub App installation
After signing in, BugViper’s onboarding flow guides you through linking your GitHub App installation to your dashboard account. If you installed the app before signing in, BugViper will have stored your pending installation and will connect it automatically at this step.
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Trigger a review on a pull request
Open any pull request in a connected repository and leave a comment:For a faster static-analysis-only pass, use:BugViper will acknowledge the command and begin processing immediately.
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Review inline comments and the summary
BugViper posts high-confidence findings as inline comments directly on the relevant lines of the diff, then adds a structured summary review to the PR. All issues are also logged to your dashboard with full lifecycle tracking — open, resolved, and fixed — and your analytics are updated automatically.
Next steps
Now that BugViper is running, explore everything you can trigger from a PR comment.Bot Commands
See all available @bugviper commands and when to use each one.