What is AI-Git-Bot?

AI-Git-Bot is a self-hosted automation layer that connects to your Git hosting platform and AI provider to handle engineering chores. It reviews pull requests with inline comments, generates unit and E2E tests, refines issues into structured requirements, routes issues to the right owners, implements issues as pull requests via a coding agent, keeps documentation and translations in sync, and exposes Prometheus metrics. All configuration is done through a web UI after deploying the Docker image with a PostgreSQL database. The bot runs inside your infrastructure — nothing leaves your control.

Should you self-host AI-Git-Bot?

AI-Git-Bot scores 49/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #7 of 10 in Code Review. It has 193 GitHub stars.

It shipped 10 stable releases in the past year. The latest, 1.29.0, came out on 26 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 7 days.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Java.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is pr-agent (77/100, 13 657 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See AI-Git-Bot vs pr-agent side by side.

Features

AES-256-GCM encryptionRequires APP_ENCRYPTION_KEY to be configured
Full-Stack QA (E2E Testing)Experimental workflow
i18n Translation Sync
Interactive Q&A in PR Comments
Issue Refinement (Writer Agent)
Issue to Pull Request (Coding Agent)
Issue Triage and Routing
Local LLM Support
Multi-Platform Git Support
Multi-Provider AI Support
Outgoing webhooks
Prometheus MetricsDisabled by default, enable with PROMETHEUS_ENABLED=true
Pull Request Code Review
README Sync
Unit Test Generation

How to configure AI-Git-Bot

AGENT_BUDGET_MAX_CONTENT_ROUNDS20Agent budget max content rounds
Agent budget max content rounds
AGENT_BUDGET_MAX_ROUNDS20Agent budget max rounds
Agent budget max rounds
AGENT_VALIDATION_TOOL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS300Timeout (seconds) for each validation command the coding agent runs
Timeout (seconds) for each validation command the coding agent runs
AI_USAGE_RAW_PAYLOADS_ENABLEDfalseCapture raw AI request/response payloads in the usage audit log
Capture raw AI request/response payloads in the usage audit log
values: true, false
ANTHROPIC_EXTENDED_THINKING_ENABLEDfalseEnable adaptive extended thinking for the Anthropic provider
Enable adaptive extended thinking for the Anthropic provider
values: true, false
APP_ENCRYPTION_KEYEncryption key for sensitive data (API keys, tokens, SSH private keys). Without it, other credentials are stored in plain text and SSH private keys are rejected.
Encryption key for sensitive data (API keys, tokens, SSH private keys). Without it, other credentials are stored in plain text and SSH private keys are rejected.
APP_PUBLIC_URLhttp://localhost:8080Public base URL of the bot, used for example as a callback URL for CI deployment workflows
Public base URL of the bot, used for example as a callback URL for CI deployment workflows
DATABASE_PASSWORDDatabase password
Database password
DATABASE_URLjdbc:postgresql://db:5432/giteabotJDBC connection URL
JDBC connection URL
DATABASE_USERNAMEgiteabotDatabase username
Database username
GITEABOT_SECRET_ENV_WHITELISTComma-separated names of environment variables that ${env:NAME} references may read
Comma-separated names of environment variables that ${env:NAME} references may read
GITEABOT_SECURITY_LOGIN_METHODnativeAuthentication method: native (database-backed login form) or oauth (OAuth 2.0 / OIDC)
Authentication method: native (database-backed login form) or oauth (OAuth 2.0 / OIDC)
values: native, oauth
GITEABOT_SECURITY_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDOAuth client ID
OAuth client ID
GITEABOT_SECURITY_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETOAuth client secret
OAuth client secret
GITEABOT_SECURITY_OAUTH_ISSUER_URIOIDC issuer URI. When set, Spring Security discovers endpoints automatically.
OIDC issuer URI. When set, Spring Security discovers endpoints automatically.
PROMETHEUS_ENABLEDfalseEnable Prometheus metrics endpoint at /actuator/prometheus
Enable Prometheus metrics endpoint at /actuator/prometheus
values: true, false
SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVEdockerSpring profile to activate
Spring profile to activate