Proval
Self-hosted code review agent for GitLab, Forgejo, and GitHub
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HN · launched Aug 27, 2026 · 13 upvotes (top 34%) · 0 views
Niche: automated code review tools · 204 launches, 7 in the last 7 days ▼ -22% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Agent / copilot
- Developer
- AI-native
- Commercial product
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More like this: all 204 launches in automated code review tools →
Could you build this?
Yes It is a self-hosted bot that integrates with GitHub/GitLab/Forgejo webhooks to fetch code diffs, prompts an LLM with reviewing guidelines, and posts comments back via standard Git forge REST APIs.
Discussion
1 comment analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: GitHub Copilot, GitLab native review features, Forgejo built-in tools
Concerns raised: Benchmark results only on mid-tier model (mimo v2.5 pro), Moderate F1 score (0.427) compared to other tools, Performance unknown on stronger LLMs
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 3341 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #1082 of 3342 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 300 days after the earliest competitor.
- codeden · github · 2026-11-07 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.66
- Hazzel · hn · 2026-09-09 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.65
- jev-review · github · 2026-09-16 · 400 upvotes · similarity 0.65
- Hazzel · hn · 2026-09-11 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.64
- bloom · github · 2026-09-28 · 24 upvotes · similarity 0.64
- awesome-jev · github · 2026-09-18 · 199 upvotes · similarity 0.61
- agent-launcher · github · 2026-10-09 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.61
- Jeff · hn · 2026-09-18 · 27 upvotes · similarity 0.61
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