Codacy
Static analysis and quality gates for engineering teams.
Sourcery
Instant AI-powered code reviews for faster, higher-quality development
Sourcery automatically reviews pull requests, delivering summaries, high-level feedback, and line-by-line suggestions, while also offering IDE assistance for tests, docs, and refactoring.
Overview
Overview
Sourcery is an automated reviewer that hooks into any GitHub repository and evaluates each pull request. It generates a concise summary of the changes, high‑level quality feedback, and targeted line‑by‑line comments, mimicking the insight you’d expect from a teammate. The service is free for public projects and offers a 14‑day trial for private repos before a paid plan is required.
How it works
When a PR is opened, Sourcery sends the diff to trusted LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic) and returns AI‑driven suggestions. Code snippets are never stored longer than 30 days and are excluded from model training. In addition to PR reviews, the tool integrates with popular IDEs—VS Code, PyCharm, Sublime, Vim—providing real‑time assistance such as test generation, docstring creation, and readability optimizations. Teams can adopt Sourcery quickly by adding it to a repo, gaining immediate feedback that speeds up development velocity while maintaining high code quality.
Highlights
Automated PR reviews with summary, high‑level feedback, and line‑by‑line suggestions
IDE integrations for real‑time code assistance across multiple editors
Supports any GitHub repository; free for public projects
Privacy‑focused: code not stored beyond 30 days and not used for model training
Pros
- Reduces review turnaround time
- Improves code quality with AI‑generated suggestions
- Free for public repositories
- Works across several popular IDEs
Considerations
- Relies on external LLM APIs, which may add latency
- Private repo usage limited to trial unless a paid plan is purchased
- AI suggestions often need human validation
- Currently limited to GitHub pull requests
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Fit guide
Great for
- Open‑source maintainers seeking faster PR feedback
- Small teams wanting to augment code reviews without extra headcount
- Developers who need instant IDE assistance for refactoring and testing
- Projects aiming to improve code consistency across contributors
Not ideal when
- Enterprises requiring on‑premise AI without external data transfer
- Teams using non‑GitHub version control systems
- Projects with strict zero‑data‑retention policies beyond 30 days
- Workflows that cannot accommodate AI‑generated suggestions
How teams use it
Accelerate onboarding
New contributors receive immediate feedback on their first PRs, reducing mentorship load
Maintain code quality in fast‑moving repos
Automated reviews catch style and performance issues before merge, keeping the codebase clean
Add missing tests and docs
IDE assistant suggests unit tests and docstrings, increasing coverage without manual effort
Refactor legacy code
AI highlights readability improvements, helping teams modernize older modules safely
Frequently asked questions
How does Sourcery handle code privacy?
It sends only PR diffs to the LLM providers, does not store code longer than 30 days, and does not use it to train AI models.
Is Sourcery free?
Yes for public repositories. Private repos have a 14‑day free trial, after which a Team or Pro plan is required.
Which IDEs are supported?
Current integrations include PyCharm, VS Code, Sublime, and Vim, with more coming soon.
Does Sourcery work with non‑GitHub platforms?
At present it reviews pull requests on GitHub only.
Can I customize the review rules?
Sourcery provides AI‑generated feedback; custom rule configuration is not currently offered.
Project at a glance
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