GitOwl

A Chrome extension that gives you a one-click overview of all pull requests awaiting your review, and your own PRs waiting for feedback.

Features

• To Review — See every open PR where your review has been requested
• My PRs — See all your open PRs with review counts at a glance
• Badge count — The toolbar icon shows how many PRs need your attention
• Click to open — Click any PR to jump straight to it on GitHub
• Privacy-first — Your token stays in your browser, no external servers

Installation

From Chrome Web Store

Manual (Developer Mode)

1. Download or clone this repo
2. Open chrome://extensions in Chrome
3. Enable Developer mode (toggle top-right)
4. Click Load unpacked
5. Select the github-pr-review-extension folder

Quick Start

1. Create a GitHub Personal Access Token with repo scope (or public_repo for public repos only)
2. Click the extension icon in the toolbar → Open Settings
3. Paste your token and click Save
4. Click the extension icon again to see your PRs

Screenshots

How It Works

The extension uses the GitHub GraphQL API to fetch your PR data in a single query:

query {
  reviewRequests: search(query: "is:open is:pr review-requested:@me", type: ISSUE, first: 50) {
    issueCount
    nodes { ... on PullRequest { title url repository { nameWithOwner } createdAt author { login } } }
  }
  myPRs: search(query: "is:open is:pr author:@me -draft:true", type: ISSUE, first: 50) {
    issueCount
    nodes { ... on PullRequest { title url repository { nameWithOwner } createdAt reviews { totalCount } } }
  }
}

Data is fetched only when you open the popup — no background polling, no unnecessary API calls.

Tech Stack

• Chrome Extension Manifest V3
• Vanilla JavaScript (no frameworks)
• GitHub GraphQL API v4
• chrome.storage.sync for token storage

Development

# Generate icons (if editing them)
node scripts/generate-icons.js

Loading the extension

1. Run node scripts/generate-icons.js (icons are pre-generated in the repo)
2. Go to chrome://extensions, enable Developer mode
3. Click Load unpacked and select the project root

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/awesome-thing)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add awesome thing')
4. Push (git push origin feature/awesome-thing)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

MIT