Mergewarden

io.github.sjh9714Published by GitHub account sjh9714v0.9.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Check whether a coding agent's changes stayed inside the scope it was given.

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Overview

AI-generated overview

MergeWarden checks whether a coding agent's changes stayed within their assigned scope, and flags pull requests that need context before review.

What you can do
Check whether a coding agent's changes stayed inside the scope it was given, using deterministic rules rather than a language model. Flag pull requests missing linked issues, with thin descriptions, skipped templates, or oversized changes. Run a detailed risk scan on a pull request covering workflow permissions, agent instruction files, untrusted prompt inputs and install scripts. Report incomplete evidence as incomplete rather than as a pass.
When to use it
Useful when reviewing pull requests from coding agents or outside contributors and you want a quick, rule-based check of scope and review readiness before reading code. Also suited to spotting risky changes to CI workflows, agent instruction files or package install scripts.
Requirements
Runs as a local npm package over stdio. The README's CLI examples use a GH_TOKEN environment variable for a larger authenticated queue; the manifest declares no authentication or environment variables. Network access to the public GitHub API is needed.
Before you install
The README calls it an experimental tool whose review-time savings are not demonstrated, and says product expansion is on hold. The Action example requests pull-requests write permission and can post or update a comment on pull requests. It reads public GitHub metadata and templates; it does not execute pull-request code.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Mergewarden in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

MergeWarden

[Release] [CI] [MergeWarden] [License]

See which pull requests need context before code review.

Paste a public GitHub repository. MergeWarden surfaces missing issue links, thin descriptions, skipped templates, and oversized changes. No login. No AI.

This is an experimental tool. Review-time savings and repeat maintainer use have not been demonstrated. Product expansion is on hold; see the roadmap and evidence limits.

Review a public repository

Open the public review queue

The getting started guide explains queue states, detailed PR results, and the Action install path.

Paste owner/repository or a full GitHub repository URL. The browser reads the latest thirty open pull request summaries, removes trusted repository roles, base repository branches, and known maintenance automation, then loads details for at most ten external pull requests.

Rows are ordered by deterministic facts a maintainer would otherwise check before reading code.

FactWhat it means
No linked issueThe body has no issue number, issue URL, or closing keyword
Thin descriptionThe body has fewer than 80 characters of prose
Template unusedThe repository has a visible PR template structure that the body did not keep
OversizedThe change exceeds 50 files or 1,500 changed lines

First contribution is shown as context and never used as a score. MergeWarden does not call a contribution spam, low quality, or AI generated. It never closes, labels, scores, or comments on a pull request.

The queue uses public metadata and the base branch pull request template. It does not fetch changed file contents, execute code, use a backend, or store the target.

For a larger authenticated queue, use the CLI.

bash
GH_TOKEN=... npx --yes [email protected] triage owner/repository

Run the detailed PR risk scan

The same page accepts a full pull request URL or owner/repository#number. Every queue row links to this detailed scan.

The detailed scan checks four security boundaries.

CheckWhat deserves review
Workflow permissionsA workflow gains write access, uses a dangerous trigger, or depends on a moving Action reference
Agent instructionsA PR changes AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, .mcp.json, or another file that steers coding agents
Untrusted prompt inputsPull request text reaches an agent prompt in a workflow
Install scriptsA package manifest adds or changes install-time lifecycle code

The configuration reference lists every deterministic rule and severity.

Run the same scan from a terminal without cloning the target repository.

bash
npx --yes [email protected] scan https://github.com/owner/repository/pull/123

Add the Action

The Action automates the detailed PR risk check. It does not order the review queue.

Create .github/workflows/mergewarden.yml.

yaml
name: MergeWarden PR Risk Check
on:  pull_request:
permissions:  contents: read  pull-requests: write
jobs:  mergewarden:    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    steps:      - uses: sjh9714/[email protected]        with:          comment: auto

comment: auto stays quiet when there is nothing actionable and updates one comment when a finding needs attention. Existing Action defaults are unchanged.

For an immutable install, pin the release commit.

MergeWarden does not publish or recommend a mutable v0 tag.

yaml
- uses: sjh9714/mergewarden@d63b4fc8c09c540375f039ecd30d2fce56abf31f

Safety boundaries

  • The web app talks directly to the public GitHub API and has no telemetry.
  • The queue reads metadata and templates at each PR's exact base commit. The detailed scan reads only the files required by deterministic rules.
  • No checkout. MergeWarden does not execute pull-request code in the web app or Action.
  • Policy comes from the exact base commit, never the untrusted PR head.
  • Analysis never calls a language model.
  • Incomplete evidence is reported as incomplete and never presented as a pass.
  • Browser sample limits are explicit: reaching 30 summaries or leaving external PRs beyond the ten-detail limit does not produce a complete queue.

Read the security model and evidence model for the full trust boundary.

Evidence and advanced interfaces

Does triage help? records the existing queue measurement and its main limit. It measured whether rows discriminate, not whether maintainers save time. The current web queue remains a product experiment until maintainers confirm that value.

The documentation index includes configuration, Action and CLI references, coding-tool integrations, reproducible studies, and the MCP server.

Contributing

bash
pnpm install --frozen-lockfilepnpm buildpnpm testpnpm typecheckpnpm lintpnpm format:check

Every new rule needs a passing fixture, a failing fixture, and a report snapshot. See the contribution guide.

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License

MIT

Source: README.md at commit aba7262

Tools

0
SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

1
  1. v0.9.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

50% of the applicable checks met

How complete this listing is, computed from the registry entry, the endpoint and public sources. Not a rating of the server and not a statement that it is safe or working today: reachability is a dated check, and no installs or reviews go into the score.

  • Reached in the last 30 days25 pts

    Keep the endpoint answering the MCP handshake; SourceWeft probes it every 30 days.

  • Auth declared10 pts

    Declare the credential headers in the registry entry, or keep the endpoint answering the probe so its auth can be classified.

  • Tools listed15 pts

    Answer tools/list without a credential, or ship a package that starts in a sandbox without one.

  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts
  • License10 pts