General settings
Auto archive Slack Channels
In the settings of your app, you can choose to automatically archive the Slack channel that has been created when you merge or close the pull request.
Archiving a Slack channel automatically is a premium feature. You will need a trial or a paid plan to activate this feature.
Receive a summary of pull request checks
When all checks have finished, Axolo will send a recap in each PR channel if enabled (not available on the GitLab integration for now, only for GitHub).
Set the maximum number of reviewers to invite while requesting a team as a reviewer
By default, Axolo will invite a maximum of four engineers if you request a GitHub team or GitLab sub-group as a reviewer.
We recommend keeping this number low (~3). Inviting too many people in channels creates unnecessary notifications and harms your team's mental load and productivity.
Public or private pull request channels
You can set up Axolo to create private pull request channels instead of the public in your Slack workspace.
Private Channels
Here is a table summarizing the pros and cons of having private channels for your pull requests:
| Private channel Pros | Private channel Cons | |
|---|---|---|
| History | No pull request channels cluttering your history | You cannot access Slack channels once merged (but everything stays in GitHub/GitLab) |
| Visibility | Pull requests stay private between creator, assignees, and reviewers | The rest of the team cannot jump into the conversation without being invited |
Edit the name of pull request channels
By default, the name of your channel will be _[draft]_pr_[repository_name]_[pull_request_title]. _mr replaces _pr for GitLab users.
You can change the way Axolo names your channel in your settings. You have access to specific variables:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| [draft] | Insert 'draft' or nothing depending on the PR state |
| [pull_request_title] | Slugified name of the pull request |
| [branch_name] | Name of the pull request branch |
| [pull_request_number] | Number of the pull request |
| [repository_name] | Repository name of the pull request |
See some examples below based upon this pull request:
| Setting | Example |
|---|---|
| _[draft]_pr_[repository_name]_[branch_name] | _pr_freeCodeCamp_naomi_lgbt_feat_certification_qr |
| _[draft]_pr_[pull_request_title] | _pr_feat_certification_qr |
| _[draft]_pr_[repository_name]_[pull_request_number] | _pr_freeCodeCamp_47254 |
By default, you need at least [pull_request_number] or [pull_request_title] to avoid having the same name.
Enable bots in Axolo
By default, Axolo will:
- Not open Slack channels when a bot opens a new pull request,
- Not send a notification in Slack if a bot comments on a pull request,
- Not send a notification in Slack if a bot reviews a pull request.
But you can enable bots to act as normal users with this setting.
Special workflows
Automatically leave a channel after approval
You can set up Axolo to automatically leave a channel if you approve a pull request. This will prevent you from staying in channels that do not need your attention, but you won't be notified if something new happens in the channel or if the author pushes new commits.
If you have specific requests concerning new workflows, please chat with us!