Welcome to Octiew

December 9, 2025
Octiew Team

Welcome to Octiew

We’re excited to introduce Octiew, an AI-powered code review automation platform designed to eliminate PR bottlenecks and reclaim valuable developer time.

The Problem

Engineering teams lose an average of 4 days per pull request waiting for reviews. This translates to:

  • 3.4 hours per developer per week wasted
  • $25K+ annual cost per developer
  • Frustrated teams and delayed releases

Our Solution

Octiew automates the entire code review workflow:

Smart Reviewer Assignment

Our AI analyzes your codebase and automatically assigns the most qualified reviewers based on:

  • Code ownership patterns
  • Domain expertise
  • Current workload
  • Historical review quality

Intelligent Routing

  • Respects CODEOWNERS files
  • Supports directory and extension patterns
  • Random selection from qualified reviewers
  • Automatic reassignment on decline

Seamless Integration

  • GitHub integration for PR monitoring
  • Slack notifications for instant alerts
  • Accept/decline reviews directly from Slack
  • 5-minute auto-decline timeout

How It Works: The Revolutionary Accept/Decline Process

When a PR is created, Octiew’s intelligent system springs into action:

  1. Analyzes the PR - Reads your CODEOWNERS file and matches changed files to owners
  2. Selects a reviewer - Randomly picks one codeowner (for fair load distribution)
  3. Direct Slack notification - The bot sends a direct message to the selected reviewer
  4. Accept or Decline - Reviewers can respond with one click directly in Slack
  5. Auto-reassignment - If declined or no response in 5 minutes, another codeowner is automatically notified
  6. Never goes stale - The system keeps trying (up to 2x the number of codeowners) until someone accepts

This revolutionary process ensures PRs never go stale and reviewers are never overwhelmed.

Getting Started: Step-by-Step Setup Guide

Setting up Octiew takes less than 5 minutes. Here’s exactly how to do it:

Step 1: Sign Up with GitHub

  1. Visit octiew.com/login
  2. Click “Sign in with GitHub”
  3. Authorize Octiew to access your GitHub profile
  4. You’ll be redirected to your dashboard

Step 2: Create or Join an Organization

Organizations help you manage your team and repositories.

To create a new organization:

  1. On your dashboard, click “Create Organization”
  2. Enter your organization name and description
  3. Click “Create” - you’re now the admin!

To join an existing organization:

  1. Ask your organization admin to invite you
  2. Accept the invitation via email or Slack
  3. You’ll automatically join the organization

Step 3: Subscribe to a Plan

Before connecting services, you’ll need to choose a plan:

  1. Click “View Pricing Plans” on your dashboard
  2. Choose between:
    • Lifetime Pass - One-time payment, unlimited use
    • Per User Monthly - Flexible monthly subscription
  3. Complete the Stripe checkout process
  4. You’ll be redirected back to your dashboard

Note: Only organization admins need to pay. Invited team members use the service for free!

Step 4: Connect Your Slack Account

This enables you to receive PR notifications directly in Slack.

  1. On your dashboard, click “Connect Slack”
  2. Choose your Slack workspace
  3. Authorize Octiew to send you direct messages
  4. You’ll see a confirmation that Slack is connected

Important: Each team member must connect their own Slack account to receive notifications.

Step 5: Install GitHub Repositories (Admin Only)

Organization admins can connect repositories to enable PR monitoring.

  1. Click “Connect Repositories” on your dashboard
  2. You’ll be redirected to GitHub’s installation page
  3. Select which repositories to grant Octiew access to
  4. Click “Install”
  5. You’ll be redirected back to your dashboard

Step 6: Add a CODEOWNERS File

Octiew uses your repository’s CODEOWNERS file to determine who should review each PR.

  1. Create a file named CODEOWNERS in your repository root (or .github/ directory)
  2. Add ownership rules using GitHub’s CODEOWNERS syntax:
# Default owner for everything
* @engineering-team

# Frontend code
/src/frontend/ @frontend-team @alice @bob

# Backend API
/src/api/ @backend-team @charlie

# Database migrations
/migrations/ @database-admin @david

# Documentation
*.md @tech-writer @alice

# Specific file types
*.ts @typescript-experts
*.py @python-team
  1. Commit and push the CODEOWNERS file to your repository

Step 7: Open a Pull Request

That’s it! Now when anyone opens a PR:

  1. Octiew analyzes the changed files
  2. Matches them against your CODEOWNERS patterns
  3. Randomly selects one codeowner from the matched owners
  4. Sends a Slack DM to that person with Accept/Decline buttons
  5. If declined or no response in 5 minutes, automatically picks another codeowner
  6. Keeps trying until someone accepts (up to 2x the number of codeowners)

The selected reviewer becomes the owner of that review - they get direct notifications and can accept or decline with one click.

Why This Prevents Stale PRs

Traditional PR workflows fail because:

  • ❌ Reviewers miss GitHub notifications
  • ❌ No accountability - everyone assumes someone else will review
  • ❌ No automatic follow-up when reviewers are busy
  • ❌ PRs sit for days waiting for acknowledgment

Octiew solves this with:

  • ✅ Direct Slack messages - impossible to miss
  • ✅ Single reviewer assignment - clear ownership and accountability
  • ✅ Accept/Decline buttons - one-click response
  • ✅ 5-minute auto-reassignment - if someone’s busy, we find someone else
  • ✅ Persistent retries - keeps trying until someone accepts
  • ✅ Load balancing - random selection prevents reviewer burnout

Real Results

Teams using Octiew report:

  • 70% faster PR turnaround time
  • 90% reduction in “ping for review” Slack messages
  • Zero stale PRs - every PR gets acknowledged within minutes
  • $25K+ savings per developer annually

Get Started Today

Ready to eliminate PR bottlenecks and save 3.4 hours per week? Sign up now and start automating your code reviews today!

Questions? Reach out to us at octiew@dmt.dev