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GitHub is Niteshift’s primary surface. The Niteshift GitHub App grants repository access and lets you trigger tasks from PR comments, with results posted back as check runs and comments on the PR.

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Setup

1

Install the GitHub App

From the setup page (or niteshift.dev on first sign-in), install the Niteshift GitHub App on your account or organization.
2

Choose repositories

Pick All repositories or select specific ones. Niteshift only sees repositories you grant.
3

Re-manage access later

Open your GitHub organization settings to add or remove repositories at any time. The Niteshift dashboard reflects the new list immediately.

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How to use

Comment /niteshift on any pull request you authored to start a task scoped to that PR. Only the PR author can trigger /niteshift commands. 
/niteshift fix the failing tests
Niteshift checks out the PR branch and uses it for any commits the agent pushes; tasks don’t open a new branch. The prompt includes the PR title, body, and diff, and autofix activates automatically so the agent addresses CI failures and review comments as part of its work. A bare /niteshift with no prompt runs autofix against the PR’s current state. If a task is already running on the PR, a second /niteshift routes to the same task: your prompt becomes a follow-up message, or a bare /niteshift re-triggers autofix.
See Autofix for how Niteshift iterates on CI failures and review comments automatically.

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What you receive

The trigger comment gets reactions as the task progresses:
  • 👀: command detected
  • 🚀: task started
  • 👎: failed to start
Niteshift then posts:
  • A reply comment with a link to the task workspace
  • A check run named Niteshift Fixes with results
  • Commits pushed back to the PR branch when the agent finishes
Niteshift uses a stop hook that asks the agent to commit changes when it finishes. PRs respect your repository’s PR preference (defaults to draft). If you want code review bots like CodeRabbit, Cursor Bugbot, Codex Review, or Claude Code Review to fire on every push so autofix can iterate on their feedback, switch the preference to ready. Most of these bots skip drafts. You can opt into auto-archiving the task when the PR closes from your user preferences. It’s off by default.