Integration · GitHub

Compliance analysis on pull requests, inside your review flow.

Pull requests are where product behavior changes. Lawcel meets your team there with automatic classification and a clear signal when legal documents may need attention.

What Lawcel does with GitHub

GitHub App installation

Install the Lawcel GitHub App on your org, choose which repositories to monitor, and webhooks start flowing without custom infrastructure on your side.

PR lifecycle coverage

Analysis runs on opened, edited, synchronized, and ready-for-review events. Merged and closed states are tracked so cases reflect what actually shipped.

Draft PR control

Per-org ingestion settings let you skip draft pull requests by default and pick them up when marked ready for review - less noise during early WIP.

Optional bot comments

When enabled (Starter plan and above), Lawcel can post classification summaries on the pull request. Toggle GitHub, Linear, and Jira independently under Settings → Bot comments.

Diff-aware analysis

Lawcel extracts signal from PR descriptions and code diffs, classifies against your legal profile, and opens cases when material compliance impact is detected.

No merge gate

Lawcel does not block merges or deployments. It surfaces impact and routes work to legal review - your team decides how and when to act.

How it works

From pull request to compliance case

Engineering ships through pull requests. Lawcel listens on connected repos and analyzes each meaningful update against your legal profile and document library.

When classification indicates material impact, a case opens with reasoning, taxonomy tags, and suggested document patches - ready for legal review inside Lawcel.

Install and select repos

Connect via the GitHub App from your Lawcel dashboard. Pick the repositories where product changes should trigger compliance analysis.

Webhook-driven analysis

Each qualifying PR event triggers extraction, taxonomy classification, and risk scoring. Timing depends on webhook delivery and queue load.

Feedback where you work

Optionally post bot comments on the PR with scores and next steps. High-impact work also appears as cases for structured legal review.

FAQ

No. The GitHub App delivers webhooks directly to Lawcel. You do not need to add steps to your pipeline or configure status checks.
Yes. During installation you select repositories. You can adjust repo access through GitHub App settings and reconnect from Lawcel if your scope changes.
By default, draft PRs are skipped until marked ready for review. Admins can enable draft analysis per org under ingestion settings if early signal is useful.
The app needs read access to pull requests and metadata on selected repositories, plus permission to post comments when bot comments are enabled.
Bot comments are available from the Starter plan upward. The Free plan includes one connector and webhook analysis but not bot comments - see pricing for limits.

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