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Sweep
1AI 2agent 3turns 4issues 5into 6PRs
the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
Maintained by sweepai, an independent open-source project.
W2
What
An agent that reads GitHub issues, plans changes, and opens pull requests it iterates on with CI.
W3
Where
Runs as a GitHub app integrated with your repositories.
W4
When
Reach for it when you want small, well-scoped fixes handled directly on GitHub.
W5
Why
Automates the issue-to-PR loop with self-review against CI.
W6
With
GitHub repository integration and LLM API access.
W7
Watch
Small team; the bot needs repository write access to open and update pull requests. Review the current license; focus later shifted toward JetBrains tooling.
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