How It Works

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Technical Architecture • Deep Dive

Under the Hood: The Four-Stage Review Engine

For engineers and security teams who want to inspect the exact cryptographic checks, Tree-sitter AST queries, and quota-smart relational context assembly.

STAGE 01STAGE 02STAGE 03STAGE 04
STAGE 01 • CONNECT

Connect Your Repository

One-click official GitHub App connection

Set up in under a minute with official GitHub App. No servers, no YAML.

Think of GitCaptain like adding an experienced senior engineer into your team’s code reviews. Authorize the official GitHub App with a single click. You choose whether to protect your entire organization or test on just one specific repository.

Under 1-minute setup with zero configuration
Read-only PR access for total security
Zero workflow changes for your team
STAGE 02 • TRIGGER

Developer Opens a PR

Automated GitHub webhook notification

No commands to run. GitHub triggers the review automatically.

Whenever anyone creates or updates a Pull Request, GitHub securely notifies GitCaptain. Only the changed code diff is sent, your full commit history, issues, and main branches remain completely untouched.

Only changed code is scanned &main branches remain untouched
Uses HMAC SHA-256 signatures to confirm authentic GitHub requests
Zero CLI commands or external portals required
STAGE 03 • INSPECT

Isolated RAM Analysis

Zero-persistence Linux RAM sandbox

Runs purely in volatile RAM. 0 bytes written to hard drive.

A secure worker spins up in temporary Linux RAM. It analyzes grammatical syntax structures (not just plain text lines) and queries your own private AI API key (BYOK). Your proprietary code is never stored on disk and never used to train public AI models.

Runs entirely in temporary memory & never saves your code to a hard drive
Understands how your code functions across all files
Uses your private AI key to keep code 100% private and prevent model training
STAGE 04 • REVIEW

Instant GitHub Feedback

Inline suggestions & immediate RAM purge

Clear review comments in GitHub. Memory wiped instantly.

Helpful, line-by-line comments with one-click fix buttons appear directly inside your GitHub Pull Request. The moment the review is dispatched, the temporary Linux RAM worker is unmounted and wiped clean, leaving zero trace.

Apply fixes directly in GitHub with a single click
Memory is wiped clean immediately, leaving zero trace behind
Delivers complete reviews in under two seconds
Ready to Deploy?

Connect Your Repository in Under Two Minutes

Free forever with your own API keys. Keep your code private, secure, and syntax-verified on every pull request.