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Aug 13, 2025

GitHub Integration Released

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Chukwuma Ebube

Aug 13, 2025

✨ New Features

🔧 GitHub App Integration

  • One-Click Setup: Easy GitHub App installation for your account or organization

  • Secure Authentication: OAuth-based authentication with proper permissions

  • Repository Access: Connect to any repository your GitHub App has access to

  • Webhook Security: Secure signature verification for all GitHub events

📋 Feedback-to-Issue Linking

  • Create GitHub Issues: Convert Saylo feedback directly into GitHub issues

  • Link Existing Issues: Connect feedback to existing GitHub issues

  • Automatic Sync: Real-time status updates when issues change

  • Smart Notifications: Email upvoters when linked issues update

🔄 Automatic Status Synchronization

  • Issue State Mapping: GitHub issue states automatically update feedback status

    • opened/reopened → "In Progress"

    • closed → "Completed"

  • Bidirectional Sync: Changes in GitHub reflect immediately in Saylo

  • Status Tracking: Keep track of all linked issues and their current states

📊 Changelog Automation

  • AI-Powered Generation: Automatically generate changelogs from GitHub commits

  • Semantic Analysis: AI analyzes commit messages to create meaningful changelog entries

  • Version Suggestions: Smart version number suggestions based on commit types

  • Auto-Publish Options: Choose between automatic publishing or draft review

�� Key Capabilities

  • Issue Management: Create and link GitHub issues with feedback content and metadata

  • Label Integration: Automatically apply relevant labels from feedback tags

  • Cross-Reference Links: Include Saylo feedback links in GitHub issue descriptions

  • Notification System: Email upvoters, Slack, and Discord notifications when issues change

  • Webhook Integration: Real-time synchronization via secure GitHub webhooks

  • API Integration: Full REST API for GitHub integration management

🚀 Getting Started

Setting Up GitHub Integration

  1. Navigate to Settings → Integrations in your dashboard

  2. Click "Install on GitHub" in the GitHub card

  3. Complete the GitHub App installation for your account/organization

  4. Configure your default repository and auto-create settings

  5. Start linking feedback to GitHub issues!

Creating GitHub Issues from Feedback

  1. Open any feedback post in your dashboard

  2. Click the dropdown menu in the top-right corner

  3. Select "Create GitHub Issue" or "Link GitHub Issue"

  4. Choose your repository and configure the issue

  5. The issue will be created and automatically linked

Changelog Automation

  1. Your GitHub commits are automatically analyzed

  2. AI generates changelog content from commit messages

  3. Choose to auto-publish or review as drafts

  4. Changelogs appear on your public hub automatically

📈 Benefits

  • Streamlined Workflow: No more manual copying between systems

  • Real-time Updates: Always know the current status of feedback

  • Better Tracking: Link feedback to actual development work

  • Automated Documentation: Generate changelogs without manual effort

  • User Communication: Keep users informed about their feedback status


Ready to streamline your development workflow? Set up GitHub integration today and start connecting your feedback to your development process!

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