NeedRead, the PR reviewer that tells you what not to read

Field notes

NeedRead runs when a GitHub pull request opens or its diff changes, then publishes a Check rather than adding another review-comment stream. Its three-way output—MUST READ, REVIEW, and DEFER—covers both code and customer-facing text; the example places a subscription state transition and homepage positioning change alongside generated client output. The site labels its 2,481-to-259-line example illustrative, and describes the product as free during an external alpha.