# I built an AI priority inbox for GitHub pull requests — and went BYOK instead of running my own AI backend

> Source: <https://dev.to/projekta2/i-built-an-ai-priority-inbox-for-github-pull-requests-and-went-byok-instead-of-running-my-own-ai-19ij>
> Published: 2026-06-20 15:32:36+00:00

GitHub shows your pull requests in whatever order they happened to be opened — not in the order they actually need your attention. A one-line typo fix and a PR touching authentication code get exactly the same visual weight in your inbox. Multiply that across a dozen open PRs and you spend more time deciding what to look at than actually reviewing.

PR Focus is a Chrome extension (Manifest V3) that sits on top of GitHub's PR pages. It combines three signals into a single priority queue:

Each PR also gets a plain-English summary generated from the actual diff (not the title someone wrote at 11pm), and you can generate an approve / request-changes draft review in one click, edit it, and send — without leaving the extension.

This was the decision I spent the most time on. Running my own AI backend would have meant:

Going BYOK (bring your own key — OpenAI, Groq, Mistral, or a local Ollama instance) flips both of those:

`chrome.storage.local`

. There's no server of mine in the path — PR diffs only ever go to the AI provider you explicitly configure.Free tier: multi-account GitHub switching, PR sorting/export, stale-PR notifications.

PRO ($9.50 one-time, currently 50% off the $19 regular price): AI summaries, risk scoring, one-click draft reviews, full stats history, AI-based priority sorting. No subscription — pay once, own it.

Currently solo-maintained, iterating on feedback from the first wave of GitHub stars and a community-contributed PR that got merged — which, honestly, felt like a bigger validation moment than any launch metric so far. Performance-regression detection and broader language support (Python, Go) are next on the roadmap.

Try it: [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pr-focus-ai-pro/ememaiabefeojkccjclglcmbjmdpnaoe](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/pr-focus-ai-pro/ememaiabefeojkccjclglcmbjmdpnaoe)

Landing + demo: [https://projekta2.github.io/pr-focus-landing/](https://projekta2.github.io/pr-focus-landing/)

Feedback welcome — especially from anyone who's built browser extensions against the GitHub API, or who has opinions on BYOK UX.