pr-lens

Name: pr-lens Review
Item: pr-lens
Rating: 2.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Data & Analytics Usable

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Reduces code review friction by visualizing PR impact through automated architecture diagrams, enabling reviewers to assess scope and risk faster without man…

Review code 100X faster. Lens draws every PR as animated architecture and data-flow diagrams, inside the pull request itself. Use it as a GitHub App, GitHub Action, CLI, or a skill for your coding agent

Generate animated architecture diagrams automatically when pull requests are opened
Visualize data flow changes across services to catch integration issues early
Review complex code changes 100X faster using visual architecture diagrams

1,213 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces code review friction by visualizing PR impact through automated architecture diagrams, enabling reviewers to assess scope and risk faster without manually tracing changes across files.

Best for

Engineering teams using GitHub who need to accelerate code review cycles and improve review quality for complex PRs.

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Source

https://github.com/coldteadotai/pr-lens

By coldteadotai

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install coldteadotai/pr-lens

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First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me generate animated architecture diagrams automatically when pull requests are opened

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars1,213Contributors3Last updated2026-09-16LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-09-17 · scanner v1

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Discussed on Hacker News

Show HN: Turn every PR into animated architecture diagrams (open-source) — Hacker News · 6 pts

1 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 33 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score2.75 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedAug 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 33 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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