AI in code review for PHP/Laravel: diff summaries without skipping the diff
How technical leads use AI to summarize PRs and spot common issues — while keeping human review for security, queries, and architectural trade-offs.
AI helps me re-enter context on large PRs: summarize changed files, flag missing tests, suggest doc updates. It does not approve merges. I still read SQL, authorization changes, and migration files line by line.
Useful prompts reference your standards: “Check for N+1 in Eloquent changes,” “Flag raw user input in queries,” “List breaking API changes.” Generic “review this PR” produces generic noise.
For teams I lead, AI lowers the cost of first-pass feedback so humans focus on design. Juniors get faster comments on style and tests; seniors own architecture.
This workflow scales consulting engagements (Aubay-style) where context switching is expensive — without lowering the bar for production.