How to Use OpenClaw with GitHub — PR Reviews & Issues

I do code reviews every day. Without OpenClaw's GitHub integration, that would mean constantly context-switching between Slack and GitHub. With it, PRs get reviewed automatically and I only get pulled in for the complex decisions. Here's how to set it up.

Get a GitHub Personal Access Token

Go to GitHub Settings > Developer Settings > Personal Access Tokens > Fine-grained Tokens. Create a token with:

• Repository access: Selected repositories (only what you need)
• Permissions: Contents (read), Issues (read/write), Pull requests (read/write)

openclaw config set integrations.github.token ghp_YOUR_TOKEN
openclaw config set integrations.github.defaultOrg your-org

Install the GitHub Skill

openclaw skill install github

Basic GitHub Commands

Once connected, ask your agent:

• "What are the open PRs on my-repo?"
• "Review the latest PR on my-repo and flag any issues"
• "What issues are assigned to me across my repositories?"
• "Did the CI pass on the last commit to main?"

Automated PR Review

Add this to your HEARTBEAT.md:

## Scheduled Tasks
- Every hour during working hours (9am-6pm IST), check for new PRs on my repos
  - If a new PR is found, do a code review and post a summary as a PR comment
  - Flag any: security issues, missing tests, code style violations
  - Post the review summary to #saas Slack channel

Issue Triage

## Issue Monitoring
- Every morning, check for new issues on my-repo
  - Label them based on content (bug, feature, question, documentation)
  - Assign priority based on issue content
  - Post a triage summary to Slack

CI Monitoring

openclaw cron add "*/15 * * * *" "check GitHub CI status on my-repo main branch, notify on failure" --name hex-ci-monitor

Example: Automated PR Summary

When someone opens a PR, OpenClaw can:

1. Fetch the diff from GitHub API
2. Analyze changed files and describe what changed
3. Check for common issues (missing tests, security patterns)
4. Post a structured review comment
5. Notify the team in Slack

The OpenClaw Playbook has a full developer automation chapter with real workflows for teams — PR review templates, issue tracking integrations, and release note generation.