How to Audit Merged PRs Using Cubyts?

Introduction

This guide explains how to audit merged pull requests (PRs) using the Cubyts. Once a PR is merged, the focus shifts from review to accountability, traceability, and delivery assurance. The Merge PR Audit Log provides an immutable, end-to-end record of what was merged, when it was merged, who was involved, and which governance checks were applied—making it essential for compliance, retrospectives, and predictable delivery.

Prerequisites

• A Git repository integrated with Cubyts (for example, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket)

• PR analysis enabled in Cubyts

• Access to Audit views in the Cubyts workspace

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Understand When PR Auditing Begins

• PR auditing in Cubyts starts after a pull request is merged into the intended destination branch (for example, main or master).

• At this stage, Cubyts captures a retrospective audit record focused on governance outcomes rather than review-time feedback.

Step 2: Open the Merge PR Audit Log

1. Navigate to the Merge PR Audit Log in your Cubyts workspace.

2. This view lists all pull requests merged into the main or master branch.
   
   

Each row represents a completed delivery event captured with full governance context.

Step 3: Review Audit Log Fields

For every merged PR, the audit log displays:

• PR ID and title

• Creation date and merge date

• Deployment status

• Contributors and reviewers

• Total governance checks executed

• Passed checks and failed checks

This view acts as a single source of truth for post-merge governance.

Step 4: Answer Key Governance Questions

Using the audit log, teams can quickly answer questions such as:

• Which PRs failed checks before merge?

• Which PRs were deployed to production?

• How consistently were governance rules enforced across deliveries?

• Who authored and reviewed each change?

This makes the audit log invaluable for governance reviews and delivery assurance.

Step 5: Filter, Search, and Customize the Audit View

• Use filters and search to narrow results by:

  • PR

  • Contributor

  • Reviewer

  • Timeframe

• Customize columns to focus on the most relevant audit attributes.
  
  

These controls make it easy to analyze large volumes of merged PRs efficiently.

Step 6: Drill Down into a Specific Merged PR

• Select a merged PR to open its detailed audit record.

• The detailed view shows a complete snapshot of the PR at merge time, including:

  • Source branch and target branch

  • Open date and merge date

  • Repository details

  • Contributors and reviewers

  • Number of flags present at merge

This data is read-only and immutable, ensuring the audit trail cannot be altered.

Step 7: Use Audit Records for Compliance and Investigation

The detailed audit record clearly establishes:

• Who authored the change

• Who reviewed it

• Under what governance conditions it was merged

This level of traceability is especially valuable for:

• Audit and compliance reviews

• Incident investigations

• Post-release analysis

• Delivery retrospectives
  
  

Using the Merge PR Audit Log Beyond Compliance

• For teams in regulated or high-risk environments, the audit log provides mandatory evidence for compliance.

• For teams without strict compliance needs, it acts as a delivery intelligence layer, offering:

  • Historical visibility into governance rigor

  • Trends in code quality and review discipline

  • Confidence in release readiness

Teams that use code flags primarily as health signals can still rely on the audit log for trend analysis and governance reporting—without requiring daily developer interaction.

Best Practices

• Treat the Merge PR Audit Log as a durable delivery record, not just a report.

• Use filters and trends to identify governance gaps over time.

• Leverage immutable audit records during retrospectives to improve review quality and predictability.

• Combine audit logs with IDE insights and PR analysis for full lifecycle coverage.

Conclusion

The Merge PR Audit Log transforms pull requests from transient review artifacts into lasting delivery records. By preserving governance outcomes, reviewer involvement, and decision context after merge, Cubyts reduces audit effort, shortens investigations, and strengthens delivery predictability—without slowing development. Together with IDE-based analysis and PR reviews, merged PR audits complete the code review lifecycle for transparent, auditable, enterprise-grade software delivery.

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