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GitHub "Lines Viewed" extension to keep you sane reviewing long AI PRs

GitHub "Lines Viewed" extension to keep you sane reviewing long AI PRs

by somesortofthing·Feb 13, 2026·40 points·43 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemCozy

Tiny, well-scoped tool solving a real PR review friction point in AI era.

Strengths
  • •Runs fully local with zero API calls; respects GitHub light/dark theme seamlessly.
  • •Smart UX: splits insertions/deletions by default but mergeable in settings.
  • •Designed as a native GitHub UI element—feels like built-in functionality.
Weaknesses
  • •Scope is narrow: a micro-improvement to GitHub's existing progress tracking.
  • •No evidence of significant traction (1 user rating visible); niche use case.
Target Audience

Code reviewers, developers reviewing large AI-generated pull requests

Similar To

GitHub PR Tool · Commit Streak · Autoviewed

Post Description

I was frustrated with how bad a signal of progress through a big PR "Files viewed" was, so I made a "Lines viewed" indicator to complement it.

Designed to look like a stock Github UI element - even respects light/dark theme. Runs fully locally, no API calls.

Splits insertions and deletions by default, but you can also merge them into a single "lines" figure in the settings.

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