Changelog
Keep track of the latest features, improvements, and fixes in cubic.
Linear integration (beta)
We’ve added a new integration with Linear, now available in beta. This connects your issue tracker to cubic for better context in AI reviews and PRs.
Key features:
- Context for AI reviews: Include details from linked Linear issues to help the AI understand requirements.
- PR descriptions from issues: Generate pull request descriptions based on linked Linear tasks.
- Settings controls: Toggle these options in your integration settings after connecting your Linear workspace.
Since this is in beta, we’d appreciate any feedback to help us improve it. You can set it up in your integration settings.
@file support in AI chat
When using AI chat in a cubic PR, you can now tag specific files to give the AI extra context. Just type @ and select the file you want to include. The AI will use these files to give you more relevant answers.
Configurable PR approval
A long-requested request from cubic power-users is to allow automatic approval of pull requests without detected issues.
This is especially useful for teams who want to allow low-risk PRs to be merged without waiting for AI reviews.
Now, this behavior is fully configurable in your AI review settings. By default, cubic will only comment on PRs with identified issues, ensuring branch protection rules always apply.
However, you can configure cubic to automatically approve PRs without issues. You can enable this in the AI review settings.
Architecture diagrams
Pull requests now contain AI-generated diagrams of the code changes, so you can quickly visualize how your code changes fit together.
The diagrams are automatically generated on every PR and updated on new commits. You can click, zoom, and explore them to get a clear view of what’s changing.
Here’s what it looks like:
Better help for cubic interactions
Tagging @cubic-dev-ai in any PR or PR comment without instructions now prompts cubic to respond with a helpful list of available actions. cubic shows you what it can do, including answering questions about the code, running AI reviews, and other available commands.
Works with: @cubic-dev-ai, @cubic-dev-ai help, @cubic-dev-ai ?, or any unclear request.
Automatic free access for public repositories
cubic is now automatically free for all public repositories! No need to contact us or apply for open source access – simply install cubic on your public repositories and start using all features immediately at no cost.
Role-based access control for team management
We’ve introduced role-based access control to give teams better control over who can manage their cubic subscription and team settings. Every team member now has one of two roles: Admin or Member.
What admins can do:
- Manage seat assignments for team members
- Promote members to admin or demote admins to members
- Toggle auto-assign settings for new GitHub organization members
- Access billing and subscription management
What members can do:
- Use all cubic features (AI reviews, PR management, analytics)
- View team settings and subscription status
- Everything except managing seats and roles
Key safeguards:
- The first user who creates an installation automatically becomes an admin
- You cannot remove your own admin role (prevents accidental lockout)
- At least one admin is always required per installation
- Bot accounts (like Devin) are automatically assigned the member role and cannot be promoted to admin
Important migration note: To ensure no disruption to existing teams, all current users have been automatically set as admins. You can adjust roles as needed in your subscription settings.
Learn more about team roles and permissions in our documentation.
Understand code faster with AI diagrams and navigation
The AI sidebar in cubic became more powerful. Until now, you could only ask it questions and ask it to run AI reviews. It’s now easier to understand code with visual aids and smart navigation.
- Ask it to draw or visualize something, and it will create a diagram - useful for data flows or system design
- Ask it to show you where something is implemented - it will navigate you to the file or lines and highlight the relevant code. Helpful when reviewing code and need to find something quickly
Tagging cubic in comments to ask questions and trigger AI reviews
Until now, cubic would review your PR when you first opened it, but you couldn’t ask follow ups. It’s now easier to interact with cubic throughout your PR review process.
- Tag @cubic-dev-ai in any PR comment to ask questions about code, design, or implementation
- Re-trigger AI reviews by tagging @cubic-dev-ai after making changes
- Get clarification on specific AI suggestions by replying to them
- Provide feedback on AI reviews to help improve future suggestions
Introducing cubic’s free plan
The barrier to getting started with AI-powered code reviews is gone. cubic is now completely free to use for every developer, with no subscriptions, trials, or credit cards required.
What’s free:
- Unlimited platform access - Browse, review, and manage all your pull requests
- 10 AI reviews per month - Get intelligent feedback on your most important PRs
- Full analytics & insights - Track your team’s progress and code quality trends
- All premium features - Stacked PRs, smart notifications, and advanced diff tools
Smart quota management: Your AI review comments now show exactly how many free reviews you have remaining this month, with a seamless upgrade path when you’re ready to scale.
This isn’t a limited trial—it’s cubic’s full platform, designed to help every developer write better code. Start using cubic today for your side projects, open source work, or to evaluate it for your team. When you need unlimited AI reviews, upgrading takes just one click.
Only review the files you care about
Previously you could configure files and directories that cubic’s AI reviewer should ignore. Now, you can also tell cubic to run AI reviews on just the files or directories you specify, instead of the whole repository. This helps you avoid noise from generated files, dependencies, or folders outside your team’s responsibility.
Set up include patterns in your repository’s AI review settings. For example, you might review only src/** or apps/frontend/**. Exclude patterns let you skip files or folders you never want reviewed, such as dist/** or node_modules/**. Include and exclude patterns work together, giving you precise control over which files are checked. The AI pattern generator can help you write complex patterns if needed.
Improved AI review feedback deduplication
Pull request comments could be repetitive when similar issues appeared across files or rules. We’ve improved how cubic’s AI review deduplicates comments across all rules and files, making feedback more concise and less noisy.
Keyboard navigation for GIF picker
Selecting and inserting GIFs was previously only possible with a mouse, slowing down comment workflows. It’s now easier to browse and add GIFs using just the keyboard.
Tip: When writing a comment, press ⌘⇧G (mac) or Ctrl⇧G (Windows) to open the GIF picker.
AI memory and learnings
Managing the AI’s understanding of your codebase was difficult without visibility or control over its learnings. It’s now easier to review and manage all feedback shaping the AI, in the AI review settings.
You can now:
- View all feedback incorporated into the AI’s memory, grouped by rule.
- Edit or remove learnings to keep the AI’s knowledge accurate.
- See actionable summaries and original feedback for each learning.
- Edit with keyboard shortcuts and confirm deletions in an accessible UI.
AI-powered glob pattern wizard
Writing glob patterns for custom rules required manual syntax and could be error-prone. It’s now easier to generate glob patterns using plain English.
To use it:
- Open the custom rule editor.
- Click the wand icon next to the “Only run on” or “Never run on” fields.
- Describe file inclusions or exclusions in natural language.
- AI generates the corresponding glob patterns.
- Preview and apply patterns with one click.
One-click AI suggested fixes
Applying AI-identified fixes required manual code changes. It’s now easier to apply highly confident AI suggestions with a single click.
- Suggested fixes available directly in GitHub or cubic.
- Recommendations appear only for high-confidence suggestions.
Full rebrand completed: cubic
We’ve fully transitioned from mrge to cubic. Expect to see our new name across the app, documentation, GitHub, and Slack.
Same powerful tool, clearer identity.
Better sidebar chat
Manually trigger AI reviews directly from the sidebar for instant feedback on any PR:
- Start AI reviews without leaving the cubic interface.
- Get immediate insights on code changes and potential issues.
- Streamlined workflow for on-demand code analysis.
Run checks on PRs whenever you need them—no waiting required.
Improved pricing and subscription management
We’ve simplified managing your seats and billing:
- Quickly select developer seats with instant pricing updates.
- Clearly see savings for annual plans (20% discount).
- Instantly toggle seats on or off with real-time updates.
- Automatically sync seat assignments with GitHub access to avoid errors.
Always know exactly what you’re paying—seat management is effortless and transparent.
Customizable AI review sensitivity
You can now tailor AI feedback to fit your team’s workflow:
- Low: Minimal noise, only critical issues flagged.
- Medium: Balanced insights (default setting).
- High: Thorough checks for style, best practices, and potential issues.
Set your preferred level per repository and changes apply immediately.
Receive just the right amount of feedback to match your quality standards.
New insights & analytics dashboard
Gain clarity on your team’s performance:
- Merge speed: Quickly view median merge times.
- Issue tracking: Track fixes driven by cubic’s suggestions.
- Critical issues feed: Direct links to recently identified high-priority issues.
- Team statistics: Monitor review activity and trends over time.
- Flexible reporting: Preset and custom date range options.
Clearly understand cubic’s impact on your workflow and quality.
Trigger AI reviews with GitHub @mentions
Request instant AI reviews anytime directly from GitHub:
@cubic-dev-ai review this PR
Receive immediate feedback without waiting for the scheduled cycle.
Instant AI assistance whenever you need it.