Surmado Code Review

Surmado Code Review is an automated code review service designed for teams and individual developers who use GitHub. MD file, which Scout—the tool’s AI agent—helps users create. By automating the first pass of code review, Surmado Code Review aims to catch bugs, enforce coding standards, and identify security issues before human reviewers step in, allowing teams to focus on higher-level architectural and design decisions.

The service integrates directly with GitHub repositories via OAuth, requiring no API keys or YAML configuration. Once connected, it automatically reviews each PR on every commit, providing a summary of changes, highlighting strong patterns, flagging areas that need improvement, and suggesting actionable next steps. Reviews include a human reviewer brief to guide teammates to the most important changes, as well as checks for compliance with data contracts and detection of personally identifiable information (PII) in logs. MD at review time—no code is stored, logged, or used for training AI models. The only persistent data is the review comment posted to the PR within the user’s GitHub repository.

Surmado Code Review is intended for small teams (2–10 members), solo developers, founders who code, and "vibe coders" who want consistent, standards-driven review coverage without waiting on teammates. It currently supports only GitHub and does not support GitLab or Bitbucket. The tool is set up by a single user per account or organization, with unlimited repositories under that account; all contributors to those repos benefit from automated reviews without requiring individual accounts or per-seat setup.

Pricing includes a free tier with up to 10 PRs per month and a standard plan at $15 per month for 100 PRs, with additional top-ups available. There is no per-seat pricing, and a 7-day money-back guarantee is offered. Surmado Code Review positions itself as a cost-effective alternative to other AI code review services, emphasizing custom standards enforcement and actionable feedback.