No marketing BS. Just a tool that saves you 2-3 hours/month on releases.
Facts only. No exaggeration.
Reads your commit messages, sends them to GPT-4, generates human-readable summaries.
Reviews PRs for security, performance, and quality issues. Posts comments directly on Azure DevOps.
Automatically calculates semantic versions based on commit analysis.
Can trigger your existing deployment scripts after release.
Sends release summaries to Slack/Teams webhooks.
Saves approximately 2-3 hours per month on release management tasks.
Simple setup. Real results.
Go to openai.com, pay $5, get API key
sk-abc123xyz...
GitHub Actions:
- uses: Geppix140269/release-pilot@v1
with:
openai-api-key: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
GOOD: fix: user authentication timeout BAD: fixed stuff
AI reads commits, generates notes, creates release
Takes about 30 secondsPlus ~$0.002 per release for OpenAI API
What most people need
For teams using Azure DevOps
With AI Code Review
Same thing + promises
No BS metrics
| Feature | ReleasePilot | Semantic Release | CodeRabbit | Do It Yourself |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI-Powered | Yes (GPT-4) | No | Yes | Your brain |
| Price | $19-199/mo | Free | $30/mo | Your time |
| Setup Time | 5 minutes | 30 minutes | 10 minutes | 0 minutes |
| Code Review | Yes (Azure) | No | Yes | No |
| Release Notes | AI Generated | Template | No | Manual |
| Best For | Lazy developers | Config lovers | Code quality | Control freaks |
No. It's just a tool that writes release notes faster.
We don't read source code, only commit messages. OpenAI sees these.
Always review before publishing. AI isn't perfect.
If you spend >2 hours/month on release notes, probably yes.
Free tools need more setup and don't use AI. You pay for convenience.
Yes. No contracts. Cancel in Stripe dashboard.
You need an OpenAI key ($5), but we have a 7-day trial
No credit card for GitHub Action. Card needed for Azure DevOps.