Roadsman

GitHub App that auto-closes low-signal PRs. Pay to reopen.

Clear the bar with signal, or clear it with a dollar.

What it does

1. Watches pull_request.opened events
2. Runs detection heuristics on title, body, and code patches
3. If flagged: posts a comment with a payment link, then closes the PR
4. If clean: does nothing

Not a moderation platform. Not a jury system. A toll road.

Detection signals

• Emoji in PR title/body
• Emoji in code
• AI boilerplate phrases ("This PR implements...", "Key changes:", "Feel free to...")
• Disproportionately long descriptions for small changes
• Verbose explanatory code comments
• Heavy bullet/numbered list formatting

Threshold is score-based. Single weak signals don't trigger. Combined signals do.

Install

Two clicks:

1. Go to https://github.com/apps/YOUR_APP_NAME/installations/new
2. Select your repos

That's it.

Permissions granted

• Pull requests: Read & write (to comment and close)
• Issues: Read & write (PR comments use the Issues API)
• Metadata: Read

Cannot push code. Cannot read secrets. Cannot delete anything.

Self-hosting

npm install
npm run build
npm start

Required env vars

GITHUB_APP_ID=
GITHUB_PRIVATE_KEY=           # PEM or base64-encoded PEM
GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET=
STRIPE_PAYMENT_LINK_URL=      # Static link, no processing

Optional

REOPEN_FEE_USD=10             # Shown in comment
PORT=3000
DRY_RUN=false                 # true = log only, no actions

Endpoints

• POST /webhook — GitHub webhook receiver
• GET /health — Returns {"status":"ok"}

The contract

If you want a human's time, don't dump slop. If you still want to push slop, drop a buck.

Both are valid. One is cheaper.

License

MIT