Maige

Automate GitHub issue labels, assignments and reviews with plain-English rules.

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What is Maige?

Maige is a developer tool that automates GitHub issue labels, assignments and reviews with plain-English rules. Open-source GitHub automation that turns plain-English instructions into issue labels, assignments, comments and pull request reviews. Connects to a repository via webhook, indexes the codebase and runs actions in a sandbox.

Maige is open-source infrastructure for running natural language workflows on a codebase. Rather than clicking through GitHub settings or writing YAML conditionals, a maintainer writes short instructions such as 'label .env PRs as needs-approval unless opened by @maintainer' and Maige executes them against incoming issues and pull requests. The homepage frames the product as an AI with the same reach as a human in the GitHub UI: it can label, assign, comment, review code and run small code snippets. Connecting a repository triggers three pieces of setup: a webhook, embeddings of the full codebase and a sandbox environment. The webhook is what lets Maige react the moment an issue or PR appears. The embeddings give it enough context to reason about which part of the project a report touches, which matters for routing bug reports to the right maintainer. The sandbox is where generated code actually runs, so a suggestion can be checked before it reaches the review thread. The design targets open-source maintainers and small engineering teams who are drowning in triage. Large projects on GitHub accumulate unlabeled issues and unreviewed PRs faster than volunteers can sort them, and rule-based bots go stale because nobody updates the config. Natural language rules are cheaper to maintain and easier to hand to a new contributor. The homepage lists Documenso, Nuxt, Highlight.io, Cal.com, Trigger.dev and Precedent among the repositories using it. Compared with general coding assistants that answer questions in an editor, Maige operates on the repository's collaboration layer, which makes it closer to a triage bot than to a chat assistant. Compared with traditional GitHub Actions, the difference is the instruction format: prose instead of workflow files. The project is an open-source experiment from Rubric Labs, so teams that need vendor guarantees should weigh that against the automation it provides.

How do you use Maige?

  1. 1Connect your repository
    Install Maige on the repo you want to automate. The connection creates a webhook, embeddings of the entire codebase and a sandbox environment for running code.
  2. 2Write your first rules
    Describe in plain text what should happen when issues or pull requests are opened. Start with one narrow rule, such as labelling environment file changes for approval.
  3. 3Choose the actions Maige may take
    Decide whether a rule labels, assigns, comments, reviews code or runs a snippet. Keep the first set of actions conservative so you can observe behaviour before expanding.
  4. 4Open a test issue or pull request
    Trigger the workflow with a real issue or PR and confirm the label, assignee or comment appears as intended. Adjust the wording of the rule if the outcome differs.
  5. 5Monitor runs in the dashboard
    Use the dashboard to watch each run and give feedback where a result is wrong. Tighten the instructions until the workflow behaves consistently.
  6. 6Tell contributors how to use it
    Publish the workflows to your community so contributors know which labels and reviews are automatic. This reduces duplicate questions about triage.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Rules are written in plain English instead of workflow YAML, so non-maintainers can update them.AI
  • Full codebase embeddings let it reason about which area of the project an issue concerns.AI
  • Covers labeling, assignment, comments and code review in a single workflow layer.AI
  • The code sandbox means generated snippets can run before anyone acts on them.AI
  • Open-source codebase gives teams the option to inspect or self-modify the automation.AI

Cons

  • No documentation or support page is offered on the homepage, so troubleshooting guidance is thin.AI
  • Enterprise tier is listed as coming soon, which leaves larger teams without a defined plan.AI
  • Free allowance is capped at the first 30 issues, so costs scale quickly on busy repositories.AI
  • Prose rules can produce surprising results and there is little detail on how runs are audited.AI
  • Only GitHub collaboration workflows are addressed; GitLab and other hosts are not mentioned.AI

How much does Maige cost?

Free trial

The first 30 issues run free with no credit card required, which lets a team test the workflows before committing to the monthly plan.

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Pricing

The Standard plan costs $30 per month and includes the first 30 issues free, with auto-labelling, auto-assignment, auto-comments, custom instructions, code review and code generation. An Enterprise plan is listed as coming soon for larger teams. No credit card is required to start.

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Integrations

Maige connects to GitHub through a webhook and uses codebase embeddings plus a sandbox to execute workflows. No other integrations are described on the homepage.

Features

Core capabilities include automatic issue labelling and assignment, automatic comments, custom plain-language instructions, pull request code review and code generation run inside a sandbox. Repository connection creates a webhook and codebase embeddings so actions can be triggered on new issues and PRs.

Frequently asked questions about Maige

  • How much does Maige cost?
    The Standard plan costs $30 per month and includes the first 30 issues free, with auto-labelling, auto-assignment, auto-comments, custom instructions, code review and code generation. An Enterprise plan is listed as coming soon for larger teams. No credit card is required to start.
  • Does Maige offer a free trial?
    The first 30 issues run free with no credit card required, which lets a team test the workflows before committing to the monthly plan.
  • How do you use Maige?
    The walkthrough on this page covers 6 steps: 1. Connect your repository 2. Write your first rules 3. Choose the actions Maige may take 4. Open a test issue or pull request 5. Monitor runs in the dashboard 6. Tell contributors how to use it.
  • What platforms does Maige support?
    Maige is available on Web App.
  • What does Maige integrate with?
    Maige connects to GitHub through a webhook and uses codebase embeddings plus a sandbox to execute workflows. No other integrations are described on the homepage.
  • What are the limitations of Maige?
    No documentation or support page is offered on the homepage, so troubleshooting guidance is thin. Enterprise tier is listed as coming soon, which leaves larger teams without a defined plan. Free allowance is capped at the first 30 issues, so costs scale quickly on busy repositories.

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Added10/21/2026

Platforms

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