How to Find Pull Requests Awaiting Your Review on GitHub

Find the PRs that still need your review

Open GitHub's review requests page while signed in. For more control, use these queries in GitHub's main search, outside the notification inbox:

• is:open is:pr review-requested:@me finds open review requests.
• is:open is:pr user-review-requested:@me narrows the results to requests made directly to you.
• Add repo:OWNER/REPO to focus on one repository.
• Add draft:false to exclude draft pull requests.

Replace OWNER/REPO with the repository you work in. Bookmark the search you use most. GitHub documents these qualifiers in its pull request search reference.

Find review notifications in your inbox

Open your inbox filtered by review requests. This is useful when you want to catch up on updates. It isn't a complete list of open reviews: notifications can be read or marked Done, while a PR may still need attention.

Keep the two searches separate. reason: filters belong in the notification inbox. review-requested: and user-review-requested: belong in issue and PR search.

Why do I see requests for my whole team?

A request made to a team can reach people who won't personally review the change. Developers describe this problem in GitHub's discussion about team notifications. Use user-review-requested:@me when you specifically want requests addressed to you. Keep a separate team queue if your team expects members to pick up unassigned reviews.

What if I already reviewed the PR?

Search is:open is:pr reviewed-by:@me to find open PRs you have reviewed. That gives you a way back to work you reviewed, even when it no longer appears in your outstanding requests. Add a repository qualifier if the list is too long.

Keep the queue close while you code

A bookmarked GitHub search may be all you need. For a view outside the browser, we build Cozy Watch: its Mac app brings relevant team PRs, your own PRs, review feedback, and CI results together. You can look through the app screenshots before deciding whether it fits the way you work.

If the bigger problem is the volume of updates, start with our guide to reducing GitHub notification noise. For desktop alerts, see GitHub notifications on macOS.