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Connect GitHub and Windmill to power smarter performance reviews

What is GitHub?

GitHub is a code hosting platform for version control and collaboration. It’s where engineering teams store code, track issues, review pull requests, and manage software development workflows—making it the central hub for modern software development.

How Windmill Uses Your GitHub Integration

Windmill connects to GitHub to understand engineering work and contributions without requiring manual status updates. This integration powers several key Windmill features:

  • 1:1 agenda generation by pulling recent PRs, commits, and code reviews to show what engineers have been working on
  • Performance review context by analyzing code contributions, review quality, and collaboration patterns over time
  • Continuous feedback triggers when Windy detects meaningful collaborations like completed PR reviews or shipped features
  • Engineering activity tracking to surface accomplishments and development areas based on actual code work
  • Blocker identification by monitoring stuck PRs, failed builds, or review bottlenecks

Windy reads repository activity, pull requests, issues, commits, and code review activity across your organization to build a complete picture of engineering contributions and collaboration patterns.

Benefits of the Windmill GitHub Integration

Never miss engineering contributions. Traditional performance reviews rely on engineers remembering what they shipped 6 months ago. Windmill automatically tracks every PR, commit, and code review, ensuring nothing gets lost between review cycles.

Context-rich 1:1s without the prep work. Managers can walk into 1:1s knowing exactly what each engineer shipped last week, which PRs need attention, and where they’re blocked—all without manually reviewing GitHub activity before every meeting.

Fair performance evaluations. By analyzing actual code contributions rather than relying on visibility or self-promotion, Windmill helps ensure quieter engineers get recognized for their technical work and collaborative code reviews.

Faster feedback loops. When engineers complete significant work or help teammates through thorough code reviews, Windy can prompt real-time recognition and feedback instead of waiting for the next formal review cycle.