Use Devin for small pull requests

A team handed Devin narrow fixes in their repo, then reviewed the tests and pull requests it produced.

Done with Devinยท Intermediate

What they did
RunLLM connected Devin to their GitHub codebase and let it inspect the project setup. They then gave it short, focused jobs such as a chart formatting tweak, an API edge case, and a default schedule change. Devin made the edits, ran checks, and opened a pull request; the team reviewed each one and used comments to request more changes when needed.
How it went
For the small, single-part tasks, the team said writing the request took one or two minutes and review took about five minutes, instead of roughly an hour doing the work themselves. A larger full-stack change that needed a new table, an API call, and a button did not work out, and they ended up rewriting it.
Tips
Keep requests tightly scoped and expect to spend a few minutes validating the result. If the agent starts drifting beyond the original slice of work, stop and narrow the task before it touches anything irreversible.

Try it yourself with Devin

In the repository at [repo URL], make a small change to [specific issue]. Limit the work to one narrow area of the codebase, add or update tests, run the relevant checks, and open a pull request with a short summary. If you find that the task needs broader changes than described, pause and ask me before making anything irreversible, including sending a PR or deleting or submitting code.

Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.

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