heygrc and GitLab Duo

Different jobs, same pull request.

GitLab Duo reviews a merge request for code issues, right inside GitLab. heygrc reads the same change for the compliance control it touches. A change can be correct and still stop an automated decision system from keeping the records it is required to keep.

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GitLab Duo

GitLab Duo Code Review is GitLab's built-in AI reviewer. It reviews merge requests and suggests changes inside GitLab.

heygrc

heygrc reviews each pull request against the compliance frameworks your company must meet (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and more) and cites the specific control a change touches. It is built for compliance, not code quality.

Where they do not overlap

Correct code that stops an AI system keeping records.

This change turns off logging of the inputs and outputs of an automated eligibility decision, to save storage. The decision still runs.

scoring/decide.ts+0 −1

const decision = model.score(application)-  await decisionLog.record({ application, decision })return decision

heygrcEU AI Act Art. 12

The decision still returns, so the code is correct. But an automated eligibility decision that no longer records its inputs and outputs loses the traceability that record-keeping under EU AI Act Art. 12 requires for high-risk systems. heygrc is built to read a change like this against your frameworks and cite the control it touches.

Use them together

Keep GitLab Duo. Add the compliance layer.

This is not a question of which tool wins. GitLab Duo catches the bugs and quality problems heygrc never looks for, and heygrc catches the compliance issues a code review is not built to see. Running both means a pull request is checked for whether the code is good and for whether the change is compliant, two different kinds of risk, on the same diff.

heygrc does not replace your code review, and it does not certify you. It reviews changes against your frameworks and cites the control, so the compliance question is answered where the change is made. heygrc is in early access.

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Questions

heygrc and GitLab Duo, common questions.

Is heygrc an alternative to GitLab Duo?

Not exactly. GitLab Duo reviews your code; heygrc reviews each change for compliance against the frameworks your company must meet (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and more) and cites the specific control it touches. They answer different questions about the same pull request, so heygrc is designed to run alongside it, not replace it.

Can I use heygrc and GitLab Duo together?

Yes. They look at different kinds of risk on the same diff: GitLab Duo on the code, heygrc on the compliance control a change touches. heygrc does not replace your code review.

What does heygrc check on a pull request?

heygrc reviews each pull request against the frameworks your company selected and cites the specific control a change touches, so the compliance question is answered in code review. heygrc does not certify you and is in early access.