Concepts

Use this section to understand DiffPal's product model before configuring CI.

• How DiffPal works explains DiffPal's product, provider, publisher, and configuration boundaries.
• Review lifecycle explains the flow from review scope resolution to provider review, validation, publishing, artifacts, and optional gates.
• Providers and agents explains the provider versus agent distinction and who owns authentication.
• Findings, feedback, and gates explains the concepts behind summaries, inline feedback, artifacts, and merge blocking.
• Glossary defines the short terms used across guides and reference pages.
• Comparison guide explains how DiffPal differs from hosted AI reviewers, lint publishers, and CI convention bots.