I have added the following to .rovodev/.review-agent.md on the main branch of a repository:
# Code Review Instructions
## Liveness probe (TEMPORARY — remove once Rovo Dev reviews are confirmed working)
At the **start** of every review, before doing anything else, call `createPullRequestTask`
with:
- **Title:** `Rovo Dev review ran — liveness probe`
- **Body:** `Probe task confirming Rovo Dev executed a review on this PR. Findings (if any) will follow as separate tasks. Mark this task resolved once seen. Remove this instruction from .rovodev/.review-agent.md once the team has confirmed reviews are firing reliably.`
Create this probe task **unconditionally** — even if the review finds no other issues.
Where createPullRequestTask is an MCP command documented here.
When I create a PR from any branch to main branch nothing happens. Rovo dev does not follow instructions.
I have not found a way to troubleshoot whether rovodev does anything at all except for bouncing 3 little dots around on the PR view page and consuming credits.
My goal is to create a PR task if Rovo Dev reviewer finds an issue in the PR. The PR will be blocked with an unresolved task.
I am the PR author with existing Rovo credits.
