Why
Developers live in Git, managers live in the tracker. So that nobody has to move statuses by hand, Volent reads repository events and shows the state of development right in the task.
How it works
The task key is the link
Volent looks for the key in the branch name, in the title and description of a PR or MR, and in the commit message. “feature_VOLE-1” and “vole-1-login” are recognised, and “VOLE-10” is never mistaken for “VOLE-1”.
The workspace owner connects it
GitHub by installing the app, GitLab with the address and a token of a service account with the Maintainer role. The token is verified before it is saved.
The project chooses repositories
Linking a repository to a project turns on event delivery. While something is missing, the screen says exactly what it is waiting for instead of showing buttons that do nothing.
Five development states
Branch created, draft PR, PR open, approved, merged. For each state the project can set a task status; by default this is off.
The “Code” section in a task
Branches, commits, PRs with approvals and reviewers, and the latest CI build. You can always copy a branch name or the “git checkout -b” command, even without a connection; Cyrillic is transliterated.
Links back from GitLab
When you link a GitLab repository, “VOLE-123” in MRs and comments becomes a link to the task. If another tracker is already configured there, we leave it alone.
Your own servers
Public addresses only, over HTTPS and without redirects. GitLab Self-Managed from version 19.1 with signed webhooks; GitHub Enterprise Server through your own GitHub App created from a manifest.
Good to know
- The “Integrations” page shows the state of each connection: not set up, plan required, needs attention, connected.
- After moving from Pro to Free, GitHub Enterprise Server data and sync stay; only new actions are closed.
Availability
Annual Pro billing is 20% cheaper. Questions about plans: [email protected].
Smaller improvements
- An “Integrations” catalogue with a tile for each product.
- Git is available on every plan.
- GitLab works with the token of your service account.