Glossary

What is a pull request preview?

A pull request preview is a live, temporary URL where a proposed change runs before it is merged. Instead of reading a diff or trusting a screenshot, a reviewer opens the link and uses the changed app directly.

Why it matters for AI-built apps

When an AI assistant writes the change, the person steering often does not read the code. A preview shifts the review to the only place they can actually judge: the running app. On White Ghost every open pull request gets its preview URL automatically, updated on each push, and the URL expires when the pull request closes.

What a preview is not

A preview is not a second production environment. On White Ghost it runs against the app’s development database rather than production data, and the URL is public: anyone with the link can open it, so it is shared deliberately. Production only changes when the merge lands and the normal build ships it.

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