Open Dispatches
Dispatches lives at/dispatches/new in the Entire web app.
- Open it from the sidebar
- Open it from the command palette
- Use the
g dshortcut when the feature is enabled
Dispatches is currently feature-flagged behind
dispatches-web. You must be signed in and have that flag enabled to access the page.Configure Scope
Start by choosing the repositories you want to summarize.- You can select up to 5 repositories per dispatch
- If you select exactly 1 repository, Entire also shows a branch picker
- In single-repo mode, you can select up to 5 branches
- If you select more than 1 repository, branch selection is hidden and the dispatch uses the default branch for each selected repository
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Choose A Voice
Dispatches supports three voice options:neutralfor straightforward product-update prosemarvinfor a drier, more sardonic stylecustomfor your own voice guidance
custom, enter the tone or framing you want in the text box. Custom voice guidance is limited to 1000 characters.
Generate A Dispatch
Click Generate dispatch to send your selected scope, window, and voice to the dispatch generation API. Entire returns generated markdown and renders it inline in the preview pane. The preview also shows a quick summary of:- Repositories covered
- Branches covered
- The normalized date window
Dispatches are previewed inline in the web UI. They are not currently saved, published, or given a separate detail page.
Limits And Caveats
- You can generate 1 dispatch per minute per user
- You can select up to 5 repositories per dispatch
- You can select up to 5 branches only when exactly 1 repository is selected
- Multi-repo dispatches do not expose branch selection and use the default branch for each selected repository
- Organization scope is temporarily unavailable, even though the request format includes
orgs - If you hit the rate limit, wait a minute and try again
Example Workflows
Single-repo dispatch
Use this when you want a focused summary for one codebase.- Open Dispatches
- Select
entireio/docs - Leave branches on Default branch, or choose up to 5 branches
- Choose
7d - Keep the voice set to
neutral - Click Generate dispatch
Multi-repo dispatch
Use this when you want one summary across related repositories.- Open Dispatches
- Select
entireio/docs,entireio/cli, andentireio/entire.io - Choose
14d - Click Generate dispatch
Custom-voice dispatch
Use this when you want the update to match a specific tone.- Open Dispatches
- Select a repository or set of repositories
- Choose Custom
- Enter guidance such as
Write this like a weekly engineering update for a product team. Lead with what shipped, then risks, then follow-ups. - Click Generate dispatch