PR Comments Count is the total number of comments a single team member left on others' pull requests during the selected period. It's a peer-engagement signal — distinct from Reviews Count, which only counts formal review events.
What it measures
The count of pull-request comments authored by this member that target someone else's PR within the period.
How Leanmote calculates it
pr_comments_count = count(comments where author = member and pr_author != member and created_at in period)
Includes inline review comments and PR-thread comments.
Comments the member leaves on their own PRs are counted too. The tally is by comment author, with no check of who opened the PR, so author updates on your own pull requests raise this number alongside review comments on other people's.
Bot comments and CI-generated comments are excluded.
How to interpret it
High PR Comments Count alongside Reviews Count signals a teammate who's actively engaging with peer work.
Low PR Comments with high Reviews Count may indicate "rubber-stamp" reviews — formal approvals without substantive feedback.
High PR Comments with low Reviews Count suggests the member discusses but doesn't formally approve. Often reflects role boundaries (e.g., PMs reviewing).
What to do about it
Encourage substantive feedback over silent approvals.
Use this metric to surface quietly engaged contributors who don't show up in approval-only views.
Related metrics
Reviews Count (per member)
Review participation
Activity distribution