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Garth enhances your Bitbucket Cloud workflow with:
  • Real-time pull request checks — immediate scanning of new PRs.
  • Inline feedback — actionable suggestions attached directly to your diffs.
  • Automatic webhooks — event-driven architecture with no manual webhook setup required.

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Step 1: Create the integration account

Create a dedicated Bitbucket service account for Garth rather than binding the integration to a personal account. Code reviews will be attributed to this account.
1

Register the account

Log out of your personal Bitbucket account and create a new user specifically for this integration.
2

Finalize the profile

  • Set the username to something identifiable, such as GPRABot. - Use a team alias email rather than a personal address. - Enable Two-Step Verification (2FA) if required by your company policy.
3

Associate with your workspace

Add the new service account to your primary Bitbucket workspace and grant it at minimum Developer access on the projects you want Garth to analyze.
When you rotate the service account later, update the token in Garth and re-enable repository tracking — no other reconfiguration is needed.

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Step 2: Create an API token

1

Authenticate as the service account

Ensure you are logged into Bitbucket using the dedicated Garth service account.
2

Open API token settings

Go to Personal settings and select API Tokens under the Access Management section.
3

Create the token

Click Create token and give it a descriptive label such as Garth PR Token.
4

Select token scopes

Grant the following permissions:
5

Save the token

Copy the token immediately after creation — Bitbucket displays it only once. Store it in a secure location.
1

Open Garth integrations

Log into the Garth dashboard and navigate to Settings → Integrations.
2

Bind the token

Select the Bitbucket tab. Enter your Bitbucket URL (https://bitbucket.org/your-workspace), Username (the service account’s email), and Personal Access Token, then click Validate.
Bitbucket integration settings showing token validation

Enter your Bitbucket URL, username, and Personal Access Token, then click Validate

3

Install repositories

After validation, select the repositories you want Garth to review and click Install Repositories.
Automatic webhooks: Garth installs webhooks on selected repositories automatically. No manual webhook configuration is required. Webhooks are also removed automatically when you uninstall a repository.
Bitbucket integration settings showing repository selection and Install Repositories button

Select the repositories you want Garth to review and click Install Repositories

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Step 4: Activate and configure the repository

After installation, activate each repository under Agent Setup → PR Review → Repository Setup. Once a repository is activated, you can configure the following options:
  1. Files to Exclude — specify file patterns that Garth should skip during reviews.
  2. Source Branches to Exclude — exclude PRs originating from certain branches.
  3. Destination Branches to Exclude — exclude PRs targeting certain branches.
  4. Auto Review — enable or disable automatic reviews for new PRs on this repository.
  5. Repository PR Review Guidelines — define custom review guidelines specific to this repository.

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Troubleshooting

If Garth is not accessing repositories or reviewing pull requests:
  1. Check webhook status — go to your Bitbucket repository settings and verify the Garth webhook exists and is active.
  2. Manually delete the webhook if it exists but is not working.
  3. Refresh the repository page in the Garth app.
  4. Reinstall the webhook — uninstall and reinstall the repository from the Garth dashboard.
If you cannot install Garth on a repository:
  1. Verify workspace membership — confirm the service account is in the Bitbucket workspace with at least Developer access.
  2. Check token scopes — confirm all required scopes (especially admin:workspace:bitbucket and write:repository:bitbucket) are granted.
  3. Re-validate the token — go to Settings → Integrations → Bitbucket in Garth and re-enter your credentials.
  4. Toggle the repository — uninstall and reinstall the repository from the Garth app to force a fresh webhook setup.
If Garth is installed but you are not receiving any reviews on your pull requests:
  1. Check repository activation — go to Agent Setup → PR Review → Repository Setup and confirm the repository is activated.
  2. Verify Auto Review is enabled — ensure the Auto Review toggle is turned on for the repository.
  3. Check branch exclusions — confirm the source or destination branch of your PR is not listed under Source Branches to Exclude or Destination Branches to Exclude.
  4. Check file exclusions — verify that the files changed in your PR are not covered by patterns in Files to Exclude.
If you receive authentication or permission errors:
  1. Check token expiry — Bitbucket API tokens can expire; regenerate and update the token in Garth if needed.
  2. Confirm the username field — the Username entered during setup must be the service account’s email address, not a display name.
  3. Verify 2FA compatibility — if Two-Step Verification is enabled, confirm the API token was generated under Personal Settings → API Tokens, not via a password-based approach.
  4. Re-authenticate — update the token in the Bitbucket integration settings in Garth and re-link with a freshly generated token.