diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_main_commit.yml b/.github/workflows/on_main_commit.yml
index 65812d9..28a9dec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_main_commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_main_commit.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 name: TODO check
 on:
+  pull_request: { branches: "*" }
   push: { branches: "main" }
 env:
   PROJECTS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PROJECTS_SECRET }}
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: write
 
 jobs:
   check_todos:
@@ -10,4 +14,5 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: TODO to Issue
       uses: alstr/todo-to-issue-action@v4.13.1
-
+      with:
+        TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PROJECTS_SECRET }}
diff --git a/pete/src/main.rs b/pete/src/main.rs
index 8606a43..f8c19b9 100644
--- a/pete/src/main.rs
+++ b/pete/src/main.rs
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ fn compile(
     for item in build_plan.items {
         let (lockfile, buf, _build_plan) = load_project_and_dependencies(&item.path_to_source)?;
         // TODO(alex) -- transitive dependencies, get these build plans too
+        // assignee: sezna
         let lockfile_toml = toml::to_string(&lockfile)?;
         let lockfile_path = path.join("petr.lock");
         fs::write(lockfile_path, lockfile_toml)?;
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ fn compile(
     timings.end("symbol resolution");
 
     // TODO impl diagnostic for resolution errors
+    // assignee: sezna
     if !resolution_errs.is_empty() {
         dbg!(&resolution_errs);
     }
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ fn compile(
     timings.end("type check");
 
     // TODO impl diagnostic for type errors
+    // assignee: sezna
     if !type_errs.is_empty() {
         dbg!(&type_errs);
     }
diff --git a/petr-vm/src/lib.rs b/petr-vm/src/lib.rs
index b9e438b..097fbe5 100644
--- a/petr-vm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/petr-vm/src/lib.rs
@@ -291,11 +291,14 @@ impl Vm {
         self.state.registers.insert(dest, val);
     }
 
-    // TODO things larger than a register
     fn data_section_to_val(
         &mut self,
         data: &DataSectionEntry,
     ) -> Value {
+        // TODO
+        // need to use pointers for data larger than a reg/non-copy-types
+        // will involve stack memory
+        // assignee: sezna
         match data {
             DataSectionEntry::Int64(x) => Value(*x as u64),
             DataSectionEntry::String(val) => {