diff --git a/sweepai/core/review_utils.py b/sweepai/core/review_utils.py
index d9c1dc7dfc..9d95411122 100644
--- a/sweepai/core/review_utils.py
+++ b/sweepai/core/review_utils.py
@@ -401,4 +401,16 @@ def review_code_issues_by_file(self, pr_changes: list[PRChange], formatted_pr_ch
                         "messages": [{"role": message.role, "content": message.content} for message in self.messages],
                         "output": "END OF MESSAGES",
                     })
-        return code_reviews_by_file
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+        return code_reviews_by_file
+    
+# adds line numbers to a string
+def add_line_numbers_to_text(content: str):
+    content_lines = content.split("\n")
+    new_content = [f"{i} {line}" for i, line in enumerate(content_lines)]
+    return "\n".join(new_content)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_text = """hello
+    this is some test text to
+    be numbered"""
+    print(add_line_numbers_to_text(test_text))
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