Coderabbit Review

Workflow

1. After implementing code changes, request a review from CodeRabbit
2. Analyze the review results and understand the feedback
3. Fix the identified issues
4. Re-run the review if necessary to confirm fixes

Command Reference

• --prompt-only: Show only AI agent prompts (implies –plain)
• --plain: Output in plain text format with human-friendly formatting
• --type <type>: Review type: all, committed, uncommitted (default: “all”)
• --base <branch>: Base branch for comparison
• --base-commit <commit>: Base commit on current branch for comparison
• --cwd <path>: Working directory path (default: current directory)

Command Selection

Review all changes (default):

coderabbit review --prompt-only

Review uncommitted changes only:

coderabbit review --prompt-only --type uncommitted

Review committed changes only:

coderabbit review --prompt-only --type committed

Compare against base branch:

coderabbit review --prompt-only --base <branch>

Handling Review Feedback

When review feedback is received, address issues in the following priority order:

1. Security issues – Fix immediately
2. Bugs/regressions – High priority fixes
3. Missing tests – Add required test coverage
4. Code quality – Implement refactoring and improvements
5. Style/conventions – Align with project standards

Verification

After addressing the feedback, re-run coderabbit review --prompt-only to confirm that the issues have been resolved.