CodeRabbit

AI code review tool that catches race conditions, memory leaks, and security vulnerabilities. Integrates with Claude Code for autonomous review-and-fix workflows.

Quick Start: Claude Code Integration

Run CodeRabbit as part of your development workflow:

Implement the feature from the spec, then run coderabbit --prompt-only in the background and fix any issues found.

Key flags for Claude Code:

• --prompt-only

• Minimal output optimized for AI agents

• --plain

• Plain text mode (no interactive UI)

• --type uncommitted

• Review only uncommitted changes

CLI Commands

Install

curl -fsSL https://cli.coderabbit.ai/install.sh | sh

Authenticate (run once per Claude Code session)

coderabbit auth login

Review code

coderabbit # Interactive mode coderabbit --plain # Plain text output coderabbit --prompt-only # AI-optimized output coderabbit --type uncommitted # Only uncommitted changes coderabbit --base develop # Compare against develop branch

Claude Code Workflow

Recommended prompt pattern:

Please implement [feature] and then run coderabbit --prompt-only, let it run as long as it needs (run it in the background) and fix any issues.

CodeRabbit reviews take 7-30+ minutes. Run in background and check periodically.

Fix prioritization: Fix critical issues first, ignore nits. Run CodeRabbit again after fixes to verify no new issues introduced. Limit to 2 iterations.

GitHub Commands

Use @coderabbitai in PR comments:

Command Description

@coderabbitai review

Incremental review of new changes

@coderabbitai full review

Complete review from scratch

@coderabbitai pause

Stop automatic reviews

@coderabbitai resume

Restart reviews

@coderabbitai summary

Regenerate PR summary

@coderabbitai generate docstrings

Generate function docs (Pro)

@coderabbitai generate unit tests

Generate tests (Pro)

@coderabbitai resolve

Resolve all CR comments

@coderabbitai configuration

Show current settings

Add @coderabbitai ignore to PR description to disable reviews for that PR.

Configuration (.coderabbit.yaml)

yaml-language-server: $schema=https://coderabbit.ai/integrations/schema.v2.json

language: en-US tone_instructions: "Be concise and focus on critical issues only"

reviews: profile: chill # or "assertive" for comprehensive feedback high_level_summary: true auto_review: enabled: true drafts: false ignore_title_keywords: - "wip" - "draft"

knowledge_base: code_guidelines: enabled: true filePatterns: - "/.cursorrules" - "/claude.md"

CodeRabbit auto-reads claude.md and .cursorrules for coding standards.

Supported Tools

CodeRabbit integrates 40+ linters and security analyzers:

• JavaScript/TypeScript: ESLint, Biome, Oxlint

• Python: Ruff, Pylint, Flake8

• Go: golangci-lint

• Security: Gitleaks, Semgrep, OSV Scanner

• Infrastructure: Checkov, Hadolint

• CI/CD: actionlint, CircleCI

Full tools reference: See references/tools-reference.md

Troubleshooting

CodeRabbit not finding issues:

• Check auth: coderabbit auth status

• Verify git status: git status

• Specify review type: --type uncommitted

• Specify base branch: --base develop

Claude Code not applying fixes:

• Use --prompt-only mode

• Include "run in background" in prompt

• Explicitly ask to "fix issues found by CodeRabbit"

References

• Overview: references/overview.md

• Claude Code Integration: references/claude-code-integration.md

• YAML Configuration: references/yaml-configuration-guide.md

• GitHub Commands: references/github-commands.md

• Tools Reference: references/tools-reference.md

• Full Configuration: references/configuration.md