Agent Skills: Local Code Review with CodeRabbit CLI

Local Code Review with CodeRabbit CLI

When the user wants to review their local code changes before committing or pushing, delegate to the cr-reviewer subagent.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user:

• Asks to "review my code" or "check my changes"
• Mentions CodeRabbit and reviewing
• Wants to run a code review before committing
• Wants to check for issues in their changes

What the Subagent Handles

The cr-reviewer subagent will:

1. Check Prerequisites

   • Verify CodeRabbit CLI is installed
   • Check authentication status
   • Guide through setup if needed

2. Run Review

   • Execute coderabbit --prompt-only
   • Default to --type all (uncommitted + committed changes)
   • Auto-detect base branch

3. Present Results

   • Parse and categorize findings by severity
   • Show summary with actionable items

4. Interactive Fix Loop

   • Apply suggested fixes
   • Re-run review to verify
   • Continue until resolved

5. Handle Rate Limits

   • Detect rate limit errors
   • Offer alternatives (wait, smaller changeset, manual review)

Default Options

• type: all (both uncommitted and committed changes)
• base: Auto-detect from refs/remotes/origin/HEAD

Example Triggers

• "Review my changes before I commit"
• "Can you check my code with coderabbit?"
• "Run a code review on what I've done"
• "Check if there are any issues in my changes"