Getting Started

Option 1: VS Code Marketplace

Open VS Code

Go to Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X / Ctrl+Shift+X)

Search for "Git AutoReview"

Click Install

Option 2: Direct Link

Install from Marketplace

Option 3: Command Line

code --install-extension vitalii4reva.git-autoreview

Open Settings

Press Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux)

Type "Git AutoReview: Open Settings"

Press Enter

Option A: Use Your Own API Key (BYOK)

You need at least one AI provider:

Provider	Models	Get API Key
Anthropic	Claude Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.5, Haiku 4.5	console.anthropic.com
Google	Gemini 2.5 Pro, 2.5 Flash	aistudio.google.com
OpenAI	GPT-5, o3, o4-mini	platform.openai.com

Option B: Claude CLI Agent (Beta)

If you have a Claude Code subscription (Pro or Max), select "Claude CLI" in Settings — no separate API key needed. The CLI Agent reads your project files for deeper reviews.

Add a Repository

Open Git AutoReview: Open Settings (Cmd+Shift+P)

Go to the Repositories tab

Click "Add Repository"

Select your platform: GitHub, Bitbucket, or GitLab

Enter the owner/workspace and repository name

Add your credentials (see below)

Credentials by Platform

- GitHub: Create a Personal Access Token with repo scope - Bitbucket Cloud: Create an App Password with read/write permissions - Bitbucket Server/Data Center: Use your username + HTTP access token - GitLab: Create a Personal Access Token with api scope (works for both Cloud and Self-Managed)

Start Reviewing

Click the Git AutoReview icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar)

Your repositories and PRs will appear in the tree view

Click a Pull Request to preview it (no AI tokens spent)

Click "Start Review" to run the AI analysis

Review Workflow (Human-in-the-Loop)

AI analyzes the PR diff and groups issues by severity (critical, high, medium, low)

Issues appear in the sidebar with category labels (bug, security, performance, style)

Click each issue to jump to the affected code

Approve, Reject, or Edit each suggestion

Click "Publish" to post only approved comments to your Git platform

🎉 That's it! You've completed your first AI code review.

💡 Tip: The free tier includes 3 reviews per day. Register your email in Settings to unlock 10 reviews per day — no credit card required.