code-review-ai-cli 1.0.1

Automated AI-powered code review CLI for Azure DevOps / TFS Pull Requests

AI Code Review

Automated code review tool with Pull Request integration for Azure DevOps/TFS and support for multiple LLM providers.

The main entry point is in src/ai_review.py. The project also includes dedicated modules for configuration, output formatting, Git diff capture, TFS/Azure DevOps integration, and communication with the LLM provider.

Features

• AI Pull Request review (pr-review)
• Structured PR comments (inline + general summary)
• dry-run mode to validate without posting
• PR listing with filters (list-prs)
• Configuration exclusively via config.yaml
• Providers LLM: OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Ollama, GitHub Copilot, AWS Bedrock

Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install code-review-ai-cli

Or install with optional LLM SDK extras:

pip install "code-review-ai-cli[bedrock]"    # AWS Bedrock
pip install "code-review-ai-cli[openai]"     # OpenAI SDK
pip install "code-review-ai-cli[gemini]"     # Google Gemini SDK
pip install "code-review-ai-cli[claude]"     # Anthropic Claude SDK
pip install "code-review-ai-cli[all]"        # All optional SDKs

All providers also work without their optional SDK — the tool communicates via HTTP directly.

If you plan to run the test suite locally, also install development dependencies:

pip install "code-review-ai-cli[dev]"

Configuration

After installing the package, generate ready-to-edit configuration files in your working directory:

ai-review init

This copies two bundled templates:

• config.yaml — all available options with inline documentation
• review_prompt.md — default review style rules, injected into every LLM prompt

✅ config.yaml created at: /home/user/my-project/config.yaml
✅ review_prompt.md created at: /home/user/my-project/review_prompt.md
   Edit them to add your credentials, preferences and review rules.

If either file already exists you will be prompted individually before it is overwritten:

config.yaml already exists in the current directory.
Overwrite? [y/N]

The tool looks for config.yaml in the current working directory at runtime. You can also pass a different path with --config:

ai-review pr-review --config ~/configs/ai-review.yaml

Minimal Example

llm:
  provider: openai
  model: gpt-4o

openai:
  api_key: sk-xxxx

tfs:
  base_url: https://dev.azure.com/your-organization
  project: ProjectName
  pat: xxxxxxxxx
  verify_ssl: true
  # ca_bundle: C:/certs/corporate-root-ca.pem

review:
  language: pt
  verbosity: detailed
  scope: diff_only
  custom_prompt_file: review_prompt.md
  # file limit sent to the LLM
  max_diff_files: 50
  # per-file limit
  max_diff_lines: 2000
  # extension allowlist (empty list = all files)
  file_extensions_filter: [".cs", ".ts", ".py"]

pr:
  auto_post_comments: false
  dry_run: false
  comment_mode: structured

output:
  format: terminal
  file: ""
  color: true

Filter by File Extension

file_extensions_filter works as an allowlist: only files with listed extensions are sent to the LLM for review. Remaining files are excluded from the diff before any processing.

review:
  # Review only C#, TypeScript, and Python code
  file_extensions_filter: [".cs", ".ts", ".py"]

To review all PR files, leave the list empty:

review:
  file_extensions_filter: []

Note: If no eligible files remain after filtering, the review ends with a warning without calling the LLM.

Markdown-Customizable Prompt

ai-review init creates a review_prompt.md alongside config.yaml. This file is loaded automatically and injected into LLM instructions on every run.

Edit it to tailor the review to your team:

• Define comment tone and format
• Add mandatory validation rules
• Include business/architecture context
• Add examples of good/bad comments

The path is configurable in config.yaml (default: review_prompt.md in the current directory):

review:
  custom_prompt_file: review_prompt.md

Bedrock Example

llm:
  provider: bedrock
  model: anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0

bedrock:
  region: us-east-1
  # profile: default
  # access_key_id: AKIA...
  # secret_access_key: ...
  # session_token: ...

tfs:
  base_url: https://dev.azure.com/your-organization
  project: ProjectName
  pat: xxxxxxxxx

Bedrock notes:

• You can use profile or explicit credentials in YAML.
• If explicit credentials are not defined, the AWS SDK uses the default credentials chain.

CLI Usage

Help

ai-review pr-review --help

Bootstrap configuration

Generate config.yaml and review_prompt.md templates in the current directory:

ai-review init

Interactive Mode

 ai-review pr-review

Pull Request Review

List PRs and select interactively:

 ai-review pr-review pr-review

Review a specific PR:

 ai-review pr-review pr-review 42

Dry-run:

 ai-review pr-review pr-review 42 --dry-run

Full review of changed files (in addition to diff-focused review):

 ai-review pr-review pr-review 42 --review-scope full_code

Automatic posting (without confirmation):

 ai-review pr-review pr-review 42 --auto-post

Filter PRs in interactive selection:

 ai-review pr-review pr-review --author "John Smith" --target-branch main

Choose provider/model via CLI:

 ai-review pr-review pr-review 42 --provider bedrock --model anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0

List Pull Requests

 ai-review pr-review list-prs
 ai-review pr-review list-prs --status completed
 ai-review pr-review list-prs --repo-name backend --author "John"

Execution Flow

The diagram below summarizes how the review application moves from CLI entry to PR analysis and comment posting.

flowchart TD
  A[Start:  ai-review pr-review] --> B{Arguments provided?}
  B -->|No| C[Interactive mode]
  B -->|Yes| D[Parse CLI command]

  C --> E{Choose action}
  E -->|PR review| F[Start PR review workflow]
  E -->|List PRs| G[List pull requests]
  E -->|Show config| H[Display current configuration]

  D --> I{Command}
  I -->|pr-review| F
  I -->|list-prs| G

  F --> J[Load and validate config]
  J --> K[Initialize TFS client]
  K --> L{PR ID provided?}
  L -->|No| M[Fetch active PRs and select one]
  L -->|Yes| N[Use provided PR ID]
  M --> O[Get PR details]
  N --> O
  O --> P[Get PR diff or full changed-file context]
  P --> Q[Filter by allowed file extensions]
  Q --> R[Keep additions only]
  R --> S[Limit files with max_diff_files]
  S --> T[Build changed-files summary]
  T --> U[Truncate each file with max_diff_lines]
  U --> V[Run AI general review]
  V --> W[Run AI structured comment generation]
  W --> X[Preview review and suggested comments]
  X --> Y{Dry-run enabled?}
  Y -->|Yes| Z[Stop after preview]
  Y -->|No| AA{Auto-post enabled?}
  AA -->|Yes| AB[Post all review comments]
  AA -->|No| AC[Select comments to post]
  AC --> AB
  AB --> AD[Post general PR summary]
  AD --> AE{Output file configured?}
  AE -->|Yes| AF[Save formatted review output]
  AE -->|No| AG[Finish]
  AF --> AG

  G --> AH[Fetch PR list with filters]
  AH --> AI[Display PR list]

Supported Commands and Options

pr-review

 ai-review pr-review pr-review [pr_id]

Options:

• --repo-name, -r
• --dry-run
• --auto-post
• --author
• --target-branch
• --quick / --detailed / --security
• --review-scope {diff_only,full_code} (default: diff_only)
• --max-diff-files N — overrides review.max_diff_files from config.yaml
• --context, -c
• --format {terminal,markdown,json}
• --output, -o
• --no-color
• --model, -m
• --provider, -p
• --config

list-prs

 ai-review pr-review list-prs

Options:

• --repo-name, -r
• --status {active,completed,abandoned,all}
• --author

Available VS Code Tasks

• AI Review: Pull Request (Interactive)
• AI Review: PR (Dry-Run)
• AI Review: List Active PRs
• AI Review: Interactive Mode

Troubleshooting

TLS/SSL Error in On-Prem TFS

Prefer using a CA bundle:

tfs:
  verify_ssl: true
  ca_bundle: C:/certs/corporate-root-ca.pem

Avoid verify_ssl: false except for temporary troubleshooting.

Bedrock Authentication Error

• Confirm bedrock.region.
• Confirm llm.model with a valid Bedrock model ID in the chosen region.
• Validate AWS credentials (profile or explicit keys).

Tests

The project's functional coverage is reflected in the tests/ folder, including:

• tests/test_ai_review.py for the CLI and main workflow
• tests/test_config.py for configuration and validation
• tests/test_formatter.py for terminal/markdown/json rendering
• tests/test_git_utils.py for diffs and Git utilities
• tests/test_llm_client.py for prompts, parsing, and LLM providers
• tests/test_tfs_client.py for TFS/Azure DevOps integration

Run the suite:

python -m pytest --cov=src --cov-report=term