codeyak 0.0.14

A code review agent optimized for following strict guidelines

CodeYak

AI-powered code review with configurable guidelines.

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Installation

uv tool install codeyak

CLI Usage

# Review local uncommitted changes
yak review

# Review a GitLab merge request
yak mr <MR_ID> <PROJECT_ID>

On first run, yak prompts for configuration (Azure OpenAI credentials, GitLab token).

GitLab CI

codeyak:
  stage: review
  image: python:3.12-slim
  before_script:
    - pip install uv && uv tool install codeyak
  script:
    - yak mr $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID $CI_PROJECT_ID
  rules:
    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'

Required CI/CD variables: GITLAB_TOKEN, AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT, AZURE_DEPLOYMENT_NAME

Guidelines

CodeYak uses .codeyak/*.yaml files for review guidelines. Without custom files, it uses the default preset.

Built-in Presets

• default - includes code-quality
• security - injection prevention, auth, cryptography, secrets
• code-quality - SRP, naming, organization, error handling

Custom Guidelines

.codeyak/my-rules.yaml:

guidelines:
  - label: rate-limiting
    description: All API endpoints must include rate limiting.

Include Presets

includes:
  - builtin:security
  - builtin:code-quality

guidelines:
  - label: api-timeout
    description: All external API calls must have timeout limits.

Environment Variables

# Required
AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=<key>
AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=<endpoint>
AZURE_DEPLOYMENT_NAME=gpt-4o

# For GitLab MR reviews
GITLAB_URL=https://gitlab.com  # optional, defaults to gitlab.com
GITLAB_TOKEN=<token>

# Optional observability
LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY=<key>
LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY=<key>
LANGFUSE_HOST=https://cloud.langfuse.com