ReviewStack

Automatic AI code reviews for every git commit — saved as searchable project history under .reviewstack/.

git commit -m "Add payment API"
        ↓
AI reviews the commit diff
        ↓
.reviewstack/commits/<hash>/review.md
        ↓
Sidebar → Commit History

Features

• Auto-review on commit — runs after git commit while VS Code is open
• Commit History sidebar — browse past reviews with status icons
• On-disk history — each review is a markdown file you can open anytime
• Diff-only reviews — sends the commit changes, not your whole repository
• Enable / Disable — turn automatic reviews on or off without uninstalling

Branch switches, checkouts, merges, and rebases do not trigger auto-review.

Requirements

• VS Code 1.90 or later (or a compatible editor with the Language Model API)
• A Language Model provider, typically GitHub Copilot Chat, signed in
• A git repository folder open as your workspace

Getting started

1. Install ReviewStack from the Extensions view.
2. Open a git repo folder in VS Code.
3. Make sure Copilot Chat (or another LM provider) works in that window.
4. Click the ReviewStack icon in the Activity Bar.
5. Either:
   • Commit your changes (git commit -m "…"), or
   • Run ReviewStack: Review Last Commit from the Command Palette
6. Allow Language Model access if prompted.
7. Open the review from Commit History, or from .reviewstack/commits/<hash>/review.md.

Commands

Where reviews are stored

.reviewstack/
  config.json
  index.json
  commits/
    a1b2c3d/
      metadata.json
      review.md

Settings (.reviewstack/config.json)

{
  "enabled": true,
  "autoOpenReview": true,
  "maxDiffBytes": 200000
}

Privacy

• Only the commit diff and commit metadata (message, author, hash) are sent to the Language Model — not your entire repo.
• Review files are written locally under .reviewstack/. Commit or gitignore that folder based on your team’s preference.

Troubleshooting

License

MIT