Sidekick Review

Review your local uncommitted changes like a PR — leave inline comments and send them to Copilot Chat for AI feedback.

Features

• Changed Files Tree View — All staged and working-tree changes grouped and color-coded by status (modified, added, deleted)
• Side-by-Side Diff — Click any file to open a diff against HEAD
• Inline Comments — Leave review comments on any line using the native Comment gutter; per-file comment counts appear in the tree
• Persistent Comments — Comments survive across VS Code sessions
• Send to Copilot Chat — One-click action row at the top of the tree sends all comments to Copilot Chat, pre-filled and ready to submit
• Optional Code Context — Toggle the $(code) button in the title bar to include ±3 lines of code context alongside each comment in the prompt
• Comment Navigation — Jump between comment threads with ⌥] / ⌥[
• Copy Review Summary — Copy all comments to the clipboard as plain text
• Copilot Chat Participant — Talk to your review directly:
  • @sidekick-review /summarize — AI summary of all your review feedback
  • @sidekick-review /review — AI-powered review of your changes and comments

Usage

1. Open a Git repository with uncommitted changes
2. Click the Sidekick Review icon in the Activity Bar
3. Click any file to open its diff against HEAD
4. Use the + gutter icon in the diff editor to add an inline comment
5. When you're done, click Send to Copilot Chat at the top of the tree

Commands

Requirements

• VS Code 1.100.0 or later
• GitHub Copilot Chat extension (for AI features)
• A Git repository with uncommitted changes

License

MIT