Review Comment Renderer

[!IMPORTANT] This extension is deprecated. Its functionality now lives in Review Relay, which keeps the same native review and Markdown-copy workflow while also letting local AI agents read, write, and navigate comments through a bundled CLI and loopback-only API.

Please migrate to statiolake.vscode-review-relay. This repository is archived and no longer receives updates.

A VS Code extension that lets you leave GitHub-style inline review comments on your own local codebase and export them as Markdown — the intended workflow is to paste the output into a coding agent (Claude Code, etc.) as a review-style change request.

Features

• Inline comments — click the + on the line number gutter to add a comment on a single line or a selected range, using VS Code's native Comments API.

• Sidebar tree — a dedicated activity bar view lists every thread grouped by file; clicking a thread reveals it in the editor.

• Overall comment — a WebviewView under the same activity bar for review-wide guidance (summary, constraints, context for the agent).

• Markdown export — a Copy as Markdown button (and a Preview command) renders:

  <overall comment>
  
  ## path/to/file.ts:123
  
  ```ts
  <the source lines you commented on>
  

  ```

• Persistence — all threads and the overall comment are stored in VS Code's per-workspace state (workspaceState), so they survive reloads and unexpected restarts without polluting the workspace.

• Clear all — one button (with confirm) wipes every thread plus the overall comment.

Requirements

• VS Code ^1.100.0.
• A workspace folder is required for persistence; without one, comments are in-memory only.

Usage

1. Open the Review Comments view from the activity bar (the comment bubble icon).
2. In any editor, hover a line number and click the + to attach a comment to that line or the current selection.
3. Write your review across files as you read.
4. Fill in overall guidance in the Overall & Export webview.
5. Click Copy as Markdown and paste into your coding agent.

Commands

• Copy Review as Markdown — copy the rendered Markdown to the clipboard.
• Preview Review as Markdown — open the rendered Markdown in a new editor.
• Clear All Review Comments — delete every stored thread + overall comment.

Known limitations

• Thread ranges are fixed to the line numbers at the time of creation; edits to the file do not shift them automatically across sessions.
• Comments always appear in VS Code's built-in Comments panel alongside comments from other providers (GitHub PRs, etc.); this is intrinsic to the Comments API and cannot be hidden.

License

MIT