reviewprompt

ReviewPrompt

A CLI tool that converts GitHub PR review comments into structured AI prompts, making it easier to address feedback using AI assistants.

Features

• 🔍 Comment Filtering: Filter PR comments by custom mentions (default: [ai])
• 📋 Interactive Selection: Choose specific comments to include in your prompt
• 📄 Smart Formatting: Automatically formats comments with file paths and line numbers
• 🔗 Multiple Actions: View, resolve, or delete comments after processing
• 📋 Clipboard Support: Copy generated prompts directly to clipboard
• 🎯 Flexible Mentions: Use any custom mention format like [bot], [review], etc.

Installation

NPM

npm install -g reviewprompt

PNPM

pnpm add -g reviewprompt

Yarn

yarn global add reviewprompt

Setup

GitHub Authentication

ReviewPrompt requires GitHub authentication to access PR comments. Set up authentication using one of these methods:

Personal Access Token (Recommended)

• Create a GitHub Personal Access Token with repo scope
• Set the environment variable:

export GITHUB_TOKEN=your_token_here

GitHub CLI

If you have GitHub CLI installed and authenticated:

gh auth login

ReviewPrompt will automatically use your GitHub CLI credentials.

Usage

Basic Usage

reviewprompt https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/123

This will:

• Fetch all review comments from the PR
• Filter comments containing [ai] mention
• Display the generated prompt

Interactive Mode

reviewprompt https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/123 --interactive

Select specific comments to include in your prompt using an interactive interface.

Custom Mentions

Use custom mention patterns:

reviewprompt https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/123 --mention "[bot]"
reviewprompt https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/123 --mention "@custom"

Copy to Clipboard

reviewprompt https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/123 --clipboard

Resolve Comments After Processing

reviewprompt https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/123 --resolve

Delete Comments After Processing

reviewprompt https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/123 --delete

Commands

Main Command

reviewprompt <pr-url> [options]

Options:

• -i, --interactive - Run in interactive mode to select specific comments
• -r, --resolve - Resolve comments after building prompt
• -d, --delete - Delete comments after building prompt
• -m, --mention <mention> - Custom mention to filter (default: [ai])
• -c, --clipboard - Copy output to clipboard

Resolve Command

Resolve comments containing the specified mention:

reviewprompt resolve <pr-url> [options]

Options:

• -a, --all - Resolve all comments without interactive mode
• -m, --mention <mention> - Custom mention to filter (default: [ai])

Delete Command

Delete comments containing the specified mention:

reviewprompt delete <pr-url> [options]

Options:

• -a, --all - Delete all comments without interactive mode
• -m, --mention <mention> - Custom mention to filter (default: [ai])

Examples

Basic Workflow

• Add mention to PR comments: When reviewing code, add [ai] to comments you want AI assistance with:

  [ai] This function needs error handling for edge cases
  

• Generate prompt: Run reviewprompt to collect and format these comments:

  reviewprompt https://github.com/myorg/myproject/pull/456 --clipboard
  

• Use with AI: Paste the generated prompt into your preferred AI assistant

• Clean up: Resolve processed comments:

  reviewprompt resolve https://github.com/myorg/myproject/pull/456 --all
  

Team Workflow

Use different mentions for different team members or purposes:

# For senior dev review
reviewprompt https://github.com/myorg/myproject/pull/456 --mention "[senior]"

# For security review  
reviewprompt https://github.com/myorg/myproject/pull/456 --mention "[security]"

# For performance optimization
reviewprompt https://github.com/myorg/myproject/pull/456 --mention "[perf]"

Output Format

ReviewPrompt generates structured prompts with file context:

./src/utils/auth.ts:L15
Add input validation for the email parameter

./src/components/UserProfile.tsx:L45-L50  
This component should handle loading states better

./src/api/users.ts:L23
Consider adding rate limiting to this endpoint

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and contribution guidelines.

License

MIT - see LICENSE for details.

Support

• 🐛 Bug Reports: GitHub Issues
• 💡 Feature Requests: GitHub Issues
• 📖 Documentation: GitHub Wiki