These instructions are specific to VSCode. If you’re using a VSCode-compatible editor like Cursor or Windsurf, the steps are similar but may require some adaptation.
Find the settings screen
1
Open CodeRabbit sidebar
Open the CodeRabbit activity bar/sidebar.
2
Click the settings icon
In the sidebar, click the gear-shaped icon on the top right (beside the logout icon).
You can also search for CodeRabbit: Settings in the command palette to open the settings directly.
Configure AI agent integration
The Agent Type setting lets you choose how the extension responds when using the Fix with AI feature during code reviews.Native
Prompts the AI agent associated with your IDE to apply the suggested fix.
Works with VSCode (using Copilot) and Cursor. For other IDEs, copies to clipboard.
Clipboard
Copies prompt text describing the suggested fix to your clipboard for manual use with your preferred AI agent.
Configure automatic review behavior
The Auto Review Mode setting controls how the extension handles automatic code reviews after you make commits to your local Git repository.Disabled
The extension doesn’t perform automatic code reviews.
Prompt
After every commit, displays a dialog asking if you’d like to perform a code review.
Auto
Always performs a review after every commit automatically.
Use with self-hosted CodeRabbit
This setting is only used when you’re using a self-hosted instance of CodeRabbit. If you’re using the CodeRabbit Cloud service, you don’t need to configure this setting.You will need to log in and log out of the extension after adding this value for the changes to take effect.