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Control access to CodeRabbit administrative features through role-based permissions. Assign appropriate roles to team members based on their administrative responsibilities.

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Overview of CodeRabbit roles

Every CodeRabbit account has exactly one role per organization. Each role determines access to billing, account management, and administrative functions.

Admin

Full read/write access to all administrative features, including billing, seat management, Audit Logs, and role management.

Member

No access to Subscription and Billing, Audit Logs, or Roles and permissions. Members can still use developer features and may have limited read-only visibility in Team Management.

Billing Admin

Read/write access to Subscription and Billing. Can view Team Management, Audit Logs, and Roles and permissions, but cannot change user roles or edit permission matrices.
CodeRabbit roles are independent from Git platform roles (GitHub, GitLab, etc.). Changing a CodeRabbit role doesn’t affect Git platform permissions, and vice versa.
Roles only affect administrative features. All users can access developer features like code reviews based on their seat assignments, regardless of role.
For complete administrative functions by role, see Role permissions.

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Default roles

CodeRabbit automatically assigns default roles based on Git platform permissions:

Admin (default)

Users with ownership-level Git platform roles (GitHub Admin, Bitbucket Owner) receive the Admin role

Member (default)

All other users receive the Member role by default
Default assignments happen only during initial account setup. Subsequent Git platform changes don’t affect CodeRabbit roles.
You can modify roles after initial assignment if you have Admin privileges.

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Manage user roles

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View current roles

1

Access CodeRabbit dashboard

Go to the CodeRabbit dashboard.
2

Select your organization

Choose the organization from the sidebar dropdown.
3

Navigate to Subscription

Click Subscription in the sidebar.
The main table shows Admin and Member accounts with their current roles. Click the Billing Admins tab to view billing administrators.

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Change user roles

You must have the Admin role to modify other users’ roles.
1

Access the user accounts table

Follow the steps above to reach your organization’s Subscription page.
2

Update the role

Click the dropdown in the user’s Role column and select the new role.
You can only assign Admin and Member roles through this method. Billing Admin requires a separate invitation process.

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Add billing administrators

Billing Admin users don’t consume seat licenses. Add them regardless of available seats.
1

Access user management

Navigate to your organization’s Subscription page as described above.
2

Send invitation

Click Invite Billing Admin.
3

Enter details

Provide the name and email address of the billing administrator.
The invited user will receive an email to complete setup. Their account appears under the Billing Admins tab after activation.
Once a Billing Administrator has been successfully invited, they should use the following login process:
  1. Navigate to the Sign in with email page.
  2. Enter tenant name and email address.
  3. A login pass should be received via email.
  4. Use this login pass to access the account.
Save the sign-in link for future use whenever a new login pass needs to be requested. If the login page does not load properly, clear the browser cache or try using an Incognito window.

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Role permissions

Administrative functionality available by role:
ResourceAdminMemberBilling Admin
Learning Resources (Web Interface)Read/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write
Metrics/DashboardRead/WriteRead/WriteRead-only
ReportsRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write
IntegrationsRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write
Repository SettingsRead/WriteRead/WriteNo access
Organization SettingsRead/WriteRead-onlyRead-only
Team ManagementRead/WriteRead-onlyRead-only
Subscription and BillingRead/WriteNo accessRead/Write
Roles and permissionsRead/WriteNo accessRead-only
Audit LogsRead-onlyNo accessRead-only
All users can manage learnings through pull request comments regardless of role. The Learning Resources permissions apply only to web interface management.

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Custom roles

Enterprise customers can create custom roles with granular permissions beyond the built-in Admin, Member, and Billing Admin roles. Custom roles let you define exactly what each role can access — from organization settings to reports, learnings, and team management features. For full details on creating and managing custom roles, see Custom roles and permissions.

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What’s next

Manage your subscription

Configure seat assignments, billing settings, and subscription details for your organization

Custom roles and permissions

Create custom roles with granular permissions (Enterprise)