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Configure the CodeRabbit VS Code extension to match your workflow preferences. For more information about using the extension, see Review local changes.
These instructions are specific to VS Code. If you’re using a VS Code-compatible editor like Cursor or Windsurf, the steps are similar but may require some adaptation.

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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.
The settings screen contains the following configuration controls.

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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 VS Code (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.
For more information about the Fix with AI feature, see Request help from your AI coding agent.

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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.
For more information about this feature, see Automatically review local commits.

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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.

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What’s next

Use the VS Code extension

Learn how to review code changes and use AI features

Uninstall the VS Code extension

Remove the CodeRabbit extension from your editor