CodeCritic – AI Code Reviewer for Visual Studio Code

CodeCritic is an AI-powered code review assistant for Visual Studio Code. It helps you review code, detect issues, improve structure, and understand logic with clear explanations — without leaving your editor.

Whether you are learning, debugging, or refining production code, CodeCritic acts like a supportive senior developer guiding you.

What CodeCritic Does

CodeCritic helps you by:

• Reviewing your code using AI
• Detecting mistakes, risks, and poor practices
• Suggesting better and cleaner coding approaches
• Explaining what code actually does
• Recommending refactoring and optimization
• Supporting multiple programming languages

Useful for:

• Students learning to code
• Developers improving quality
• Teams wanting instant feedback
• Anyone who wants smarter coding assistance

Installing CodeCritic

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Go to the Extensions tab
3. Search for

CodeCritic

4. Click Install
5. Reload VS Code if required

That’s it. CodeCritic is ready.

How to Use CodeCritic (Step-by-Step)

1. Open any file in VS Code
2. Select the code you want to review or understand
3. Right-click the selected code
4. Click CodeCritic → Review Code

Alternatively, you can:

• Open Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P)
• Type: CodeCritic
• Choose the desired action

CodeCritic will then analyze the selected code and show results such as:

• What is wrong
• Why it matters
• How to fix or improve it

Simple. Instant. Helpful.

Available Commands

CodeCritic currently includes:

CodeCritic: Review Code Analyzes selected code and lists issues along with suggestions.

CodeCritic: Explain Code Explains what the selected code is doing in simple language.

CodeCritic: Suggest Improvements Provides refactoring and optimization recommendations.

Accessible from:

• Command Palette
• Right-click menu
• Custom shortcuts if configured

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code (latest recommended)
• Internet connection if AI features are enabled
• API key if your version of the extension requires one

Security and Privacy

CodeCritic processes code only for review and assistance purposes. There is no unnecessary data storage or hidden tracking.

Release Notes

Version 1.0.0

• Initial public release
• AI-powered code review
• Code explanation support
• Code improvement suggestions

Feedback and Support

Suggestions, feature requests, or problems? Please share feedback via the project repository or support contact.

CodeCritic helps you code better, understand deeper, and build confidently.