Policy Review AI

Review the current file or all uncommitted changes against:

• a baseline code review policy
• a repo-specific policy file
• either a VS Code language model or Anthropic

Features

• Review Current File button in the editor title bar
• Review Uncommitted Changes button in Source Control
• Repo policy file auto-loading from one of:
  • .ai-review-policy.md
  • .review-policy.md
  • .github/review-policy.md
  • .copilot/instructions.md
• Provider selection:
  • vscode-lm for Copilot / VS Code model access
  • anthropic for direct Anthropic API use

Install locally without packaging

1. Copy this folder to your VS Code extensions directory.
   • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\\.vscode\\extensions\\local-dev.policy-review-ai-0.0.1
   • macOS: ~/.vscode/extensions/local-dev.policy-review-ai-0.0.1
   • Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/local-dev.policy-review-ai-0.0.1
2. Reload VS Code.
3. Open Command Palette and run one of:
   • Policy Review: Review Current File
   • Policy Review: Review Uncommitted Changes

Package as VSIX

If you want a .vsix file:

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
cd policy-review-ai
vsce package

Then install the generated .vsix from VS Code.

Configuration

Use GitHub Copilot / VS Code model access

Set:

• policyReview.provider = vscode-lm

Optional:

• policyReview.vscodeLmVendor = copilot
• policyReview.vscodeLmFamily = gpt-4o

If no model matches the hints, clear the hints and try again.

Use Anthropic directly

Set:

• policyReview.provider = anthropic

Then run:

• Policy Review: Set Anthropic API Key

Or set policyReview.anthropicApiKey directly.

Recommended repo policy file

Create .ai-review-policy.md in your repo root:

# Project review policy

- Follow existing naming and dependency-injection conventions.
- Preserve backward compatibility for public service contracts.
- Validate auth, tenant, user, and telemetry handling.
- Treat cancellation, async streaming, and nullability as high-signal concerns.
- Prefer minimal, safe changes over large refactors in review comments.

Notes

• For uncommitted review, the extension uses Git commands from the local repository.
• For current file review, it includes the file's current content and its Git diff when available.
• The extension is plain JavaScript, so there is no build step.