Annoying Review Reminder
A VS Code extension that brutally reminds you about pending GitHub PR reviews — with escalating levels of annoyance.
Your teammates are waiting. Stop ignoring those review requests.
Features
🎚️ 6 Brutality Levels
Each time you dismiss a reminder, the next one gets worse:
| Level |
Name |
What Happens |
| 0 |
Gentle |
Status bar badge + friendly info notification |
| 1 |
Nudge |
Warning notification with PR list |
| 2 |
Pushy |
Modal dialog (blocks everything) + editor turns red |
| 3 |
Intrusive |
Random text document pops up with review list + sound alert |
| 4 |
Aggressive |
Full-screen flashing webview + alarm sound + workbench color cycling |
| 5 |
Nuclear |
Multiple flashing panels + theme cycling + document spam. Only escape: "I Promise to Review!" command |
🔗 GitHub Integration
- Authenticates via VS Code's built-in GitHub auth
- Fetches PRs where you are a requested reviewer
- Configurable repository filter
⚙️ Configurable
- Poll interval — how often to check (default: 5 minutes)
- Max brutality level — cap the maximum chaos level (0–5)
- Snooze duration — temporary relief (default: 30 minutes)
- Repository filter — select which repos to watch
Commands
| Command |
Description |
Review Reminder: Refresh Pending Reviews |
Manually check for pending reviews |
Review Reminder: Snooze All Reminders |
Snooze for the configured duration |
Review Reminder: Reset Escalation & Restore Colors |
Reset all escalation and fix any visual effects |
Review Reminder: Select Repositories to Watch |
Pick repos from your GitHub account |
Review Reminder: I Promise to Review! (Stop Nuclear) |
Nuclear escape hatch — resets everything with a 10-minute grace period |
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
annoyingReviewReminder.enabled |
true |
Enable/disable the extension |
annoyingReviewReminder.repos |
[] |
Repos to watch (["owner/repo"]). Empty = all |
annoyingReviewReminder.pollIntervalSeconds |
300 |
Check interval in seconds |
annoyingReviewReminder.maxBrutalityLevel |
5 |
Max escalation level (0–5) |
annoyingReviewReminder.snoozeDurationMinutes |
30 |
Snooze duration in minutes |
Getting Started
- Install the extension
- It will ask you to sign in to GitHub on first use
- (Optional) Run "Select Repositories to Watch" to filter repos
- Reviews will be checked automatically — don't ignore them!
Safety
- Reset Escalation command always restores your editor to normal
- Colors and themes are saved before modification and restored on snooze/action
- Extension cleanup runs on deactivate
Development
npm install
npm run watch # Start watching for changes
# Press F5 to launch Extension Development Host
License
MIT
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