GitHub PR Comments Retriever

A VSCode extension to retrieve and save all comments from a GitHub pull request, including reviews, issue comments, and descriptions.

Current Release

Latest version: 2.1.0
Release notes: see CHANGELOG.md and GitHub Releases
License: Apache-2.0

Features

Retrieve all PR data including metadata, description, reviews, PR comments, and issue comments
Saves data to ~/github-prs/<PR-title>/ directory
Supports all comment types including AI agent comments (CodeRabbit, Codex, Qodo, Claude, etc.)
GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication
Handles pagination for large numbers of comments

Requirements

GitHub Personal Access Token with repo scope (for private repos) or public repo access
Node.js 18+ (for development)

Setup

1. Generate a GitHub Token

Go to GitHub Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens
Click "Generate new token (classic)"
Select scopes:
- repo - for private repositories
- public_repo - for public repositories only
Copy the generated token

2. Configure the Token

Option A: Configure in VSCode Settings

Open VSCode Settings (Ctrl+, or Cmd+,)
Search for "GitHub PR Comments Retriever"
Add your token to the "Token" field

Option B: Enter when prompted The extension will prompt you for a token if none is configured.

Usage

Open VSCode
Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (macOS)
Type "Retrieve PR Comments" and press Enter
Enter the repository in format owner/repo (e.g., microsoft/vscode)
Enter the PR number (e.g., 123)

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

github-pr-comments-retriever.token - GitHub Personal Access Token for API authentication

Output Files

Each PR is saved to its own folder named after the PR title under ~/github-prs/:

~/github-prs/
├── "Fix login bug"/
│   ├── metadata.json
│   ├── description.md
│   ├── pr-comments.md
│   ├── reviews.md
│   └── issue-comments.md
├── "Add dark mode support"/
│   ├── metadata.json
│   └── ...
└── ...

File	Description
`metadata.json`	PR metadata (number, state, author, dates, URLs, etc.)
`description.md`	PR body/description
`pr-comments.md`	PR review comments (line-by-line comments)
`reviews.md`	PR reviews (approval, changes requested, etc.)
`issue-comments.md`	Issue-level comments (general PR discussions)

Development

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Watch mode for development
pnpm run watch

# Build for production
pnpm run package

Known Issues

Rate limiting may occur without a GitHub token (60 requests/hour limit)
Very large PRs with many comments may take longer to fetch

Developed by @vernonthedev ❤️