code-review
The built-in code review skill that VS Code's agent sessions run when the user starts a review from the toolbar of VS Code's Changes view.
What the skill teaches
The built-in code review skill that VS Code's agent sessions run when the user starts a review from the toolbar of VS Code's Changes view. The agent collects the files changed in the current session, reads the relevant ranges against the rest of the codebase, and checks correctness and edge cases, bugs and regressions, missing error handling, security and data handling, naming and consistency, and gaps in tests or documentation. Each issue becomes an inline comment attached to the exact file and line range through VS Code's comment tool. It does not edit files, commit or push, and stops once every changed file is reviewed. Users can save a customised copy that overrides it.
Capabilities
- Review all files changed in the current agent session
- Attach each issue as an inline comment on the exact line range
- Check correctness, security, naming and test or documentation gaps
- Leave files, commits and pushes untouched
About
- Publisher
- Microsoft
- Tool
- Code review
Works with
Install
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Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Skill | |
| Tool | Code review | |
| Publisher | Microsoft | source |
| Official status | Officialships in Microsoft's VS Code source as the built-in review for VS Code's Changes toolbar | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | No | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Visual Studio Code | source |
| Licence | MIT | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 11, 2026195,341 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository Website |
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Also listed under: Code review
Sources
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/microsoft/vscode · Backs: AI clients, Official statusNov 14, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE.txt)github.com/microsoft/vscode · Backs: LicenceNov 12, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/microsoft/vscode · Backs: Publisher, Activity, LicenceNov 11, 2026
- Folder in the repository (code-review)github.com/microsoft/vscode · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 14, 2026