Introducing Code Reviews: AI-Powered PR Feedback
Every pull request deserves a thoughtful review. Now every one gets one.
There’s a moment every developer knows too well.
You’ve pushed a PR. It’s ready. You’re proud of it. And then... you wait.
Hours pass. Sometimes days. Your reviewer is swamped. You’re blocked. The context fades. By the time feedback arrives, you’ve mentally moved on to something else entirely.
We’ve all felt this friction. And we thought: what if the first review happened the moment you pushed?
Now it does.
What is Code Reviews?
Code Reviews is an AI-powered review agent that automatically analyzes your pull requests the moment they’re opened or updated. It reads your diffs, understands your changes in context, and delivers structured feedback—directly in GitHub, as inline comments and summary findings.
No manual triggers. No waiting in a queue. Just push your code, and watch the feedback appear.
Why This Matters
Code review isn’t just about catching bugs. It’s about learning, consistency, and shipping with confidence. But traditional review workflows have a bottleneck: people.
Your senior engineers are stretched thin. Your team is shipping faster than ever. And the honest truth? Some PRs slip through with less scrutiny than they deserve.
Code Reviews changes that equation:
Every PR gets reviewed. Not just the big ones. Not just the ones that happen to land when someone’s available. Every single one.
Feedback is fast. The review starts the moment your PR opens, and insights can be waiting for you in minutes.
Standards stay consistent. The agent doesn’t have bad days. It applies your team’s focus areas, like security, performance, style, test coverage, uniformly, every time.
Junior developers learn faster. Rich explanations accompany every suggestion, turning reviews into teaching moments.
What Changed for Developers
If you’re used to the old workflow: push, wait, context-switch, wait more — here’s what your new reality looks like:
Before
Open a PR
Ping a teammate
Wait hours (or days)
Receive feedback when you’ve already moved on
Context-switch back to address comments
After
Open a PR
Grab a snack
Review comments are there
Address feedback while everything is still fresh
Reviews just show up now, and you never have to leave Kilo.
Configurable to Match How You Work
Not every PR needs the same level of scrutiny. A quick prototype doesn’t need the same rigor as a production hotfix. That’s why Code Reviews gives you full control:
Review Styles
Strict — Flags everything. Ideal for mission-critical code.
Balanced — The sweet spot. Surfaces what matters without overwhelming noise.
Lenient — Light touch. Perfect for WIP branches and exploration.
Focus Areas Choose what the agent pays attention to:
Security vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS, credential exposure)
Performance issues (N+1 queries, inefficient loops)
Bug detection (logic errors, edge cases)
Code style (formatting, naming, readability)
Test coverage (missing tests, uncovered paths)
Documentation gaps
Custom Instructions Shape how the agent thinks. Add context about your codebase, your conventions, or areas that need extra attention:
Getting Started
Already using Kilo? You’re minutes away from your first automated review:
Ensure GitHub is connected. Head to Integrations → GitHub if you haven’t already.
Open the Review Agent tab. Find it in your personal or organization dashboard.
Toggle Enable AI Code Review. Choose your model, style, and focus areas.
Select your repositories. Pick which repos should receive automatic reviews.
Open a PR. That’s it. The agent takes over from here.
Pricing
Compute for Code Reviews is free during our limited launch period.
But please note: Kilo credits are still used when the agent performs model reasoning during reviews.
We’ll announce official pricing tiers soon, but for now, it is open to everyone.
The Bigger Picture
Here’s what Kilo looks like now.
You build with an AI coding agent that understands your entire codebase. You push a PR and get rapid, intelligent feedback. You click Deploy and watch your app go live without touching a config file.
Build. Review. Ship. All in one place.
That’s not a collection of features—it’s a workflow. One where every piece is designed to work with the others, where you never have to context-switch to a different platform, where the friction between “I have an idea” and “it’s live” keeps shrinking.
We’re not done. But today, Code Reviews fills in another critical piece of the puzzle.
Try It Now
Code Reviews is available today for all Kilo users. Enable it in your dashboard, open a PR, and see what happens.
Then tell us about it. We’re just getting started and your feedback shapes what this becomes. Drop into our Discord, share your experience on X, or just reply to this post.
Every review makes us better. Every shipped PR makes us happy.
Happy Kilo Coding!
Questions? Check out the Code Reviews documentation or reach out at Scott.Breitenother@kilo.surf. We’re here to help.
Thanks for writing this, it clarifis a lot, and while this AI-powered approach to PR feedback is brilliant for efficiency and ensuring consistent standards, I am left reflecting on how it might subtly shift the dinamic of peer learning and mentorship that traditionally evolves through human code review interactions.