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---
name: coderabbitloop
description: >
Iteratively drives a GitHub PR to zero unresolved CodeRabbit (coderabbitai[bot]) findings. Reads
each inline comment's own "Prompt for AI Agents" block (CodeRabbit's ready-made fix spec per
issue), applies the fix, replies to the thread explaining what was done, resolves it, pushes, and
re-triggers CodeRabbit. Repeats until clean or a real blocker needs a human. Use when the user
wants a PR fully addressed against CodeRabbit's review, or says "run coderabbitloop" / "satisfy
CodeRabbit" / "resolve CodeRabbit comments".
compatibility: Requires git and gh (GitHub CLI) authenticated, with the CodeRabbit GitHub App installed on the repo.
metadata:
version: "1.0"
allowed-tools: Bash(gh:*) Bash(git:*)
---
# Coderabbitloop
Fix every actionable CodeRabbit finding on a PR, answer each thread, resolve it, and keep going until CodeRabbit has nothing left to say (or a finding needs a human call).
## Inputs
- **PR number** (optional): detect from the current branch if not given.
## How CodeRabbit actually posts (verified against docs.coderabbit.ai and a live install: don't assume otherwise)
CodeRabbit runs as `coderabbitai[bot]` and posts **two independent things**, not one:
1. An auto-generated **walkthrough/summary issue comment**: body starts with the HTML marker `<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: summarize by coderabbit.ai -->`. This is a description, not a review: use it for context only, never as a source of fixable findings.
2. A **formal PR review** carrying one **inline review comment per finding**, each a real, resolvable GitHub review thread at the finding's file/line. Each one contains a `<details><summary>🤖 Prompt for AI Agents</summary>` block: a ready-made fix spec, CodeRabbit's own words, meant to be handed straight to an agent.
**Use the inline threads as the source of truth**, exactly like Greptile/Qodo: fetch via GraphQL `reviewThreads`, which carries native `isResolved` state (see `references/graphql-queries.md`, shared with `qodoloop`; only the bot login and the prompt-heading text differ).
CodeRabbit has slash commands (official, `docs.coderabbit.ai/reference/review-commands`), the ones this loop actually uses:
- `@coderabbitai review`: incremental review of new changes (use this to re-trigger after a push, if automatic review-on-push is off for this repo).
- `@coderabbitai resolve`: marks **all** CodeRabbit threads resolved in one shot. This is a bulk escape hatch, not the default path: this loop resolves threads one at a time, right after replying to each, so the reply-then-resolve record stays intact per finding.
- CodeRabbit also has its own built-in `@coderabbitai autofix`, which commits fixes directly without a model in the loop. Mention it to the user as an alternative if they'd rather skip the loop entirely, but this skill's whole point is the Claude-orchestrated version: don't default to autofix instead of doing the work.
**Rate limit is a real terminal state, not a bug.** A comment reading "you've reached your PR review limit" (confirmed live wording) means CodeRabbit will not review again this cycle: stop and report it, don't loop waiting for something that isn't coming.
## Instructions
### 1. Identify the PR
```bash
gh pr view --json number,headRefName,headRefOid -q '{number, branch: .headRefName, sha: .headRefOid}'
```
Check out the branch if not already on it.
### 2. Loop (max 5 iterations)
#### A. Push and wait
```bash
git push
```
If this repo doesn't auto-review on push, nudge it:
```bash
gh pr comment <PR_NUMBER> --body "@coderabbitai review"
```
Poll (every ~10s, timeout ~5min) for CodeRabbit's next formal review to land: a new entry in `gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/<PR_NUMBER>/reviews` from `coderabbitai[bot]` created after this push. If you instead see a rate-limit comment ("review limit"), **stop the loop now** and go to Report with `blocked: rate-limited`.
#### B. Fetch unresolved findings
Run the `unresolvedQodoThreads`-shaped query in `references/graphql-queries.md` (filter `author.login == "coderabbitai[bot]"` instead of Qodo's login). For each unresolved thread, parse the finding text and the **Prompt for AI Agents** block (heading text is `🤖 Prompt for AI Agents`, not `Agent Prompt`: match case/emoji-insensitively).
#### C. Check exit conditions
Stop if there are zero unresolved CodeRabbit threads, or max iterations reached.
#### D. Fix each finding
For each thread, in order: read the Prompt for AI Agents block in full: it names the issue and the fix. Apply it, staying inside its stated scope. If the suggestion is wrong, unsafe, or needs a product decision, don't force it: note that in step E instead.
#### E. Answer and resolve
**Reply to the thread first, then resolve it**, the "answer to the comments" half of the job:
```bash
gh api graphql -f query='mutation { addPullRequestReviewThreadReply(input: {pullRequestReviewThreadId: "<THREAD_ID>", body: "<REPLY>"}) { comment { id } } }'
```
Reply body: one or two sentences, what you changed and why, or exactly why you didn't fix it. Then resolve (`resolveReviewThread`). A finding you deliberately skip still gets a reply and gets resolved.
#### F. Commit and push
```bash
git add -A
git commit -m "address CodeRabbit review feedback (coderabbitloop iteration N)"
git push
```
Go back to step A.
### 3. Report
| Field | Value |
|--------------------|-------|
| Iterations | N |
| Findings resolved | N |
| Findings skipped | N (with reasons) |
| Remaining | N (if any) |
| Blocked | rate-limited / max-iterations / none |
```
Coderabbitloop complete.
Iterations: 2
Resolved: 4 (3 fixed, 1 false-positive, replied + resolved)
Remaining: 0
```
## References
- `references/graphql-queries.md`: shared with `qodoloop`: the exact `reviewThreads` query and the `resolveReviewThread` / `addPullRequestReviewThreadReply` mutations. Swap the author-login filter to `coderabbitai[bot]` and the prompt-heading match to `Prompt for AI Agents`.