Aegis AI Code Review Engine

Version updated for https://github.com/sanka-dev425/ai-code-reviewer to version v1.0.3.

  • This action is used across all versions by ? repositories.

Action Type

This is a Node action using Node version 20.

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Action Summary

The “AI Code Reviewer” GitHub Action automates the process of reviewing pull requests by leveraging Anthropic Claude to generate inline review comments directly on modified lines of code. It focuses on identifying critical issues, security concerns, and maintainability suggestions while providing configurable review depths, file skipping controls, and cost visibility. The action enhances CI/CD workflows by offering structured feedback, re-run safety, and summary reports with merge recommendations.

What’s Changed

Aegis AI Code Review Engine is a production-ready GitHub Action for automated pull request reviews using Anthropic Claude.

What it does

  • Reviews only added lines from PR diffs
  • Posts inline review comments on exact changed lines
  • Supports review levels: quick, standard, deep
  • Posts PR-level summary with verdict and issue counts
  • Skips ignored files via glob patterns
  • Limits files reviewed with configurable max_files

Production safety features

  • Retry with exponential backoff for API rate limits
  • Graceful handling of malformed AI JSON (skips file, does not crash run)
  • Re-run safety by deleting old bot review comments
  • Large PR guardrail (>50 files): prioritizes highest-addition files
  • Token usage estimation logs for cost visibility
  • 500ms pacing between file reviews to reduce API pressure

Required inputs

  • github_token
  • anthropic_api_key

Recommended permissions

  • contents: read
  • pull-requests: write