PR Pilot connects IntelliJ IDEA to your GitHub or Bitbucket Cloud repositories, lets you browse pull requests, inspect diffs side-by-side, and generates deep AI code-review reports — without ever leaving the IDE.
PR Pilot connects VS Code to your GitHub or Bitbucket Cloud repositories, lets you browse pull requests, inspect diffs side-by-side, and generates deep AI code-review reports — without ever leaving the editor.
From browsing PRs to AI-powered analysis — all within your IDE workflow.
Connect to GitHub and Bitbucket Cloud simultaneously. Switch the active provider in one click. Bitbucket supports per-repository PAT tokens so multi-repo teams are fully covered.
Configure providers →Instantly see all open, merged, and declined pull requests for any repository. Filter by status, PR ID, or title keyword without leaving your editor.
Learn more →Click any changed file to open IntelliJ's native side-by-side diff viewer with full syntax highlighting. Added, modified, deleted, and renamed files — all shown with colour-coded badges.
Click any changed file to open VS Code's built-in diff editor with full syntax highlighting. Added, modified, deleted, and renamed files — all shown with colour-coded badges.
Learn more →Generate a deep AI review report that includes impacted classes, method names, line numbers, import-resolved referenced files, and actionable feedback — powered by OpenAI, a local Ollama model, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
Learn more →Seed three Markdown skill files in .idea/pr-pilot/skills/.vscode/pr-pilot/skills/: system_prompt.md, review_rules.md, and coding_standards.md. Check them into source control so every teammate shares the same AI behaviour.
Approve, decline, or merge pull requests directly from the tool window using icon buttons. No context-switching to a browser required.
Approve, decline, or merge pull requests directly from the Activity Bar panel using toolbar buttons. No context-switching to a browser required.
Learn more →Under the hood, PR Pilot parses your source files across 9 languages (Kotlin, Java, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, Swift, Scala, C/C++) to extract class hierarchies, method signatures, and exact line numbers for the AI context window.
Learn more →Automatically sync review outcomes to Atlassian Jira. Approve or merge a PR and PR Pilot posts "Code Review Passed" on the linked issue. Decline a PR and it posts the AI summary and reassigns the issue back to the PR author.
Learn more →A full-size, tabbed settings window lives under Settings → PR Pilot. Configure your Git provider, AI backend, and skill files all in one place — with inline editors for your prompt templates.
A full-size, tabbed settings panel is accessible via the gear icon in the PR Pilot panel. Configure your Git provider, AI backend, and skill files all in one place — with inline editors for your prompt templates.
Configuration guide →From install to AI review in under five minutes.
Find PR Pilot in the JetBrains Marketplace (Settings → Plugins → Marketplace) and install it. No external CLI tools or server setup required.
Find PR Pilot in the VS Code Marketplace (Extensions view → search PR Pilot) and install it. No external CLI tools or server setup required.
Open Settings → PR Pilot → Git Providers. Select GitHub or Bitbucket Cloud, and enter your Personal Access Token. For Bitbucket, add one row per repository — the plugin auto-selects the right token.
Open the PR Pilot settings via the gear icon ⚙ in the panel. Select GitHub or Bitbucket Cloud, and enter your Personal Access Token. For Bitbucket, add one row per repository — the extension auto-selects the right token.
Go to the AI Provider tab. Pick OpenAI (paste your API key), Ollama (enter your local URL), or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint like Together AI or LM Studio.
PR Pilot seeds three Markdown files under .idea/pr-pilot/skills/.vscode/pr-pilot/skills/. Edit review_rules.md and coding_standards.md to match your team's standards, then commit them to source control.
Open the PR Pilot tool window on the right side of the IDE. Browse PRs, open diffs, and click the ⚡ AI button to generate a full code-review report — including impacted classes, methods, and referenced files.
Click the PR Pilot icon in the VS Code Activity Bar. Browse PRs, open diffs, and click the ⚡ AI button to generate a full code-review report — including impacted classes, methods, and referenced files.
PR Pilot works with any modern LLM — cloud or local.
Use GPT-4o or any OpenAI model. Paste your API key in settings. Best accuracy out of the box.
Any endpoint that speaks the OpenAI Chat Completions API — hosted or local.
Run fully local models with Ollama. Zero data leaves your machine — ideal for private codebases.
Stop re-typing the same instructions. Store your AI configuration in your project.
# PR Pilot — System Prompt You are an expert senior software engineer and code reviewer. ## Behaviour - Be concise and actionable - Use severity labels: 🔴 Critical 🟡 Warning 🟢 Suggestion - Group feedback by file ## Output Format 1. Brief **Overview** of the PR 2. **File Analysis** per changed file 3. **Summary** table at the end
The built-in code analyser understands class hierarchies, method signatures, and line numbers across 8 languages.
For each changed file, PR Pilot extracts impacted classes, method signatures, exact line numbers, and import chains — then passes this structured data to the AI for a deeper, more accurate review.
The roadmap is packed. Here's what's on the horizon.
Post AI-generated review comments directly onto specific lines of the pull request — visible to all reviewers in GitHub or Bitbucket.
View and reply to existing review comments and PR conversations from within the IDE without context-switching.
Aggregated view of open PRs across multiple repositories with reviewer assignment and SLA indicators.
Get IDE balloon notifications when a PR is assigned to you, updated, or when CI checks complete.
See the AI review appear word-by-word in real time — no more waiting for the full response before reading.
Store all tokens securely in the OS keychain via IntelliJ's PasswordSafe API, with no plaintext fallback.
Store all tokens securely via VS Code's SecretStorage API (system keychain integration), with no plaintext fallback.
First-class GitLab merge request support alongside GitHub and Bitbucket Cloud.
Define reusable PR review checklists in your skill files and have the AI verify each item automatically.
Install PR Pilot from the JetBrains Marketplace — it's free.
Install PR Pilot from the VS Code Marketplace — it's free.