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Fetch CodeRabbit review comments on the current PR, classify each finding, apply fixes for valid issues, and reply to each thread. Use before attempting gh pr merge when CodeRabbit has posted a review. Blocks merge on unresolved threads. Routes security-critical findings to a human.

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Address CodeRabbit review comments on a PR end-to-end: fetch, classify, fix, reply, commit, push. See ci/tools/coderabbit_addressor.py for the helper that drives the workflow.

Arguments: $ARGUMENTS

Workflow

  1. Fetch comments. Run:

    uv run ci/tools/coderabbit_addressor.py $ARGUMENTS --plan

    This prints a JSON plan listing every unresolved CodeRabbit comment, classified into one of four buckets:

    • valid-fix — actionable code change
    • style — preference/nit; reply-only
    • false-positive — disagree; reply with rationale
    • security-flag — flag a human; do not auto-fix

  2. Review the plan. For each valid-fix, read the file/line being flagged and decide the concrete change. For false-positive, draft the reply. Do not touch anything in security-flag — leave it for a human reviewer.

  3. Apply fixes one comment at a time. Edit the referenced file, re-read to confirm the change is correct, and stage it.

  4. Reply to each thread via:

    uv run ci/tools/coderabbit_addressor.py $ARGUMENTS --reply <comment-id> "<message>"

    Keep replies terse: either "Fixed in " or a one-sentence rationale for disagreement.

  5. Commit and push using a conventional-commit-format message that lists each addressed comment:

    fix: address CodeRabbit review feedback

- <comment-1-summary>
- <comment-2-summary>

  6. Re-run the plan. If valid-fix count hits zero and no security-flag remains, the PR is ready to merge. Otherwise iterate — hard limit: 3 passes.

Safety rails

  • Max 3 iterations per PR. If CodeRabbit keeps asking for changes after 3 rounds, stop and flag the human reviewer — something structural is off.
  • Never auto-fix security-flag comments. The classifier routes any comment mentioning security, CVE, auth, credential, secret, RCE, injection, CRITICAL, data loss, UAF, use-after-free, buffer overflow, or out-of-bounds into this bucket.
  • The pre-merge hook (ci/hooks/check_pr_merge_reviews.py) blocks gh pr merge until all CodeRabbit threads are resolved, so you cannot accidentally ship with pending feedback.

When to invoke

  • Before any gh pr merge on a PR where CodeRabbit has posted review comments.
  • After pushing a new commit that might have triggered a re-review — the hook will remind you.

When NOT to invoke

  • On draft PRs where CodeRabbit has not yet reviewed.
  • When every open comment is already in a security-flag state — defer to a human.