Configure extra instructions

• issues_user_guidelines: extra instructions for the Issue finding agent, which handles bug, security, and performance detection
• compliance_user_guidelines: extra instructions for the Compliance agent, which handles rule checking
• smart_router_extra_instructions: extra instructions for the review effort agent, which decides how much review depth a pull request needs. See Control review effort for the full set of review effort controls.

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Configure extra instructions

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Configure extra instructions in the Qodo portal (Recommended)

1. Log in to the Qodo portal.
2. Navigate to Configurations > Prompts.
3. Add custom instructions for the Issue finding agent, Compliance agent, or Review effort mode.

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Configure extra instructions in .pr_agent.toml

[review_agent]
issues_user_guidelines = "Focus on security vulnerabilities and input validation"
compliance_user_guidelines = "Check for GDPR compliance requirements"
smart_router_extra_instructions = "Treat database migration files as high risk"

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Use a PR comment

/agentic_review --review_agent.issues_user_guidelines="Focus on security vulnerabilities" --review_agent.compliance_user_guidelines="Check for GDPR compliance" --review_agent.smart_router_extra_instructions="Treat database migrations as high risk"

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Related resources

• Trigger a code review: Run reviews automatically or manually.
• Optimize AI effort with Review effort mode: Match review depth to the risk of each change.
• Customize the code review experience: What you can configure, and where to configure it.