Configure Context settings in the Qodo portal - Qodo Documentation

The Context tab controls how rules from Rule Miner and non-admin users are approved, and web search grounding. Skill insights, cross-repo impact, spec gaps, and design gaps configuration moved to the Finding types tab.

Review standards section of the Context tab, showing Auto-approve user suggestions, Mine rules from code review history, Auto-approve rule miner suggestions, and REVIEW.md instructions

Review standards

The Review standards settings control how rules from Rule Miner and from non-admin users are approved, and whether REVIEW.md instructions are applied during review.

Setting	Description	Options
Auto-approve user suggestions	When enabled, rules added by non-admins are activated immediately without requiring admin approval. When disabled, they appear in the Pending rules tab for admin approval. This setting applies at the organization level only.	Enable / Disable (default)
Mine rules from code review history Beta	Enables or disables Rule Miner for the organization or a specific repository.	Enable (default) / Disable
↳ Auto-approve rule miner suggestions	When enabled, mined rules from review history are activated automatically. When disabled, rules appear in the Pending rules tab for review before activation.	Enable (default for organizations that started using Qodo since September 1, 2026) / Disable (default for organizations onboarded before September 1, 2026)
REVIEW.md instructions Research Preview	Qodo reads a REVIEW.md file at your repository root and applies the review instructions and guidelines it contains, a simple way to customize how Qodo reviews your code.	Enable / Disable (default)

Web search

Setting	Description	Options
Web search	Lets the review agent search the web for the latest official documentation, specifications, and release notes to produce more accurate and up-to-date findings.	Enable (default for new users) / Disable (default for existing users)