CLI Agent Mode Gathers Its Own Context, and Reviews New Files

Larger agent reviews now gather the context they need up front, so more of them finish in one pass. Agent mode also reviews the new files in your change, and the docs now say which change sizes it suits.

New

Context gathered up front

On larger changes, agent mode now collects the context a review needs before it starts, straight from your working copy. Reviews find as many known bugs as before, and the context step counts as part of the same review.

Agent mode

Faster reviews, with the right context.

7.2x

faster than a full review on small changes

Which mode for which change

1. Agent mode Up to about 600 lines
2. Either 600 to 2,000 lines
3. Full review Over 2,000 lines

The gap narrows as changes grow. The agent mode docs carry the latest guidance.

Never read

• Untracked files
• Ignored files
• Binary files
• Credential files
• Files containing a key or token

Included

gathering context never uses an extra review

--no-scout

turns it off in the CLI

Use a full review for very large changes, or for anything a person will read. In the MCP server, turn the context step off with scout: false on review_agent.

Improvements

New files are reviewed

Agent mode and full reviews of local changes now include new files you have not run git add on yet. A new file that is a credential file, or that contains a private key or an API token, stays on your machine.

CLI 0.11.0

• New --no-scout flag to skip the context step.
• --json output lists only the documented fields.
• New files are part of the review, with credentials kept out.
• A changed file that links to a file git ignores is no longer sent.
• optibot review -b reviews new files too, with the same checks.

MCP server 1.7.0

• review_agent runs the same context step and accepts scout: false.
• review_agent and review_local_changes review new files, with credentials kept out.
• Files inside .git are never sent, including through a symlink.