Explore CodeRabbit CLI integration

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Context

CodeRabbit Pro is now active on all public repos in the detailobsessed org. Devin Review moved to private repos only. The CodeRabbit CLI (coderabbit) is installed and authenticated.

Tasks

• Test coderabbit review --plain --base main on branches with substantive diffs (config-only changes produce empty output)
• Evaluate --prompt-only mode for AI agent integration
• Compare CLI review quality vs PR review quality
• Check if CodeRabbit has an MCP server we could use alongside or instead of codereviewbuddy
• Evaluate CodeRabbit editor extension (Windsurf/VS Code)
• Determine if codereviewbuddy still adds value with CodeRabbit as the primary reviewer (likely yes for: triage, stack workflows, batch operations)
• Test rate limits on Pro tier (8 reviews/hour)

Notes

• CLI takes ~22-45s per review depending on diff size
• --plain and --prompt-only modes showed no output for small diffs — may need substantive code changes to trigger findings
• issue_enrichment.auto_enrich.enabled: true in .coderabbit.yaml causes gh issue create to hang
• Docs: https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli