CodeRabbit Configuration: .coderabbit.yaml Reference

Why CodeRabbit configuration matters Every engineering team has different coding standards, project structures, and review priorities. Running CodeRabbit with its default settings works well enough for getting started, but the real value comes from tailoring the AI reviewer to understand your specific codebase. The .coderabbit.yaml configuration file is how you make that happen. Without configuration, CodeRabbit reviews every file with the same level of scrutiny, applies generic review criteria, and has no understanding of which parts of your codebase are security-critical versus which are boilerplate. With a well-tuned configuration, CodeRabbit focuses on what matters most to your team - checking API routes for authentication gaps, database code for injection vulnerabilities, and infrastructure files for misconfigurations - while staying quiet on auto-generated files, lock files, and build artifacts that do not need review. This reference guide covers every section of the .coderabbit.