CI Act Run
chewiebug/GCViewer
Run the full build-and-deploy.yaml workflow locally via act + Docker.
Review a specific vscode-containers pull request on demand from the CLI (or any interactive agent), the way a Container Tools maintainer would.
Install Review PR
$ npx skills add microsoft/vscode-containers --skill review-pr -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/vscode-containers review-pr --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/review-pr .claude/skills/review-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "review-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers/tree/main/.github/skills/review-pr into .claude/skills/review-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-pr", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers/tree/main/.github/skills/review-prType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add microsoft/vscode-containers --skill review-pr -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/vscode-containers review-pr --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/review-pr .agents/skills/review-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "review-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers/tree/main/.github/skills/review-pr into .agents/skills/review-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-pr", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add microsoft/vscode-containers --skill review-pr -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/vscode-containers review-pr --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/review-pr .cursor/skills/review-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "review-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers/tree/main/.github/skills/review-pr into .cursor/skills/review-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-pr", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers.git --path .github/skills/review-pr--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add microsoft/vscode-containers --skill review-pr -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/vscode-containers review-pr --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/review-pr .gemini/skills/review-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "review-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers/tree/main/.github/skills/review-pr into .gemini/skills/review-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-pr", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install microsoft/vscode-containers review-prInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add microsoft/vscode-containers --skill review-pr -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/review-pr .github/skills/review-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "review-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers/tree/main/.github/skills/review-pr into .github/skills/review-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-pr", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add microsoft/vscode-containers --skill review-pr -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install microsoft/vscode-containers review-pr --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/review-pr .opencode/skills/review-pr && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "review-pr" agent skill from https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-containers/tree/main/.github/skills/review-pr into .opencode/skills/review-pr/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "review-pr", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
review-pr- GitHub stars
- 141
- Token cost
- ~900 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 430 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Review a specific vscode-containers pull request on demand from the CLI (or any interactive agent), the way a Container Tools maintainer would.
- Asked to review a PR by number
- SKILL.md covers Modes, Get the PR, Produce the review and Posting (post mode only), plus 1 more section
- Calls gh
- The current branch
What it does
Review PR is an agent skill from microsoft/vscode-containers, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Review a specific vscode-containers pull request on demand from the CLI (or any interactive agent), the way a Container Tools maintainer would. Use when asked to review a PR by number, URL, or "the current branch", to produce a written review and, only when explicitly asked, post comments on the PR. Fetches the PR with the GitHub CLI and applies the shared review rubric.
Its SKILL.md is about 900 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Development, covering Pull requests, Containers and Quizzes and assessments. It works with Visual Studio Code, GitHub and Docker. The repository describes itself as: Container Tools Extension for Visual Studio Code.
When your agent uses it
- Asked to review a PR by number
- The current branch
- Produce a written review and
- Only when explicitly asked
Example prompts
- “the current branch”
- “/review-pr”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8ff1320. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
gh
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Review PR loads about 900 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 96 tokens; SKILL.md has 430 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 430 words (~900 tokens).
“You are reviewing a pull request to microsoft/vscode-containers the way a maintainer would. Apply the shared grading rubric in ../code-review/rubric.md -- read it first; it is the single source of truth for what to look for and how to grade…”
- name
- review-pr
Files
Just SKILL.md in .github/skills/review-pr of microsoft/vscode-containers.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8ff1320
Compare with similar skills
Review PR next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Review PR this skillmicrosoft/vscode-containers | 141 | — | ~900 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| CI Act Runchewiebug/GCViewer | 4.6k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Curate Whats Newdocker/docs | 4.7k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| ReleasePipelex/pipelex | 941 | — | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Debug CIweb-infra-dev/rslint | 460 | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Triage Issuedocker/docs | 4.7k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Review PR
What does Review PR do?
Review a specific vscode-containers pull request on demand from the CLI (or any interactive agent), the way a Container Tools maintainer would. Review PR is an agent skill from microsoft/vscode-containers, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Review a specific vscode-containers pull request on demand from the CLI (or any interactive agent), the way a Container Tools maintainer would.
When should I use Review PR?
Review PR fits situations like: asked to review a PR by number; the current branch; produce a written review and; only when explicitly asked.
How do I install Review PR in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add microsoft/vscode-containers --skill review-pr -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/review-pr in microsoft/vscode-containers) into .claude/skills/review-pr in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Review PR in Codex?
Run `npx skills add microsoft/vscode-containers --skill review-pr -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/review-pr in microsoft/vscode-containers) into .agents/skills/review-pr in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Review PR in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add microsoft/vscode-containers --skill review-pr -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/review-pr, .gemini/skills/review-pr, .github/skills/review-pr and .opencode/skills/review-pr in your project.
What does Review PR need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Review PR needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh).
Does Review PR access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Review PR safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Review PR use?
Review PR has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Review PR use?
About 900 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Review PR?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Review PR: CI Act Run (chewiebug/GCViewer, 4.6k stars), Curate Whats New (docker/docs, 4.7k stars), Release (Pipelex/pipelex, 941 stars) and Debug CI (web-infra-dev/rslint, 460 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Review PR?
microsoft (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in microsoft/vscode-containers, which has 141 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: microsoft/vscode-containers on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.