Show HN: ThinkReview open source browser Copilot GitLab and ADO PRs(Ollama)

ThinkReview is a production-ready browser extension that brings AI-powered code reviews to GitLab and Azure DevOps. After months of development, we're excited to open source the extension!

Run code reviews 100% privately on your own hardware with Ollama.
No cloud, no API calls, complete control over your code.
📖 5-Minute Setup Guide →

• ⭐ 5.0/5 rating on Chrome Web Store
• 📦 Check latest releases
• 🏆 Featured by Chrome Web Store
• ✅ Good Publisher Record with no violations
• 📜 Follows recommended practices for Chrome extensions

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Features:

• Instant Analysis: Get AI-driven insights on code changes
• Security Detection: Automatically identify potential vulnerabilities
• Code Quality: Receive suggestions for improvements
• Smart Summaries: Quickly understand complex changes
• Quality Metrics: Code quality scores and metrics
• Suggested Questions: Context-aware follow-up questions

• Chat with PRs: Ask questions about your pull requests
• Suggested Questions: Get smart, context-aware queries
• Deep Dive: Explore code changes interactively

• ✅ GitLab (gitlab.com, GitLab Enterprise, Self-Hosted)
• ✅ Azure DevOps (dev.azure.com, custom domains)
• ✅ Works with any GitLab instance on custom domains

• Cloud AI: Zero setup - works instantly after install
• Local AI: 5-minute Ollama setup for private reviews
• No API Keys: Works out of the box (cloud) or fully local (Ollama)
• Automatic Detection: Recognizes MR/PR pages instantly
• Seamless Integration: Doesn't disrupt your workflow

• Reviews in Your Language: Get code reviews in 20+ languages
• Automatic Language Detection: Adapts to your preferences

• Custom Domains: Works with self-hosted GitLab instances
• Azure DevOps PAT: Configure personal access tokens for private repos
• Team Settings: Customize for your organization's needs

• 🔒 Secure Authentication: Google OAuth
• 🔐 HTTPS: All requests encrypted
• 🛡️ No Stored Keys: No API keys in extension code
• 📊 Minimal Permissions: Only activates on MR/PR pages
• 🖥️ 🆕 100% Local Option: Use Ollama for completely private reviews - Setup Guide

1. Visit the Chrome Web Store listing
2. Click "Add to Chrome"
3. That's it! Navigate to any GitLab MR or Azure DevOps PR to start

Cloud AI (Default) - Works immediately, no setup required
Local AI with Ollama - For 100% private reviews:

1. Follow the Ollama Setup Guide (5 minutes)
2. Open extension popup → Settings → Select "Local Ollama"
3. That's it! Your reviews now run locally

1. Navigate to any GitLab merge request or Azure DevOps pull request
2. Wait for automatic detection (usually instant)
3. View AI-powered code review in integrated panel
4. Chat with your PR using the AI copilot feature
5. Review suggestions and security findings

• https://gitlab.com/*/merge_requests/*
• https://your-gitlab-instance.com/*/merge_requests/*
• https://dev.azure.com/*/*/_git/*/pullrequest/*
• https://*.visualstudio.com/*/*/_git/*/pullrequest/*

ThinkReview consists of two main components:

• Manifest V3 Chrome extension
• Content scripts for GitLab & Azure DevOps
• UI components and integration
• OAuth authentication flow

• AI model integration (Google Gemini)
• Code review processing
• User management and subscriptions
• Hosted at us-central1-thinkgpt.cloudfunctions.net

Note: The extension requires connection to ThinkReview backend services. For commercial deployments with your own backend, contact us for licensing options.

• Release Notes - Detailed version history
• 🆕 OLLAMA_SETUP.md - Run AI reviews locally with Ollama

ThinkReview has been in active development with regular releases. Check latest releases for the complete version history.

📁 Full changelog: See release-notes/ directory or visit thinkreview.dev/release-notes

We welcome contributions! ThinkReview is now open source and we'd love your help.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

• Follow existing code style
• Add tests for new features
• Update documentation
• Keep commits atomic and well-described

See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.

Open an issue with:

• Description of the bug
• Steps to reproduce
• Expected vs actual behavior
• Screenshots (if applicable)
• Browser version and OS

• 📧 Contact Form: thinkreview.dev/contact
• 💬 Email: [email protected]
• 🌐 Website: thinkreview.dev
• 💬 GitHub Discussions: Ask questions

This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).

✅ You can:

• Use the extension freely
• Study and modify the code
• Distribute your modifications
• Use it commercially

⚠️ You must:

• Share your modifications under AGPL-3.0
• Disclose source code when distributing
• Include license and copyright notice
• State significant changes made

For commercial deployments with your own backend or proprietary modifications:

• 📧 Contact: thinkreview.dev/contact
• 🌐 Learn more: thinkreview.dev

See LICENSE for full details.

• 🏪 Chrome Web Store: Install ThinkReview
• 🌐 Official Website: thinkreview.dev
• 📧 Contact & Support: thinkreview.dev/contact
• 🐛 Report Issues: GitHub Issues
• 💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions

After successfully launching on the Chrome Web Store and serving 128+ users, we decided to open source ThinkReview because:

✅ Transparency - Let the community see and verify how it works
✅ Trust - Open code builds confidence in security and privacy
✅ Collaboration - Accelerate development with community contributions
✅ Innovation - Enable developers to extend and customize
✅ Education - Help others learn from production-grade code

ThinkReview is developed and maintained by the Thinkode team. The extension is production-ready and actively used by developers worldwide for improving code quality and accelerating code reviews.

Built with:

• Manifest V3
• Google Gemini AI
• Vanilla JavaScript
• Chrome Extensions API

If ThinkReview helps you with code reviews, please:

• ⭐ Star this repository
• 🔄 Share with your team
• ✍️ Leave a review on Chrome Web Store
• 🐛 Report bugs and suggest features