moses-cli

CLI buddy to help you with code review of GitLab Merge Requests, by using AI tools like GitHub Copilot CLI and Gemini CLI.

Installation

Install the npm package

npm install -g moses-cli

Initial Setup

moses init

The command:

1. Configures GitLab instance (cloud or self-hosted)
2. Validates token via /api/v4/user API
3. Selects AI tool
4. Saves config in ~/.moses-cli/config.json with mode 600

Usage

The primary way to use Moses is by validating a Merge Request:

moses validate https://gitlab.your-domain.com/group/project/-/merge_requests/123

Available Commands

Command	Description
moses init	Interactive initial setup (GitLab instances, AI tools, etc.)
moses validate <url>	Fetches and analyzes a Merge Request, providing AI feedback
moses gitlab list	Lists all your configured GitLab instances
moses gitlab default	Switches the active default GitLab instance
moses config feedback-style	Updates the AI's feedback tone (friendly, pragmatic, etc.)
moses config diff-limit	Changes the maximum allowed line changes in a single diff
moses config skills	Opens your global skills folder to manage review instructions
moses config reset	Wipes all local configurations and starts fresh

To see more details and options for any command, run:

moses help

or for a specific command:

moses validate --help

Flow:

1. Parses MR URL
2. Fetches MR data + diffs + commits from GitLab API
3. Smart Repository Lookup: Detects if your current directory matches the project or offers to clone/download the repository for deeper context
4. Context Gathering:
   • Skill Selection: Allows you to choose a custom instruction file from ~/.moses-cli/skills/ to guide the AI analysis
   • Internal Repository Context: Scans the repository for project-specific instructions (e.g., copilot-instructions.md, README.md)
5. Concatenates all context + optional prompt + MR diff and sends to configured AI tool
6. Displays response in real-time

Why moses?

Like Moses guiding his people to the promised land, moses validates every merge request, ensuring your most precious asset, your code, reaches production safely.

• Fast analysis: Fetches diffs directly from GitLab API
• Multi-AI: Focus on support for GitHub Copilot CLI and Gemini CLI
• Smart Context: Combines global rules with your project's internal documentation
• Comprehensive: Generates structured markdown with stats, commits, and diffs

Features

• Interactive setup with token validation
• Support for multiple GitLab instances (gitlab.com + self-hosted)
• Automatic validation of AI tool installation
• Real-time streaming of AI analysis
• Configurable feedback style (friendly, pragmatic, offensive)
• Configurable diff changes limit with safe interruption
• Internal repository context: Automatically scans for copilot-instructions.md, .github/copilot-instructions.md, claude.md, .clauderc, and README.md to feed the AI with project-specific rules.
• Auto-repository cloning: Detects if you're outside the project and offers to download it to extract internal context.
• Interactive Skills: Prompt-based selection of custom instruction sets.
• Optional extra prompt context and manual instruction-file selection.
• Elegant error handling with contextual messages

For local development

pnpm install
pnpm build
node dist/bin/moses.js

Quality scripts

pnpm run check

Supported AI Tools

Tool	CLI	Installation
GitHub Copilot	copilot	npm install -g @github/copilot
Google Gemini CLI	gemini	npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

These two CLIs are the ones currently tested in this project.

Want to help? Contributions to support Claude Code and Codex CLI are very welcome.

How to Contribute

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

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.