CodeCrab is a native AI desktop app that learns your codebase. It combines your skills with specialized CodeCrab review skills, orchestrating your local CLIs to review PRs with zero code leaving your laptop.
Includes a ready-to-test demo project — install, open, and see it in action without connecting your own code.
Works with
Everything CodeCrab offers to accelerate your review workflow.
Open any Pull Request from your colleagues and let CodeCrab walk through the diff with you. It maps AI observations directly onto the changed lines, so you catch bugs, risky patterns and regressions fast — before you hit "Approve".
When a teammate leaves an observation on your Pull Request, CodeCrab runs a deep investigation for you. It digs through the code around every comment, connects it with your project's context and helps you understand — as precisely as possible — what the observation really means and what the correct solution looks like.
Still working locally? Before you create the Pull Request, let CodeCrab review your local changes. It detects errors early, investigates every finding as deeply as needed, and helps you apply the right fix — so the PR you finally open ships cleaner, higher-quality code.
Connect any repository, and CodeCrab learns its rules and patterns—building a per-repo review profile that powers specialized review agents and custom skills. It integrates seamlessly with your local skills, Claude Code, and Jira. We don't replace your setup—we complement it and let you extend it without limits.
100% On-Device Architecture
High-Impact Review Workflow
You Are in Full Control
Reuse What You Already Pay For
Desktop-First Performance
Plug & Play: Amplify Your Engineering Skills
The difference isn't the model — it's where your source code ends up.
| Capability / Feature | CodeCrab (Local-First) | Cloud SaaS Bots |
|---|---|---|
| Code Privacy & Security | Never leaves your machine (100% Client-Side) | Uploaded & processed on vendor cloud servers |
| GitHub Permissions | Your own CLI login (gh) | Requires org-wide OAuth admin permissions |
| Execution Transparency | Live Execution Console (real-time stdout/stderr) | Opaque "black box" cloud pipeline |
| Tool Orchestration | Uses your local Claude Code & Cursor setups | Locked to vendor's fixed model wrappers |
| Local Verification | Executes your local test suite (pytest, npm test) | Cannot run or verify local test suites |
| Performance & Speed | Instant local app native execution | Queued background cloud runners |
Hi, I'm Edy — software engineer with 14+ years of experience, including years building systems at Google and Pinterest. As software engineering moves faster and AI toolsets generate code at unprecedented speeds, our primary bottleneck has shifted from writing code to reviewing Pull Requests efficiently.
I built CodeCrab initially as a personal tool to solve my own workflow headaches: I needed a way to perform deep, Staff-level code reviews fast, without uploading sensitive private code to third-party servers.
By making it a 100% Local-First Desktop App, CodeCrab gives you total privacy and complete control over your review pipeline. It reuses the local AI subscriptions you already own (like Claude Code or Cursor) with zero server markups or hidden fees.
CodeCrab is currently in Public Beta version. I am actively refining it based on real engineering workflows, and I'd love to hear your feedback as we build the ultimate client-side review experience together.
Free Public Beta — Runs 100% on your machine. No code leaving your laptop
Includes a ready-to-test demo project — install, open, and see it in action without connecting your own code.
