CodeRabbit Enterprise RBAC

Overview

Manage CodeRabbit AI code review access through GitHub or GitLab organization integration. CodeRabbit inherits repository permissions from your Git provider -- if a developer has write access to a repo, CodeRabbit will review their PRs.

Prerequisites

• CodeRabbit Pro or Enterprise plan (per-seat pricing)
• GitHub Organization admin or GitLab Group owner role
• CodeRabbit GitHub App installed on the organization

Instructions

Step 1: Control Repository Access via GitHub App

# In GitHub Org Settings > Installed Apps > CodeRabbit:
# Select "Only select repositories" instead of "All repositories"
# This limits which repos CodeRabbit can review
enabled_repos:
  - backend-api        # Core service, always review
  - frontend-app       # High-traffic, always review
  - infrastructure     # IaC changes need review
disabled_repos:
  - sandbox            # Experimental, skip reviews
  - docs-internal      # Low-risk markdown only

Step 2: Configure Organization-Wide Review Rules

# .coderabbit.yaml at the org level (applied to all repos)
reviews:
  auto_review:
    enabled: true
    ignore_paths:
      - "*.md"
      - "*.lock"
      - "vendor/**"
  review_language: "en"
  profile: "assertive"    # Options: chill, assertive, nitpicky
  seat_assignment: "active_committers"  # Only count active devs as seats

Step 3: Manage Seat Allocation

CodeRabbit charges per seat. Control costs by limiting seats to active committers:

• Navigate to CodeRabbit Dashboard > Organization > Seats
• Set seat policy to "Active committers only" (contributors with commits in last 30 days)
• Remove bot accounts and CI service accounts from seat count

Step 4: Set Per-Repo Review Policies

# .coderabbit.yaml in a specific repo (overrides org defaults)
reviews:
  auto_review:
    enabled: true
    drafts: false           # Skip draft PRs
    base_branches:
      - main                # Only review PRs targeting main
  path_instructions:
    - path: "src/auth/**"
      instructions: "Security-sensitive. Check for auth bypass and injection."
    - path: "migrations/**"
      instructions: "Verify backward compatibility and rollback safety."

Step 5: Audit Review Activity

Check the CodeRabbit dashboard for review metrics per repository and team member. Export data for compliance reporting: reviews generated, comments accepted vs dismissed, and average time-to-review.

Error Handling

Examples

Basic usage: Apply coderabbit enterprise rbac to a standard project setup with default configuration options.

Advanced scenario: Customize coderabbit enterprise rbac for production environments with multiple constraints and team-specific requirements.

Output

• Configuration files or code changes applied to the project
• Validation report confirming correct implementation
• Summary of changes made and their rationale

Resources

• Official Coderabbit Enterprise Rbac documentation
• Community best practices and patterns
• Related skills in this plugin pack