Shippie is an MIT-licensed AI code-review agent, rebranded from Code Review GPT, built on the `flue` agent framework. The released review workflow reads pull-request or staged diffs, explores the codebase with developer tools, and posts focused findings for issues such as exposed secrets, inefficient code, potential bugs, and unhandled edge cases. It runs as a GitHub Action on pull requests, can be triggered by a trusted collaborator's `/shippie` comment, and runs locally on Node.js 22.19+ through the `shippie review` CLI or `npm run review`; a self-built HTTP server workflow is also documented. Extensibility comes from remote HTTP/SSE MCP servers, root `AGENTS.md`/`AGENT.md`/`CLAUDE.md` instruction files, Agent Skills, and flue's `task` delegation tool. Built-in model providers are Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Cloudflare Workers AI, and Cloudflare AI Gateway; custom OpenAI-compatible providers require code registration. Lifecycle caveat: the main branch documents an autonomous `shippie qa` system for web and CLI testing, but the latest published release at verification time does not include the QA action/docs and no `v0` major tag is published, so QA should be treated as unreleased rather than generally available. Users supply their own model credentials, so code/diffs flow to the configured LLM provider and provider API charges apply. Shippie also sends default-on anonymous usage telemetry to `telemetry.shippie.dev`; documented events contain a hashed repository identifier, platform, model, OS/architecture/Node/Shippie version data and run-specific counters, but no code or file contents. Set `SHIPPIE_TELEMETRY=false` to opt out.
Shippie
Extensible open-source AI code review agent with emerging QA automation
- Pricing Model
- freemium
- License
- Proprietary
- Telemetry
- Concerns reported
- Last Verified
- Aug 26, 2026
- Supported Platforms
- Released review workflow: GitHub Action on pull requests, trusted-collaborator `/shippie` comment trigger, local Node.js 22.19+ CLI (`shippie review` / `npm run review`), and self-built HTTP server. Remote HTTP/SSE MCP client; `AGENTS.md`/`AGENT.md`/`CLAUDE.md`, Agent Skills, and task delegation. Providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Cloudflare Workers AI, Cloudflare AI Gateway; custom OpenAI-compatible providers by code registration. Main-branch autonomous QA workflow is unreleased.
- Primary Categories
- Code Review AI
- Tags
- CLI, MCP
Open-source (MIT) AI code-review agent formerly known as Code Review GPT. Its released workflow reviews pull requests in GitHub Actions or staged changes locally, supports remote MCP tools and project instruction files, and works with Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, and Cloudflare providers. The main branch also contains an unreleased autonomous QA workflow. Anonymous usage telemetry is enabled by default and can be disabled.
Pricing & Platform Specs
Pricing Summary
Free and open-source under the MIT license. Users provide their own LLM API keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Ollama) and pay only model provider usage fees.
full pricing breakdown →Supported Platforms
Released review workflow: GitHub Action on pull requests, trusted-collaborator `/shippie` comment trigger, local Node.js 22.19+ CLI (`shippie review` / `npm run review`), and self-built HTTP server. Remote HTTP/SSE MCP client; `AGENTS.md`/`AGENT.md`/`CLAUDE.md`, Agent Skills, and task delegation. Providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, Cloudflare Workers AI, Cloudflare AI Gateway; custom OpenAI-compatible providers by code registration. Main-branch autonomous QA workflow is unreleased.
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FAQ
What is Shippie?
Open-source (MIT) AI code-review agent formerly known as Code Review GPT. Its released workflow reviews pull requests in GitHub Actions or staged changes locally, supports remote MCP tools and project instruction files, and works with Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, and Cloudflare providers. The main branch also contains an unreleased autonomous QA workflow. Anonymous usage telemetry is enabled by default and can be disabled.
Is Shippie free?
Shippie offers a free tier alongside paid plans. Free and open-source under the MIT license. Users provide their own LLM API keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Ollama) and pay only model provider usage fees.
Is Shippie still maintained?
Yes — Shippie is active. Its listing was last verified on August 26, 2026.
What are the best Shippie alternatives?
The first editor-selected Shippie alternatives are CodeRabbit, Greptile, Codacy, and more.
