CodeRabbit Enterprise RBAC

Overview

Manage CodeRabbit AI code review access across an enterprise organization. CodeRabbit inherits repository permissions from your Git provider -- if a developer has write access to a repo and opens a PR, CodeRabbit reviews it. Enterprise controls focus on seat management, repository scoping, organization-level configuration, and review policy enforcement.

Prerequisites

• CodeRabbit Pro or Enterprise plan
• GitHub Organization admin or GitLab Group owner role
• CodeRabbit GitHub App installed on the organization
• Access to CodeRabbit dashboard at app.coderabbit.ai

Access Control Model

GitHub/GitLab Org Permissions
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ CodeRabbit GitHub App   │
│ Repository Access:      │
│  ├── All repositories   │ ← Reviews every PR in the org
│  └── Select repos only  │ ← Reviews only selected repos
└─────────┬───────────────┘
          │
          ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Seat Assignment         │
│  ├── Active committers  │ ← Auto-assigns seats to PR authors
│  └── Manual assignment  │ ← Admin picks who gets seats
└─────────┬───────────────┘
          │
          ▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ .coderabbit.yaml        │
│  ├── Org-level defaults │ ← .github repo
│  └── Repo-level overrides│ ← Per-repo customization
└─────────────────────────┘

Instructions

Step 1: Control Repository Access

# In GitHub > Organization > Settings > Installed Apps > CodeRabbit:

Option A: "All repositories" (org-wide)
- Every repo gets AI reviews automatically
- New repos are covered immediately
- Higher seat count (every PR author = seat)

Option B: "Only select repositories" (targeted)
- Choose which repos get AI reviews
- Lower seat count
- New repos must be manually added

# Recommended: Start with Option B (select repos)
# Add repos in tiers based on risk/value

Step 2: Configure Seat Management

# In CodeRabbit Dashboard > Organization > Subscription:

1. Seat Policy Options:
   - "Active committers" → Auto-assign to anyone who opens a PR
   - "Manual assignment" → Admin explicitly assigns seats

2. Exclude Bot Accounts:
   - dependabot[bot]
   - renovate[bot]
   - github-actions[bot]
   - Any CI service accounts

3. Monitor Seat Usage:
   - Active seats: developers who opened PRs in last 30 days
   - Idle seats: no PR activity in 30+ days → candidates for removal

# Billing: ~$15/seat/month (Pro), custom (Enterprise)
# Only PR authors consume seats, not reviewers or commenters

Step 3: Set Organization-Level Defaults

# .github/.coderabbit.yaml (in the .github repo)
# Applied to ALL repos unless overridden by repo-level config

language: "en-US"
reviews:
  profile: "assertive"
  request_changes_workflow: false
  high_level_summary: true
  review_status: true
  poem: false
  sequence_diagrams: true

  auto_review:
    enabled: true
    drafts: false
    ignore_title_keywords:
      - "WIP"
      - "DO NOT MERGE"
      - "chore: bump"

  path_filters:
    - "!**/*.lock"
    - "!**/*.snap"
    - "!**/generated/**"
    - "!dist/**"
    - "!vendor/**"

  # Organization-wide coding standards
  path_instructions:
    - path: "**"
      instructions: |
        Org-wide rules:
        1. Flag hardcoded secrets, API keys, or credentials
        2. Check for proper error handling (no empty catch blocks)
        3. Verify input validation on API endpoints

chat:
  auto_reply: true

Step 4: Team-Specific Repository Overrides

# .coderabbit.yaml in a specific repo (overrides org defaults)
reviews:
  profile: "assertive"      # Can override org default
  request_changes_workflow: true   # This repo requires CR approval

  auto_review:
    enabled: true
    base_branches:
      - main                 # Only review PRs targeting main
    drafts: false

  path_instructions:
    - path: "src/auth/**"
      instructions: |
        SECURITY-CRITICAL path. Check for:
        - Auth bypass vulnerabilities
        - Injection attacks
        - Improper session handling
        - Token validation gaps
    - path: "src/payments/**"
      instructions: |
        PCI-SENSITIVE path. Check for:
        - Credit card data handling
        - Proper encryption usage
        - Audit logging of financial operations
    - path: "migrations/**"
      instructions: |
        Verify: backward compatibility, rollback safety,
        no data loss on down migration.

Step 5: Audit Review Activity

set -euo pipefail
ORG="${1:-your-org}"

echo "=== CodeRabbit Org-Wide Review Audit ==="
echo "Organization: $ORG"
echo ""

# List repos with CodeRabbit installed
echo "--- Repos with CodeRabbit ---"
for REPO in $(gh repo list "$ORG" --limit 50 --json name --jq '.[].name'); do
  INSTALLED=$(gh api "repos/$ORG/$REPO/installation" --jq '.app_slug' 2>/dev/null || echo "none")
  if [ "$INSTALLED" = "coderabbitai" ]; then
    # Count recent reviews
    REVIEWS=$(gh api "repos/$ORG/$REPO/pulls?state=closed&per_page=10" --jq '.[].number' 2>/dev/null | \
      head -5 | xargs -I{} gh api "repos/$ORG/$REPO/pulls/{}/reviews" \
        --jq '[.[] | select(.user.login=="coderabbitai[bot]")] | length' 2>/dev/null | \
      awk '{sum+=$1} END {print sum+0}')
    echo "  $REPO: $REVIEWS reviews (last 5 PRs)"
  fi
done

Step 6: Enterprise SSO and Compliance

# CodeRabbit Enterprise plan includes:

1. SSO Integration:
   - GitHub Enterprise Cloud SSO (SAML)
   - GitLab SAML SSO
   - Automatic seat provisioning via SCIM

2. Data Residency:
   - Code is processed and not stored (ephemeral analysis)
   - Review comments stored in your Git provider (GitHub/GitLab)
   - CodeRabbit learnings stored on CodeRabbit servers
   - SOC 2 Type II certified

3. Compliance Features:
   - Audit logs available in enterprise dashboard
   - Data processing agreement (DPA) available
   - Custom data retention policies
   - IP allowlisting for self-hosted GitLab

# Contact: enterprise@coderabbit.ai for custom plans

Output

• Repository access scoped to appropriate repos
• Seat management configured with bot exclusions
• Organization-level defaults deployed
• Team-specific review policies applied
• Audit script for review activity monitoring

Error Handling

Issue	Cause	Solution
CodeRabbit not reviewing PRs	App not installed on repo	Add repo in GitHub App settings
Seat limit exceeded	Too many active committers	Remove inactive users or upgrade plan
Org config not applying	No .github repo in org	Create .github repo with .coderabbit.yaml
Repo config ignored	YAML syntax error	Validate YAML, check with @coderabbitai configuration
Bot consuming seats	Bot opens PRs	Exclude bot usernames in seat management

Resources

• CodeRabbit Enterprise
• Organization Config
• Seat Management
• SOC 2 Compliance

Next Steps

For cost optimization, see coderabbit-cost-tuning.