ArchSteer vs CodeRabbit
CodeRabbit gives per-PR AI feedback. ArchSteer maintains the long-horizon state of the architecture and steers agents proactively, before the PR exists.
Proactive vs reactive
ArchSteer steers agents while they write code; review tools comment after.
Whole-system view
Conformance, drift, and decisions span the codebase, not a single diff.
A durable record
Living docs and an ADR ledger persist beyond any one review.
Try it on your repo
Run `archsteer xray` on your repo to see this in under a minute, then declare intent when you're ready to govern.
FAQ
Do they overlap?
Minimally — pair PR review with ArchSteer's architecture-level governance and steering.
Is ArchSteer a reviewer?
It gates net-new violations in CI, but its core is the architecture system of record.
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