Crit
Hacker ApprovedRanked 9 of 17 code review tools by recommenders
People recommend Crit as a local tool for reviewing AI agent plans and code diffs, with agents responding to feedback in a GitHub-style interface. No criticism recorded.
People recommend Crit as a local tool for reviewing AI agent plans and code diffs, with agents responding to feedback in a GitHub-style interface. No criticism recorded.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Makes review stage fun again
“crit makes the review stage fun again!”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2026)” “makes the review stage fun again!”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)” Reviews agent plans and code locally
“gives me a good way to do code review for llm output locally first”
Comment from 9 May 2026 in “Show HN: Crit – local review tool for agent plans and code diffs” “I built a similar tool, for reviewing both plans and code”
Comment from 11 May 2026 on Hacker News Used daily with Claude Code
“It's been great! I found some dedicated users, dogfooding it every day with Claude”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” “it fills a major gap in Claude Code for me as I migrate from Cursor”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Show HN: Crit – local review tool for agent plans and code diffs” Boosts productivity, invaluable tool
“it's become an invaluable tool in my arsenal since day one”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Show HN: Crit – local review tool for agent plans and code diffs” “it has boosted my productivity a lot personally”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)”
Other code review tools people recommend
The four most recommended other code review tools, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stacked PRs | 64 | 63 | 50% | 3 | — | — |
| Gerrit | 60 | 12 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Graphite code review | 52 | 16 | 76% | 9 | — | Approved |
| CodeRabbit | 34 | 32 | 52% | 11 | — | — |
| CritThis page | 11 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
What people said
12 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“GitHub-esque interface and have agents respond to my feedback, iterating until I'm happy.”
“It provides a high-level assessment of your existing design and brand, then prioritizes improvements based on design principles”
“the website has a very Claude-style design”
“I built a similar tool, for reviewing both plans and code”
“It's been great! I found some dedicated users, dogfooding it every day with Claude”
“gives me a good way to do code review for llm output locally first”
“it fills a major gap in Claude Code for me as I migrate from Cursor”
“it's become an invaluable tool in my arsenal since day one”
“That's a really smart idea”
“makes the review stage fun again!”
“crit makes the review stage fun again!”
“it has boosted my productivity a lot personally”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.