Ever wished your code reviews could be faster, more consistent, and maybe even… automated? In this quest, you’ll build a smart code review system powered by AI, designed to catch issues and share feedback before committing your changes.
GenAIScript is a modern JavaScript extension designed for seamless AI integration. GenAIScript lets you automate repetitive tasks, orchestrate prompts, and create multi-step AI workflows, all within your coding environment. By leveraging GenAIScript, you’ll transform your development workflow by adding AI-powered code reviews.
👉 Want to catch up on the full program or grab more quests? https://aka.ms/JSAIBuildathon
💬 Got questions or want to hang with other builders? Join us on Discord — head to the #js-ai-build-a-thon channel.
🔧 What You’ll Build
- An automated code review agent that analyzes your staged code changes and provides actionable, best-practice feedback right inside VS Code.
- A custom script (using GenAIScript) that plugs into your development workflow and delivers review comments every time you make a change.
🚀 What You’ll Need
- ✅ A GitHub account
- ✅ Visual Studio Code
- ✅ Node.js
- ✅ GenAIScript extension for VSCode (installation instructions provided in the quest)
- ✅ GitHub Models access using PAT (refer to Quest 1 for more details on GitHub Models)
🛠️ Concepts You’ll Explore
GenAIScript for AI Automation
Discover how GenAIScript extends JavaScript with simple AI scripting, letting you write powerful workflows that connect to AI models without the usual complexity. You’ll see how scripts can automate tasks that once required manual effort or custom bots.
Automating Code Reviews with AI
Understand how AI can analyze your code changes and provide valuable feedback. Explore how automated reviews help you catch mistakes early, enforce best practices, and maintain consistent code quality across your project.
Using GitHub Tokens for Secure Integration
Discover how to connect GenAIScript to GitHub’s AI models by configuring a secure personal access token. This unlocks AI features for code analysis and ensures your workflow remains both powerful and protected.
📖 Bonus Resources to Go Deeper
- GenAIScript sample collection – automation ideas: A curated collection of sample scripts and projects showcasing how to use GenAIScript for AI-powered automation, code reviews, and custom workflows.
- Generative AI with JavaScript on YouTube: A YouTube series hub for developers exploring how to integrate generative AI with JavaScript.
- GenAIScript official docs & extension: Extension and documentation for GenAIScript .
- Quest - I Want to Build a Local Gen AI Prototype: This kickoff quest in the JS AI Build‑a‑thon guides you through building your very first generative AI prototype locally and entirely in JavaScript.
- Quest 7: Create an AI Agent with Tools from an MCP Server | Microsoft Community Hub : a link to the previous quest.
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