Stage CLI: Local AI-Generated Changes Reviewed as Logical Chapters

Stage CLI, the open-source local companion to the Stage code review tool, lets you review your local git changes as logical chapters — breaking down the diff into reviewable steps before you ever open a PR. It works with any AI coding agent (Claude, Codex, etc.) by instructing the agent to read your current branch's changes, split them into chapters, and open them in a local browser.

Install & Setup

npm install -g stagereview
npx skills add ReviewStage/stage-cli

Then, inside your AI agent, run:

/stage-chapters

This will organize your local changes into chapters and open a browser UI for review. Everything runs on your machine.

How It Works

The CLI includes agent skill instructions (see .agents/, .claude/, .codex/ directories in the repo) that tell your agent to chunk the diff into logically separate changes. The chapters appear in a local web UI, making it easier to follow the intent of each change compared to the tree-order diff presented by most IDEs and CLI tools.

Who It's For

Developers who use AI coding agents to generate large diffs and want a structured, chapter-by-chapter review experience locally before creating a pull request.