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What you are probably seeing
Your pull request comments are scattered or cut off when the diff exceeds GitHub’s rendering limits, forcing you to scroll through pages of code to find the context you need.
You spend significant time manually copying large chunks of code into local editors to understand changes, which disrupts your flow and delays approval decisions.
Why it happens
The GitHub web interface is designed for standard, smaller changes and lacks the advanced file filtering and local context linking that big refactors require.
Without a tool that bridges the remote repository and your local environment, you cannot easily apply LLM-assisted insights or batch-edit complex files in a single session.
What changed recently
Step by step
1. Install the Visual Studio Code extension ‘margin’ or a similar pull request reviewer that allows you to open PRs directly inside your code editor.
2. Configure the extension to sync with your GitHub repository so that remote branches are mirrored locally for instant context switching.
3. Use the local command line interface to run linting and type checking against the large patch before pushing feedback to reduce back-and-forth cycles.
4. Test a specific workflow by opening a large pull request in VS Code and verify that the file tree updates correctly without freezing the browser or editor.
5. Integrate AI assistance into your review loop by using the extension’s chat feature to summarize complex changes and generate initial feedback notes.
Ways to go further
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