EV uses the CLI to start and automate reviews, and Desktop to inspect and curate them. This documentation follows the work you are trying to do rather than the internals of the product.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”- Install EV and its bundled CLI.
- Run your first review through your coding agent or in Desktop.
- Choose the right review scope for a branch, ref, commit, range, or working copy.
Browse by task
Section titled “Browse by task”| I want to… | Read… |
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| Understand the automated and Desktop paths | Review modes |
| Decide what to resolve, dismiss, or reopen | Findings and decisions |
| Compare against a branch or exact ref | Choose a review scope |
| Add screenshots, recordings, links, or notes | Work with evidence |
| Run a focused or evidence-producing reviewer | Use reviewer skills |
| Find the right terminal command or option | CLI overview |
The two review paths
Section titled “The two review paths”| Automated agent loop | With Desktop |
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Your coding agent invokes the ev-review workflow. EV reviews in a fresh context and returns findings to the agent to address. | You open the review in Desktop, inspect findings and evidence, record decisions, add comments, and submit a Markdown handoff. |
Both paths create the same kind of local review record: its scope, findings, evidence, comments, and decisions.