How I Use AI to Cut My Code Review Prep Time in Half (Step-by-Step)

Code review is one of those tasks that looks passive but drains you fast. You're context-switching between your own work and someone else's mental model, trying to be thorough without being slow. I started using AI as a first-pass review layer a few months ago, and it's changed how I approach the whole process. Here's exactly how I do it — copy-paste ready. The Problem With "Just Reading" a PR When you open a PR cold, you're doing three things at once: Building a mental model of what changed and