Operation modes

Updated Jul 27, 2026

Frankie supports eight operation modes:

  1. Interactive mode — Auto-detect repository from local Git directory
  2. Single pull request mode — Load a specific PR by URL using --pr-url
  3. Repository listing mode — List PRs for a repository using --owner and --repo
  4. Review text user interface (TUI) mode — Interactive terminal interface for navigating and filtering review comments using --tui with --pr-url
  5. Comment export mode — Export review comments in structured formats using --export with --pr-url
  6. Automated resolution verification mode — Verify whether referenced lines changed between the comment commit and local HEAD using --verify-resolutions
  7. Artificial intelligence (AI) rewrite mode — Expand or reword draft text non-interactively using --ai-rewrite-mode and --ai-rewrite-text
  8. PR discussion summary mode — Generate grouped PR-level discussion summaries using --summarize-discussions