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---

# Macroscope

`Macroscope` runs a local [Macroscope](https://docs.macroscope.com/cli) code review from inside an agent: one tool shells out to the installed `macroscope` CLI, parses the streamed findings, and returns them as structured data. The agent validates each finding and fixes the real ones with the tools it already has -- this capability surfaces findings only.

[Source](https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai-harness/tree/main/pydantic_ai_harness/macroscope/)

> While Pydantic AI Harness is on 0.x releases, the API may change between minor releases; when it does, deprecation warnings and release-note migration guidance tell you (or your agent) exactly how to upgrade. See the [version policy](/docs/ai/harness/#version-policy).

## The problem

Macroscope reviews the current branch's diff and streams findings, but it ships as editor plugins (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode). There is no way to give a Pydantic AI agent the same review-and-fix loop from your own code.

## Usage

```python
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from pydantic_ai_harness import Macroscope

agent = Agent('anthropic:claude-sonnet-5', capabilities=[Macroscope()])

result = agent.run_sync('Run a Macroscope review and fix any real findings.')
print(result.output)
```

The `macroscope` CLI must be installed and authenticated on the host first:

1.  Install: `curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/prassoai/macroscope-local/main/install.sh | bash`
2.  Sign in and pick a workspace by running `macroscope` once.

The capability cannot install or authenticate on your behalf. If the binary is missing, the tool returns the install command; if a review never starts (usually because you are not signed in), the tool tells the agent to run `macroscope` to finish setup.

The tool invokes `macroscope codereview --raw` for machine-readable streaming output, which needs a recent CLI build. The installer fetches the latest and the CLI self-updates on use, so a fresh install satisfies this.

## The tool

Tool

Purpose

`run_macroscope_review`

Run `macroscope codereview` on the current branch and return the review id, terminal status, and findings. Accepts an optional `base` git ref.

Each finding is a `MacroscopeIssue` with `issue_id`, `sequence`, `path`, `line`, `severity`, `category`, and `body`. The capability's default instructions tell the agent to treat every finding as untrusted: read the affected code to confirm an issue is real, skip false positives and duplicates, and verify each fix.

## Options

Every field of `Macroscope` with its default:

```python
from pydantic_ai_harness import Macroscope

Macroscope(
    base=None,             # git ref to diff against -- None lets the CLI auto-detect
    command='macroscope',  # binary name or path
    cwd='.',               # repository directory the review runs in
    timeout=600.0,         # max seconds to wait for a review
    guidance=None,         # None = default instructions, '' = none, str = custom
)
```

A per-call `base` argument takes precedence over the field. Reviews call a remote service, so the timeout is generous by default; on timeout the CLI's process group is killed and the timeout is reported to the model as a retryable error.

## Scope and composition

This capability surfaces findings only. It does not edit files, create worktrees, or commit -- validating and fixing findings is the agent's job, using its other capabilities. Pair it with `FileSystem` or `Shell` to let the agent read code and apply fixes, and consider running the agent in an isolated worktree if you want fixes kept off your working tree.

## Agent spec

`Macroscope` works with Pydantic AI's [agent spec](/docs/ai/core-concepts/agent-spec/), so you can declare it in a config file instead of Python:

```yaml
# agent.yaml
model: anthropic:claude-sonnet-5
capabilities:
  - Macroscope:
      base: main
      timeout: 900
```

```python
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from pydantic_ai_harness import Macroscope

agent = Agent.from_file('agent.yaml', custom_capability_types=[Macroscope])
```

Pass `custom_capability_types` so the spec loader knows how to instantiate `Macroscope`.

## Further reading

-   [Macroscope CLI documentation](https://docs.macroscope.com/cli)
-   [Pydantic AI capabilities](/docs/ai/capabilities/overview/)
-   [Toolsets](/docs/ai/tools-toolsets/toolsets/)

## API reference

### Macroscope

**Bases:** `AbstractCapability[AgentDepsT]`

Runs the `macroscope` CLI code review and hands the findings to the agent.

Adds a `run_macroscope_review` tool that shells out to `macroscope codereview`, parses the streamed findings, and returns them as a `MacroscopeReview`. The agent validates and fixes findings with its own tools -- this capability does not edit files, create worktrees, or commit.

```python
from pydantic_ai import Agent
from pydantic_ai_harness.macroscope import Macroscope

agent = Agent('anthropic:claude-sonnet-5', capabilities=[Macroscope()])
```

The `macroscope` CLI must be installed and authenticated on the host first (see the package README). This capability cannot sign in on the user's behalf; if a review never starts, the tool reports that the user needs to run `macroscope` once.

#### Attributes

##### base

Git ref to diff against. When `None`, `--base` is omitted and the CLI auto-detects the base branch itself (and creates its own review worktree).

**Type:** [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) **Default:** `None`

##### command

Name or path of the CLI binary. Override for a non-default install location.

**Type:** [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) **Default:** `'macroscope'`

##### cwd

Repository directory the review runs in.

**Type:** [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | `Path` **Default:** `'.'`

##### timeout

Maximum seconds to wait for a review. Reviews call a remote service, so this is generous by default.

**Type:** [`float`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float) **Default:** `600.0`

##### guidance

Custom review guidance for the system prompt.

Leave as `None` for the default validate-then-fix guidance, or set `''` to contribute no instructions at all.

**Type:** [`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None) **Default:** `None`

#### Methods

##### get\_toolset

```python
def get_toolset() -> MacroscopeToolset[AgentDepsT]
```

Build the toolset that provides the `run_macroscope_review` tool.

###### Returns

`MacroscopeToolset`\[`AgentDepsT`\]

##### get\_instructions

```python
def get_instructions() -> str | None
```

Static validate-then-fix guidance.

A non-`None` `guidance` replaces the default; `''` disables instructions entirely.

###### Returns

[`str`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [`None`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)

### MacroscopeReview

**Bases:** `BaseModel`

The result of one `macroscope codereview` run.

`status` is the terminal `issue_status` reported by the CLI (`completed` or `failed`), or `unknown` if the stream ended without one. `review_id` is `None` when the CLI never emitted one -- usually because the review did not start.

### MacroscopeIssue

**Bases:** `BaseModel`

A single finding streamed by `macroscope codereview`.

Parsed leniently: unknown fields are ignored so new CLI output does not break parsing, and any `issue_event` line that lacks the required fields is skipped.