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Claude Code Lets You Turn Off Always-On Code Review with @claude review stop

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Code Review gained @claude review stop — with off and pause as aliases — which ends an @claude review always subscription on a pull request. Crucially it does so without kicking off one more review, which is what made turning the subscription off awkward before.

Key Takeaways

  • @claude review stop ends an @claude review always subscription on a pull request.
  • off and pause are accepted as aliases, so there is no exact wording to memorise.
  • It ends the subscription without triggering one more review, which was the awkward part of turning it off before.
  • Useful once a pull request is approved, mid-rebase, or deep into a review thread where another automated pass is just noise.
  • Shipped in Claude Code 2.1.307, published 2026-10-21.

An Off Switch for Always-On Reviews

Claude Code's Code Review can be subscribed to a pull request with @claude review always, after which it reviews each new push automatically. Release 2.1.307 adds the missing counterpart: @claude review stop, which ends that subscription. @claude review off and @claude review pause do the same thing, so you do not have to remember which word is the right one.

The Detail That Matters: No Final Review

The useful part is what the command does not do. It ends the subscription without starting a new review. Previously, interacting with the bot to wind things down could trigger exactly the thing you were trying to stop — an unwanted review run on a pull request you had already finished with, adding comments after the discussion had moved on.

Why Teams Will Notice

Always-on review is most valuable early in a pull request's life, while the shape of the change is still moving. Later on — during a long review thread, a rebase-heavy cleanup, or after a reviewer has already approved — another automated pass is noise. Having a plain, memorable way to say "that's enough" keeps the feature welcome instead of something people avoid switching on in the first place.

How to Use It

Comment one of the following on the pull request:

@claude review stop
@claude review off
@claude review pause

Any of the three ends an @claude review always subscription on that pull request.

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