> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.qodo.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Configure extra instructions

> Customize how Qodo reviews your code by passing extra instructions to the Issue finding agent, Compliance agent, or Review effort mode, using the Qodo portal, your .pr_agent.toml configuration file, or directly in a PR comment for a single review.

You can customize how Qodo reviews your code by passing extra instructions to the **Issue finding agent**, **Compliance agent**, or the review effort agent. Instructions can be configured in the Qodo portal, in your `.pr_agent.toml` file, or included directly in a PR comment for a single review.

The `/agentic_review` command supports three instruction parameters, one per agent:

* `issues_user_guidelines`: extra instructions for the Issue finding agent, which handles bug, security, and performance detection
* `compliance_user_guidelines`: extra instructions for the Compliance agent, which handles rule checking
* `smart_router_extra_instructions`: extra instructions for the review effort agent, which decides how much review depth a pull request needs. See [Control review effort](/code-review/use-qodo-in-prs/control-review-effort) for the full set of review effort controls.

## Configure in the Qodo portal

You can set custom instructions for the Issue finding agent, Compliance agent, and review effort agent in the [Qodo portal](/install-and-configure/configuration-overview/portal-configuration#custom-instructions). Portal settings apply organization-wide when no repository-level configuration is defined.

## Configure in .pr\_agent.toml

Add the following to your `.pr_agent.toml`:

```toml theme={null}
[review_agent]
issues_user_guidelines = "Focus on security vulnerabilities and input validation"
compliance_user_guidelines = "Check for GDPR compliance requirements"
smart_router_extra_instructions = "Treat database migration files as high risk"
```

## Use a PR comment

To apply instructions for a single review without changing your config file, include them as parameters when triggering `/agentic_review` in a PR comment:

```
/agentic_review --review_agent.issues_user_guidelines="Focus on security vulnerabilities" --review_agent.compliance_user_guidelines="Check for GDPR compliance" --review_agent.smart_router_extra_instructions="Treat database migrations as high risk"
```