N Wayne Parrott
Product Research & Co-founder of Genuitec, LLC. Follow at @wayne_parrott.

Posted on Oct 26th 2026

ChangeReview for Eclipse: Keep Up With Your AI Agent

Today we are releasing the first early access build of ChangeReview, a new Eclipse plugin from Genuitec for reviewing code changes right where you write code. If you use an AI coding agent, you already know the problem it solves. The agent can change more code in a minute than you can comfortably read in ten, and most of those edits land in your workspace long before they ever reach a commit or a pull request.

We built ChangeReview because we wanted to see every change, ours and the agent’s, in the editor we already use. We also wanted to keep or drop each change on its own with a click.

Four features work together:

Live Review: view changes directly in your editor as live inline diff
Inline Compare: toggle the Compare Editor between side-by-side and inline diff
Time Machine: step through a file’s history, with agent changes tracked
Agent Review: review and manage the code changes your AI agent makes

Live Review: see changes directly in your editor

Live Review turns the editor you already work in into a review surface.

Inline diff presentation – added lines show in green and deleted lines appear as red gaps, inline
Your syntax coloring stays intact, so the code reads the way it always does
Accept, discard, or revert each change individually as you step through
Works on the changes in your workspace now, before they reach Git

Why it matters: you review each change in context and catch problems while they’re still cheap to fix.

Java Editor reveals changes

Inline Compare: a new presentation mode for the Compare Editor

Inline Compare adds an inline diff mode to Eclipse’s two-pane Compare Editor.

One toggle collapses the side-by-side split into a single inline pane
Uses the same green and red rendering as Live Review
Switch between side-by-side and inline at any time without losing your place
No need to close the editor or reopen files

Why it matters: you pick the view that makes each change easiest to read, without breaking your flow.

Eclipse Compare Editor in Inline Diff Mode

Eclipse Compare Editor toogle between Side-by-Side and Inline Diff modes

Time Machine: navigate a file’s history, agent changes included

Time Machine shows how a file got to where it is.

Step back through a timeline of the file’s history, one point at a time
See each version with its changes rendered inline, just like Live Review
Tell at a glance which edits came from the agent, which you made, and which agent changes you rejected
Jump between changes with a floating navigator that marks where you are
Matches your editor’s theme, font, line numbers, and gutter diff markers
Read-only: browsing history never touches your file in the editor or on disk

Why it matters: you can trace and understand past changes freely, with no risk to your current work.

Java Editor in Inline Diff Mode with Time Machine

Agent Review: stay in control of what the agent writes

Agent Review brings AI agent changes into the same review workflow as your own.

Detects and tracks code changes made by AI coding agents automatically
Picks up edits from the GitHub Copilot for Eclipse plugin with no extra setup
Walk through agent changes inline and accept or discard each one
Reviewing never modifies your code; your file changes only when you accept, discard, or revert

Why it matters: let the agent move fast while you keep a clear, change-by-change record that you control.

What guided the design

Safe: viewing changes never modifies your code
Consistent: every review surface renders changes the same way
Native: works in every language Eclipse can color and matches your theme, font, and gutter
Early: review in your workspace, before changes reach Git

Try the early access release

ChangeReview 1.0 ea-1 is available on the Eclipse Marketplace. The final 1.0 release is planned for late November 2026, or sooner.

Requirements

Eclipse [2025-12 (4.38)] or later, and Eclipse-based products built on those versions, including [MyEclipse 2025 / 2026]
Windows 11 and 10, macOS, and Linux
GitHub Copilot for Eclipse plugin for agent change detection (optional)

Help shape 1.0

Test drive it on your real projects, especially alongside an AI agent
Share feedback, bug reports, and feature requests on our support forum
See the Quick Start and Changelog for setup details

Thanks for trying ChangeReview. We’re looking forward to hearing what you think.