Chunking

By default, Warden analyzes each diff hunk separately. Chunking lets you skip files, review whole files, or merge nearby hunks for more context.

File Pattern Modes

Mode	Behavior
per-hunk	Analyze each diff hunk separately.
whole-file	Analyze the entire file as one chunk.
skip	Skip the file entirely.

Coalescing

enabledboolean

Enable hunk coalescing. Default: true.

maxGapLinesnumber

Max lines between hunks to merge. Default: 30.

maxChunkSizenumber

Target max chunk size in characters. Default: 8000.

warden.toml

[defaults.chunking]

[[defaults.chunking.filePatterns]]
pattern = "**/pnpm-lock.yaml"
mode = "skip"

[[defaults.chunking.filePatterns]]
pattern = "**/migrations/*.sql"
mode = "whole-file"

[defaults.chunking.coalesce]
enabled = true
maxGapLines = 50
maxChunkSize = 10000