diff --git a/pr_agent/git_providers/bitbucket_provider.py b/pr_agent/git_providers/bitbucket_provider.py
index e9946aa9..86e445ac 100644
--- a/pr_agent/git_providers/bitbucket_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/git_providers/bitbucket_provider.py
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ class BitbucketProvider:
         if pr_url:
             self.set_pr(pr_url)
 
+    def is_supported(self, capability: str) -> bool:
+        if capability == 'get_issue_comments':
+            return False
+        return True
+
     def set_pr(self, pr_url: str):
         self.workspace_slug, self.repo_slug, self.pr_num = self._parse_pr_url(pr_url)
         self.pr = self._get_pr()
@@ -74,6 +79,9 @@ class BitbucketProvider:
     def get_user_id(self):
         return 0
 
+    def get_issue_comments(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("Bitbucket provider does not support issue comments yet")
+
     @staticmethod
     def _parse_pr_url(pr_url: str) -> Tuple[str, int]:
         parsed_url = urlparse(pr_url)
diff --git a/pr_agent/git_providers/git_provider.py b/pr_agent/git_providers/git_provider.py
index ae39cc74..4beba204 100644
--- a/pr_agent/git_providers/git_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/git_providers/git_provider.py
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ class FilePatchInfo:
 
 
 class GitProvider(ABC):
+    @abstractmethod
+    def is_supported(self, capability: str) -> bool:
+        pass
+
     @abstractmethod
     def get_diff_files(self) -> list[FilePatchInfo]:
         pass
@@ -62,6 +66,10 @@ class GitProvider(ABC):
     def get_pr_description(self):
         pass
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_issue_comments(self):
+        pass
+
 
 def get_main_pr_language(languages, files) -> str:
     """
diff --git a/pr_agent/git_providers/github_provider.py b/pr_agent/git_providers/github_provider.py
index 4f7d44bc..76f3a818 100644
--- a/pr_agent/git_providers/github_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/git_providers/github_provider.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ class GithubProvider(GitProvider):
             self.set_pr(pr_url)
             self.last_commit_id = list(self.pr.get_commits())[-1]
 
+    def is_supported(self, capability: str) -> bool:
+        return True
+
     def set_pr(self, pr_url: str):
         self.repo, self.pr_num = self._parse_pr_url(pr_url)
         self.pr = self._get_pr()
@@ -161,6 +164,9 @@ class GithubProvider(GitProvider):
         notifications = self.github_client.get_user().get_notifications(since=since)
         return notifications
 
+    def get_issue_comments(self):
+        return self.pr.get_issue_comments()
+
     @staticmethod
     def _parse_pr_url(pr_url: str) -> Tuple[str, int]:
         parsed_url = urlparse(pr_url)
diff --git a/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py b/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py
index 07a25e2f..c33016cc 100644
--- a/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ class GitLabProvider(GitProvider):
         self.RE_HUNK_HEADER = re.compile(
             r"^@@ -(\d+)(?:,(\d+))? \+(\d+)(?:,(\d+))? @@[ ]?(.*)")
 
+    def is_supported(self, capability: str) -> bool:
+        if capability == 'get_issue_comments':
+            return False
+        return True
+
     @property
     def pr(self):
         '''The GitLab terminology is merge request (MR) instead of pull request (PR)'''
@@ -203,6 +208,9 @@ class GitLabProvider(GitProvider):
     def get_pr_description(self):
         return self.mr.description
 
+    def get_issue_comments(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError("GitLab provider does not support issue comments yet")
+
     def _parse_merge_request_url(self, merge_request_url: str) -> Tuple[int, int]:
         parsed_url = urlparse(merge_request_url)
 
diff --git a/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py b/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py
index b086c9c0..e11a2042 100644
--- a/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py
+++ b/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from pr_agent.algo.pr_processing import get_pr_diff
 from pr_agent.algo.token_handler import TokenHandler
 from pr_agent.algo.utils import convert_to_markdown, try_fix_json
 from pr_agent.config_loader import settings
-from pr_agent.git_providers import get_git_provider, GithubProvider
+from pr_agent.git_providers import get_git_provider
 from pr_agent.git_providers.git_provider import get_main_pr_language
 from pr_agent.servers.help import bot_help_text, actions_help_text
 
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class PRReviewer:
             self.git_provider.get_languages(), self.git_provider.get_files()
         )
         self.is_answer = is_answer
-        if self.is_answer and type(self.git_provider) != GithubProvider:
-            raise Exception("Answer mode is only supported for Github for now")
+        if self.is_answer and not self.git_provider.is_supported("get_issue_comments"):
+            raise Exception(f"Answer mode is not supported for {settings.config.git_provider} for now")
         answer_str = question_str = self._get_user_answers()
         self.ai_handler = AiHandler()
         self.patches_diff = None
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class PRReviewer:
     def _get_user_answers(self):
         answer_str = question_str = ""
         if self.is_answer:
-            discussion_messages = self.git_provider.pr.get_issue_comments()
+            discussion_messages = self.git_provider.get_issue_comments()
             for message in discussion_messages.reversed:
                 if "Questions to better understand the PR:" in message.body:
                     question_str = message.body