Rust Code Review

Review Workflow

Follow this sequence to avoid false positives and catch edition-specific issues:

1. Check Cargo.toml — Note the Rust edition (2018, 2021, 2024) and MSRV if set. Edition 2024 introduces breaking changes to unsafe semantics, RPIT lifetime capture, temporary scoping, and ! type fallback. This determines which patterns apply. Check workspace structure if present.
2. Check dependencies — Note key crates (thiserror vs anyhow, tokio features, serde features). These inform which patterns are expected.
3. Scan changed files — Read full functions, not just diffs. Many Rust bugs hide in ownership flow across a function.
4. Check each category — Work through the checklist below, loading references as needed.
5. Verify before reporting — Complete Gates (below), including the verification-protocol gate, before submitting findings.

Gates

These steps are sequenced: do not skip ahead with “mental verification.” Each step has an objective Pass you can satisfy from files on disk and your own read path.