Code Review

Review code for quality issues, code smells, and pragmatic programming violations.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks for a code review, PR review, audit, security check, or "review my changes". Trigger on phrases like "review this code", "audit this repo", "check this PR for issues", or "find bugs in these files". Do not trigger for performance profiling, writing new features from scratch, or test-case generation.

Quick Start

First, run the Repo Sync workflow below. Then complete the Environment Check to pick a mode (PR/diff vs full audit). Next, follow the Instructions phases (checklist scan -> findings synthesis -> validation). Finally, emit the Output Format report and verify Acceptance Criteria.

Overview

The skill orchestrates parallel reviewer subagents over batched files, then runs a validator pass. Each phase has explicit steps below. Read only the section you need; the rest is reference material.

Repo Sync Before Edits (mandatory)

Before creating/updating/deleting files in an existing repository, sync the current branch with remote: