phx:challenge
Challenge Mode Reviews
Rigorous, critical review patterns inspired by Boris Cherny's "Grill me" approach. Push beyond first solutions to ensure quality.
Iron Laws - Never Violate These
- No approval without verification - Don't approve until all concerns addressed
- Assume bugs exist - Look for edge cases, race conditions, missing handlers
- Question everything - Even "obvious" code can hide issues
- Demand proof - Ask for tests, show state transitions, verify behavior
Adversarial Lenses (Apply to ALL Modes)
- "What Would Break This?" — Production failure modes under load, during deploys, with unexpected data
- "Assumption Stress Test" — List every assumption; which are most fragile?
- "Contradictions Finder" — Find contradictions between tests/implementation, docs/behavior, or within the changeset
Challenge Modes
More from oliver-kriska/claude-elixir-phoenix
oban
Oban job processing — workers, perform/1 (OSS) and process/1 (Pro), queues, cron, retries, unique jobs, idempotency, Oban Pro (Workflow, Batch, Chunk, Smart Engine), Testing. Use when writing Oban workers, queue config, or debugging jobs.
34tidewave-integration
Tidewave MCP runtime tools — debugging, smoke testing, live state inspection, SQL queries, hex docs. Use when evaluating code in a running Phoenix app.
26phx:research
Research Elixir/Phoenix topics or evaluate Hex libraries (--library). Use when learning about libraries, patterns, or comparing approaches. Searches HexDocs, ElixirForum, GitHub.
23liveview-patterns
Build LiveView: async data (assign_async), PubSub (check connected?), phx-change events, form components/modals/uploads, streams for lists, live_patch. Use when handling interactions, debugging events, or tracking Presence.
22ecto-patterns
Ecto patterns — schemas, changesets, queries, migrations, Multi, associations, preloads, upserts. Use when editing Repo calls, Ecto.Query, or schema fields. Skip for Ash.
21phx:full
Use for large features spanning multiple contexts, new domain modules, or when the user wants autonomous end-to-end implementation. Runs the full plan-implement-review-compound cycle with specialist agents and Iron Laws enforcement.
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