Impact Analysis Activity Skill

Analyze system-wide impact of PR changes using understanding artifacts from the Understanding stage.

Reference: Follow Core Review Principles from paw-review-workflow skill.

Responsibilities

• Build integration graph showing what depends on changed code
• Detect breaking changes to public APIs, data models, and interfaces
• Assess performance implications (algorithms, loops, database queries)
• Evaluate security and authorization changes
• Assess design and architecture fit
• Evaluate user impact (end-users and developer-users)
• Document deployment considerations and migration needs
• Produce comprehensive ImpactAnalysis.md artifact

Non-Responsibilities