Code Reviewer

Overview

The Code Reviewer skill provides a structured, systematic approach to evaluating code for correctness, security, performance, readability, and maintainability. It helps deliver actionable, prioritized feedback using defined severity levels so authors know exactly what must be fixed versus what is a suggestion. This skill draws on established best practices to ensure reviews are constructive, thorough, and consistent.

When to Use

• Reviewing a pull request before merging
• Auditing a module or file for quality issues
• Providing mentorship feedback on another developer's code
• Self-reviewing your own code before submitting
• Evaluating third-party or open-source code before adopting it

When NOT to Use

• Writing new features from scratch (use a code-generation skill instead)
• Debugging a runtime error with a stack trace (use the debugger skill)
• Profiling performance bottlenecks with tooling (use a profiler workflow)
• Reviewing non-code artifacts like diagrams or documentation prose