Github Code Review

GitHub Code Review

Perform code reviews on local changes before pushing, or review open PRs on GitHub. Covers both local git diff review and formal PR reviews with inline comments.

When to Use

• Before pushing changes (local review)
• Reviewing someone else's PR
• Need to approve or request changes on a PR
• Pre-commit quality check

Procedure

Local Review (Pre-Push)

1. Run git diff to see unstaged changes
2. Run git diff --cached for staged changes
3. Review each change for correctness, style, and safety
4. Check for secrets, credentials, or sensitive data

PR Review on GitHub

1. List open PRs: gh pr list
2. Check out PR locally: gh pr checkout <number>
3. Review the diff
4. Leave inline comments on specific lines
5. Submit review: gh pr review <number> --approve or --request-changes

Review Checklist

• Correctness: Does the code do what it claims?
• Security: No hardcoded secrets, no injection risks
• Tests: Are new behaviors tested?
• Readability: Clear naming, minimal complexity
• Performance: No obvious bottlenecks

Pitfalls

• Reviewing too many PRs at once
• Being pedantic about style when linters exist
• Not testing the changes locally
• Approving without actually reading the code

Verification

• All review comments addressed
• CI passes after changes
• You can explain what each changed file does

How to use?

1. Download

Go to the AGENT KD SKILL gallery and find this skill card. Click Download to save the SKILL.md file.

2. Install

Copy the downloaded SKILL.md into your agent's skills directory:

3. Use

Restart your agent session. The skill will auto-load when code review is needed.

4. Verify

Ask your agent to review code. If it follows the checklist and provides constructive feedback, you're all set.