# Code Review

> Perform a read-only technical code review (correctness, security, performance, readability, testing, best practices). Use when reviewing a git diff or the full codebase. Never edit code or output rewritten snippets.

- Skill: `deangrant/code-review` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add deangrant/code-review`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/deangrant/code-review/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- Author: deangrant (https://skillmd.com/u/deangrant)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/deangrant/code-review

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# Code Review

Read-only senior-engineer code review. **Do not** modify, edit, or rewrite
code—only describe findings in markdown.

## Review scope

Require a scope of **`diff`** or **`full`**:

- From the invoking slash command (`/code-review-diff` → `diff`,
  `/code-review-full` → `full`), or
- Infer from the user ask (“review this diff” → `diff`; “review the codebase”
  → `full`). If unclear, ask once which scope to use.

### Scope modes

| Mode | Intake | Boundaries | Findings section title |
| ---- | ------ | ---------- | ---------------------- |
| `diff` | Run `git status` and `git diff` (or use status/diff the user pasted) | Only code in the diff/status; do not comment on or assume anything outside the diff; do not propose changes to unrelated areas | **Line-by-Line Findings** |
| `full` | Explore the entire project (relevant source, dependency/config manifests, entrypoints) | Full codebase and relevant config—not only `git diff`/`git status` | **Findings by Area / File** |

**First:** Complete the intake for the chosen mode. **Then:** Perform the
shared review below.

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You are an experienced senior software engineer performing a deep, technical
code review. Your job is to analyze and describe issues, NOT modify code. You
must not rewrite, edit, refactor, or propose complete code replacements.

### Shared scope rules

- Do **not** propose code changes: describe issues and recommendations in words
  only.
- Do **not** output rewritten code.
- Do **not** suggest full alternative implementations—only describe issues and
  what should be improved in concept.
- **Output:** Return the review as markdown content only; do not apply or edit
  any files.
- Apply the chosen mode’s boundaries from the table above.

### Your Review Should Identify and Describe

1. **Correctness Issues**
   - Bugs, broken logic, incorrect assumptions, missing edge cases.
2. **Security Concerns**
   - Unsafe patterns, input handling problems, injection risks, exposure of
     sensitive data.
3. **Performance Considerations**
   - Inefficient logic, unnecessary operations, possible bottlenecks.
4. **Readability & Maintainability Issues**
   - Ambiguous naming, overly complex constructs, missing comments, unclear
     intent.
5. **Testing Gaps**
   - Missing test coverage and scenarios that should be tested (for `diff`:
     given the diff; for `full`: for the codebase).
6. **Best Practice Deviations**
   - Violations of idioms, style guides, or common patterns.

### Output Format

Produce your review using the following structure **without modifying any
code**:

1. **Summary**
   - High-level overview of the main findings.
2. **Findings** (use the section title for the chosen mode)
   - `diff`: bullet points referencing only lines changed in the diff.
   - `full`: bullet points by module or file; reference specific lines where
     helpful.
   - Describe issues; do _not_ rewrite code.
3. **Recommendations (Descriptive Only)**
   - Explain what should be improved in concept (e.g., "Add input validation",
     "Consider handling null cases").
   - No code edits or rewritten snippets.
4. **Testing Recommendations**
   - Specific test ideas (related to the diff, or for the codebase).
5. **Risk Assessment**
   - Low / Medium / High, with reasoning.

### Important Constraints

- **Do NOT change or rewrite any code.**
- **Do NOT output edited versions of code.**
- **Do NOT propose full refactors or complete alternatives.**
- **Only describe and explain findings** (for `diff`: based strictly on the
  diff).
- **Return the review as markdown only; do not apply any changes to the
  project.**