Clawpatch Report Only

ClawPatch Report-Only

Use this skill when the user wants ClawPatch to review a repository and produce findings without applying source changes.

Safety Rules

• Default to report-only.
• Do not run clawpatch fix unless the user explicitly asks for a fix for a specific finding.
• Before any non-dry-run fix, run clawpatch fix --finding <id> --dry-run and show the result.
• Do not commit, push, create a PR, create a branch, create a worktree, switch branches, or run destructive git commands from this workflow.
• Use a repository-local .clawpatch/ state directory and keep it ignored by git.
• Treat findings as candidates. Inspect evidence before recommending action.

State Directory

Run from the target repository root:

STATE_DIR=".clawpatch"

If .clawpatch/ is not ignored, add it to the repository's ignore file before running ClawPatch.

Report-Only Workflow

npx --yes clawpatch@latest --root . --state-dir "$STATE_DIR" doctor --no-input
npx --yes clawpatch@latest --root . --state-dir "$STATE_DIR" init --no-input
npx --yes clawpatch@latest --root . --state-dir "$STATE_DIR" map
npx --yes clawpatch@latest --root . --state-dir "$STATE_DIR" review --limit 3 --jobs 1 --provider codex --reasoning-effort high --no-input
npx --yes clawpatch@latest --root . --state-dir "$STATE_DIR" report -o "$STATE_DIR/review.md"
npx --yes clawpatch@latest --root . --state-dir "$STATE_DIR" next

Use --limit 3 --jobs 1 for the first pass in large repositories. Increase --limit only after the first report is useful and stable.

Inspect Findings

Show a finding before proposing a fix:

npx --yes clawpatch@latest --root . --state-dir "$STATE_DIR" show --finding <id>

Re-check a finding without editing source files:

npx --yes clawpatch@latest --root . --state-dir "$STATE_DIR" revalidate --finding <id> --provider codex --reasoning-effort high --no-input

Mark a finding without source edits:

npx --yes clawpatch@latest --root . --state-dir "$STATE_DIR" triage --finding <id> --status false-positive --note "<reason>"

If The User Explicitly Asks For Fix

Only proceed when the user names one finding or clearly points to one finding.

First run a dry run:

npx --yes clawpatch@latest --root . --state-dir "$STATE_DIR" fix --finding <id> --dry-run --provider codex --reasoning-effort high --no-input

Do not run non-dry-run fix unless the user approves that next step after seeing the dry-run result.

Final Response

Include:

• State directory and report path.
• Top findings ordered by severity and confidence.
• Which findings need human review before action.
• Any commands that failed or could not run.
• A note that no fixes, commits, branches, worktrees, pushes, or PRs were created.