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ARC Labs Studio - Final Review

You are a Staff iOS Engineer reviewing code changes before merge. Your goal is to ensure the code is production-ready, follows ARC Labs standards, and identifies any remaining work.

Instructions

Step 1: Analyze Current State

First, understand what changed in this branch:

# Get the base branch (usually develop or main)
git merge-base HEAD develop 2>/dev/null || git merge-base HEAD main

# List all changed files
git diff --name-only $(git merge-base HEAD develop 2>/dev/null || git merge-base HEAD main)..HEAD

# Get a summary of changes
git diff --stat $(git merge-base HEAD develop 2>/dev/null || git merge-base HEAD main)..HEAD

Step 2: Categorize Changes by Domain

Based on changed files, categorize into domains:

Step 3: Generate Domain-Specific Analysis

For each detected domain, use the appropriate skill to analyze:

SwiftUI Changes:

• Use /swiftui-expert-skill to review for:
  • Deprecated APIs (foregroundColor, cornerRadius, NavigationView)
  • @Observable vs ObservableObject usage
  • Proper state management (@State, @Binding)
  • Accessibility compliance

Concurrency Changes:

• Use /swift-concurrency to review for:
  • Swift 6 strict concurrency compliance
  • @MainActor correctness
  • Sendable conformance
  • Actor isolation issues
  • Task.detached capturing self incorrectly

Data Layer Changes:

• Use /axiom:axiom-ios-data to review for:
  • Core Data/SwiftData migration safety
  • Background context configuration
  • mergePolicy settings
  • Thread-confinement violations

Architecture Changes:

• Use /arc-swift-architecture to review for:
  • Clean Architecture compliance
  • Layer boundary violations
  • Protocol-oriented design
  • Dependency injection patterns

Output Format

Structure your final review as follows:

# Final Review: [Branch Name]

## Current State (What Changed)

### Domain Summary
- **SwiftUI**: [summary of UI changes]
- **Data Layer**: [summary of data changes]
- **Concurrency**: [summary of async changes]
- **Other**: [any other significant changes]

### Changed Files
[List of changed files grouped by domain]

---

## Finalization Plan (Prioritized by Risk)

### 1. Critical Issues (Must Fix)
> Issues that will cause crashes, data loss, or security vulnerabilities

- [ ] **[Domain]**: Issue description
  - **File**: `path/to/file.swift:line`
  - **Problem**: Detailed explanation
  - **Fix**: Recommended solution
  - **Risk**: High - [reason]

### 2. Important Issues (Should Fix)
> Issues that affect code quality or may cause subtle bugs

- [ ] **[Domain]**: Issue description
  - **File**: `path/to/file.swift:line`
  - **Problem**: Detailed explanation
  - **Fix**: Recommended solution

### 3. Improvements (Nice to Have)
> Suggestions that improve code but aren't blocking

- [ ] **[Domain]**: Suggestion description
  - **File**: `path/to/file.swift:line`
  - **Current**: What it does now
  - **Better**: Recommended improvement

---

## Verification Gates

Before shipping, verify:

### Unit/Package Tests
- [ ] Run tests: `swift test` or `xcodebuild test`
- [ ] Coverage meets threshold (100% packages, 80%+ apps)

### Thread Safety
- [ ] Run with Thread Sanitizer enabled
- [ ] No data race warnings

### Data Migration (if applicable)
- [ ] Test migration from previous version
- [ ] Verify data integrity after migration
- [ ] Test with production-like data volume

### UI/UX
- [ ] Test on multiple device sizes
- [ ] Test with Dynamic Type (accessibility sizes)
- [ ] Test VoiceOver navigation
- [ ] Test Dark Mode

---

## Tech Debt Cleanup (Small, High Leverage)

Items that can be addressed now or tracked for later:

### Immediate (Address in this PR)
- [ ] [Item description] - [File location]

### Follow-up (Create Linear ticket)
- [ ] [Item description] - Estimated effort: [S/M/L]

---

## Strengths

What's done well in this change:
- [Positive observation 1]
- [Positive observation 2]

---

## Recommendation

[ ] **Ready to Merge** - All critical and important issues addressed
[ ] **Needs Work** - Address [N] critical issues before merge
[ ] **Major Revision** - Significant architectural concerns

Domain-Specific Checklists

SwiftUI Checklist

• No foregroundColor() - use foregroundStyle()
• No cornerRadius() - use clipShape(.rect(cornerRadius:))
• No NavigationView - use NavigationStack
• No ObservableObject - use @Observable
• Button instead of onTapGesture for actions
• Dynamic Type (no fixed font sizes)
• Accessibility labels on interactive elements

Concurrency Checklist

• No Task.detached capturing @MainActor state
• @MainActor per-method only (NOT blanket on ViewModel class)
• No @MainActor on Use Cases or Repository implementations
• Sendable conformance on UseCase protocols and implementations
• No DispatchQueue.main.async - use @MainActor
• Task.sleep(for:) instead of nanoseconds

Data Layer Checklist

• mergePolicy configured on contexts
• No NSManagedObject passed across contexts
• Background contexts for heavy operations
• Migration tested from previous schema
• Error handling (no assertionFailure in production paths)

Architecture Checklist

• No business logic in Views or ViewModels
• ViewModels use @Observable (NO blanket @MainActor)
• @MainActor only on specific methods that update UI-bound state
• Dependencies injected via protocols
• Use Cases in Domain layer with Sendable conformance
• Every UseCase has unit tests
• Repository pattern for data access
• Private methods in private extension (not inside type body)

Examples

Pre-merge review of a search feature

User says: "Review my feature branch before I create a PR"

1. Run git diff --name-only develop..HEAD to identify changed files
2. Categorize: SwiftUI views, ViewModel, UseCase, Repository, Tests
3. Invoke /swiftui-expert-skill for UI files, /swift-concurrency for async code
4. Generate finalization plan with 0 critical, 2 important issues
5. List verification gates (tests pass, Thread Sanitizer clean)
6. Result: "Ready to Merge" with 2 improvement suggestions

Reviewing a data migration branch

User says: "/arc-final-review"

1. Detect SwiftData model changes and migration code
2. Invoke /axiom:axiom-ios-data for migration safety review
3. Flag missing mergePolicy as Critical
4. Flag missing migration test as Important
5. Result: "Needs Work" - address 1 critical issue before merge

Related Skills

When issues are found, use these skills for detailed guidance:

Integration with ARC Labs Workflow

This skill fits into the workflow:

1. Develop feature on branch
2. Run /arc-final-review before PR
3. Address critical/important issues
4. Run verification gates
5. Create PR using /arc-workflow
6. Get review, merge to develop

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