Review

Code Review Skill

Assess code quality and provide structured feedback.

When This Skill Activates

• After code has been written or modified
• User explicitly asks for code review
• TDD skill invokes review in autonomous mode
• User says "review this", "check this code", "code review"

Review Scope

Threshold Levels

User can specify threshold:

• review strict - report everything
• review normal - report significant issues (default)
• review relaxed - report blockers only

What Each Threshold Reports

Finding Categories

Blockers (Must Fix)

Issues that prevent the code from working correctly or safely:

• Failing tests
• Compilation errors
• Security vulnerabilities (injection, XSS, secrets in code)
• Null pointer risks without handling
• Resource leaks (unclosed connections, streams)
• Race conditions
• Breaking API contracts

Warnings (Should Fix)

Issues that work but violate good practices:

• Code duplication (DRY violation)
• Poor naming (unclear intent)
• Long methods (> 20 lines)
• Too many parameters (> 3)
• Missing error handling
• Violations of SOLID principles
• Test coverage gaps
• Magic numbers/strings

Suggestions (Nice to Have)

Minor improvements:

• Style inconsistencies
• Slightly better naming options
• Minor simplifications
• Documentation opportunities
• Performance micro-optimizations

Review Process

1. Identify scope - what files to review
2. Read the code - understand intent and implementation
3. Check against standards - use docs/context/conventions.md
4. Categorize findings - blockers, warnings, suggestions
5. Present structured output

Output Format

Present findings in this structure:

## Code Review: [threshold] mode

### Scope
- file1.java (modified)
- file2.java (modified)

### Blockers (X found)
1. **[File:Line]** Description of blocker
   - Why it's a problem
   - Suggested fix

### Warnings (X found)
1. **[File:Line]** Description of warning
   - Why it matters
   - Suggested improvement

### Suggestions (X found)
1. **[File:Line]** Description of suggestion

### Summary
- Blockers: X
- Warnings: X
- Suggestions: X
- **Verdict**: [PASS / NEEDS ATTENTION / BLOCKED]

Verdict Logic

Standards Reference

When reviewing, check against:

From conventions.md

• Package structure (api/, internal/, web/)
• Naming conventions (classes, methods, tests)
• Self-documenting code (no unnecessary comments)
• Clean code principles (small functions, single responsibility)

From testing.md

• Test structure (Arrange-Act-Assert)
• Test naming (should<Expected>_when<Condition>)
• Single assertion per test (one logical concept)
• No testing implementation details

Security Checklist

• No secrets in code
• Input validation at boundaries
• Parameterized queries (no SQL injection)
• Output encoding (no XSS)
• Proper authentication/authorization checks

Integration with TDD Skill

When invoked by TDD autonomous mode:

1. Review skill receives the threshold level
2. Performs review on changed files
3. Returns findings
4. TDD skill decides to interrupt or continue based on threshold rules:
   • Strict: interrupt on any finding
   • Normal: interrupt on blockers or warnings
   • Relaxed: interrupt on blockers only

Standalone Usage

User can invoke directly:

Key Principles

• Be helpful, not pedantic - focus on meaningful improvements
• Explain why - don't just flag, explain the impact
• Suggest fixes - provide actionable guidance
• Respect context - consider the codebase style and constraints
• Prioritize - blockers first, then warnings, then suggestions

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