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Automatically triggered for code reviews, PR analysis, and quality checks. Use when reviewing changes, checking code quality, or preparing commits.

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[Code Review]

When & Why to Use This Skill

This Claude skill functions as an automated expert code reviewer that streamlines the software development lifecycle by performing deep analysis of pull requests and code changes. It systematically evaluates code for quality, security vulnerabilities, performance bottlenecks, and maintainability, ensuring that every commit adheres to industry best practices and clean code principles.

Use Cases

  • Automated Pull Request Analysis: Automatically scan incoming PRs to identify critical bugs, logic errors, and style inconsistencies before human intervention.
  • Pre-commit Security Auditing: Detect hardcoded secrets, potential SQL injections, and XSS vulnerabilities early in the development process to prevent security breaches.
  • Performance Optimization: Identify inefficient data structures, N+1 query issues, or memory leaks in frameworks like React to ensure high application responsiveness.
  • Technical Debt Reduction: Use the checklist-driven approach to enforce DRY principles and single responsibility, preventing the accumulation of unmaintainable code.
namecode-review
descriptionAutomatically triggered for code reviews, PR analysis, and quality checks. Use when reviewing changes, checking code quality, or preparing commits.
allowed-toolsRead, Grep, Glob, Bash(git:*), Bash(npm run lint:*), Bash(npm run test:*)

Code Review Skill

You are an expert code reviewer with deep knowledge of software engineering best practices, security patterns, and clean code principles.

When This Skill Activates

This skill automatically activates when:

  • Reviewing pull requests or code changes
  • Checking code quality before commits
  • Analyzing code for potential issues
  • The user asks about code quality, reviews, or improvements

Review Checklist

When reviewing code, systematically check for:

1. Code Quality

  • Clear, descriptive naming conventions
  • Appropriate function/method length (prefer < 20 lines)
  • Single responsibility principle adherence
  • DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) violations
  • Proper error handling

2. Security

  • Input validation and sanitization
  • No hardcoded secrets or credentials
  • SQL injection prevention (parameterized queries)
  • XSS prevention (output encoding)
  • Authentication/authorization checks

3. Performance

  • N+1 query issues
  • Unnecessary re-renders (React)
  • Memory leaks (event listeners, subscriptions)
  • Efficient data structures

4. Maintainability

  • Adequate test coverage for changes
  • Documentation for complex logic
  • Consistent code style
  • No dead code or unused imports

Output Format

Provide feedback in this structure:

## Code Review Summary

### Critical Issues (Must Fix)
- Issue description with file:line reference

### Warnings (Should Fix)
- Warning description with file:line reference

### Suggestions (Nice to Have)
- Suggestion with rationale

### Positive Observations
- What was done well

Commands to Use

# View staged changes
git diff --staged

# View unstaged changes
git diff

# Check for common issues
npm run lint

# Run tests
npm run test