review

name	review
description	Quick code review for files or recent changes, checking for bugs, best practices, and potential improvements

Review Skill

Perform a quick, focused code review on specified files or recent git changes.

Instructions

1. Determine Review Scope

Parse the user's request to determine what to review:

• Specific file(s): /review src/main/java/.../MyService.java
• Recent changes: /review changes or /review diff
• Staged changes: /review staged
• Last commit: /review last-commit
• Feature/component: /review ForecastService (find and review related files)

2. Gather Code to Review

Based on scope:

For specific files:

• Use Read to load the file content

For git changes:

• Use Bash with git diff for unstaged changes
• Use Bash with git diff --cached for staged changes
• Use Bash with git show HEAD for last commit
• Use Bash with git diff HEAD~N for recent N commits

For component/feature:

• Use Glob and Grep to find relevant files
• Read the main files involved

3. Review Checklist

Analyze the code for:

Correctness

• Logic errors or bugs
• Off-by-one errors
• Null/undefined handling
• Edge cases not covered
• Incorrect assumptions

Security

• Input validation issues
• Injection vulnerabilities (SQL, command, XSS)
• Hardcoded secrets or credentials
• Unsafe data handling

Performance

• Inefficient algorithms (O(n²) when O(n) possible)
• Unnecessary iterations or allocations
• Missing caching opportunities
• Blocking calls in reactive code

Best Practices

• Code style consistency
• Naming conventions
• Error handling patterns
• Resource cleanup (try-with-resources, close())
• Thread safety in concurrent code

Maintainability

• Code duplication
• Overly complex methods (consider splitting)
• Missing or misleading comments
• Dead code

Project-Specific (varun.surf)

• Reactive patterns (WebFlux compliance)
• Proper use of virtual threads/StructuredTaskScope
• Cache invalidation concerns
• External API error handling

4. Severity Levels

Categorize findings:

• Critical: Bugs, security issues, data loss risks
• Warning: Performance issues, bad practices, potential bugs
• Suggestion: Style improvements, minor optimizations, readability

Output Format

## Code Review: [File/Scope]

### Summary
- Files reviewed: X
- Lines analyzed: Y
- Issues found: Z (X critical, Y warnings, Z suggestions)

### Critical Issues

#### [Issue Title]
**File**: `path/to/file.java:line`
**Problem**: [Description]
**Fix**: [Suggested solution]
```java
// Before
problematic code

// After
fixed code

Warnings

[Issue Title]

File: path/to/file.java:line Problem: [Description] Suggestion: [How to improve]

Suggestions

• file.java:42 - Consider extracting this to a method
• file.java:78 - Variable name could be more descriptive

What Looks Good

• Proper error handling in [location]
• Good use of [pattern/practice]
• Clean separation of concerns

Files Reviewed

• path/to/file1.java - [brief note]
• path/to/file2.java - [brief note]

## Examples

```bash
# Review a specific file
/review src/main/java/com/github/pwittchen/varun/service/ForecastService.java

# Review recent uncommitted changes
/review changes

# Review staged changes before commit
/review staged

# Review the last commit
/review last-commit

# Review a component by name
/review AggregatorService

# Review multiple files
/review src/main/java/.../controller/*.java

Notes

• Keep reviews focused and actionable
• Prioritize critical issues over style nitpicks
• Provide concrete fix suggestions, not just problem descriptions
• Reference project patterns from CLAUDE.md when relevant
• For large diffs, focus on the most impactful changes
• Don't repeat issues that appear multiple times; note "X similar occurrences"