erlang-review

name

erlang-review

description

Strict pre-commit / pre-PR code review for Percussion CMS (Erlang persona). Use when the user says "Erlang", "review my changes", "pre-commit review", "pre-PR review", "strict review", or before git commit / gh pr create. Independent review only; blocks on bugs, missing behavioral tests, and non-portable (Windows/Unix) file path handling. Loads review memory and writes durable reports under docs/ai-generated/code-reviews/.

Erlang Review Skill

Purpose

Run a strict, independent code review of local or branch changes before commit or PR, so GitHub review cycles are shorter and fewer.

Canonical persona and full mandate:

modules/ai-shared-develop/src/main/resources/agents/erlang-code-review.md

Cross-platform path rules (product): root AGENTS.md → Cross-Platform File I/O & Paths.

When to activate

• User mentions Erlang / pre-commit / pre-PR / strict review
• User is about to commit, push, or open a PR and has not just completed a clean Erlang pass with recommendation approve
• After implementing review fixes (re-review required)

Steps

1. Load agents/erlang-code-review.md (this module) and root AGENTS.md.

2. Review memory (always, best-effort):

   • Load skills/erlang-review/patterns.md (this directory) — institutional patterns.
   • If a prior report for this topic exists under docs/ai-generated/code-reviews/, load it (re-review continuity).
   • Do not treat tmp/reviews/ as authoritative (tmp/ is wipeable).

3. Determine scope (ask only if unclear):

   • default: uncommitted + unstaged vs HEAD, plus commits not in origin/main (default base; formerly origin/development)
   • or: explicit PR number / branch

4. Collect diff (see agent file). Use portable git commands (not bash-only 2>/dev/null || true). Host shell may be PowerShell, cmd, Git Bash, or Unix. gh is optional — if missing, review via git and note in Scope.

5. Read context for changed symbols; apply module AGENTS.md when present.

6. Produce the required report (Summary, Recommendation, Gate, Issues). Note memory patterns that applied when useful (Memory patterns hit: …). Write repo-relative paths with / even on Windows hosts.

7. Write durable report under:

   docs/ai-generated/code-reviews/<ticket-or-branch-slug>-erlang.md
   

   Create the directory if needed. See docs/ai-generated/code-reviews/README.md.

   • Required when gate is request-changes or this is a re-review.
   • Recommended on approve for feature work.
   • On re-review: update the same file (statuses + ## Re-review section).

8. Pattern memory touch (optional, careful): if this review found bugs or high-signal suggestions that generalize beyond this task, append or reinforce a one-line principle in patterns.md (no file:line nits; keep the file short). Periodically refresh institutional memory from Kilo/GitHub history:

   python3 scripts/erlang-harvest-review-patterns.py --apply
   

   (Windows: scripts\erlang-harvest-review-patterns.bat --apply.) Review the candidates report under docs/ai-generated/code-reviews/ before relying on newly harvested bullets.

9. Gate language (strict):

   • If any bug (including missing behavioral tests for non-trivial logic, or non-portable path/file I/O that breaks Windows or Unix): request-changes and May commit/push: no
   • Else if only nits/low suggestions: approve allowed

10. When the diff touches file I/O, paths, installers, packaging, or path assertions in tests: apply Erlang's cross-platform path checklist and state the outcome in the report (even if clean).

11. Do not implement fixes unless the user asks after the report.

Kilo-first invocation

In Kilo Code:

• Slash workflow: /erlang-review (see .kilocode/workflows/erlang-review.md)
• Or: switch to / paste the Erlang agent and say "Review my uncommitted changes"
• Project rule .kilocode/rules/pre-commit-review.md reminds agents to run this before commit when acting as implementer

Related instructions

• Root AGENTS.md — Cross-Platform File I/O & Paths
• docs/ai-generated/code-reviews/README.md — durable report store
• skills/erlang-review/patterns.md — review pattern memory
• instructions/code-review-generic.instructions.md
• instructions/security-and-owasp.instructions.md
• instructions/java-coding-standards.md (prefer java.nio.file.Files / Path)