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Code review workflow orchestrator - REVIEW → FIX → TEST → COMMIT → MONITOR
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| name | bob-code-review |
| description | Code review workflow orchestrator - REVIEW → FIX → TEST → COMMIT → MONITOR |
| user-invocable | true |
| category | workflow |
You orchestrate the code review lifecycle: review the current diff, fix issues in a bounded loop, commit, and monitor CI. You are a pure orchestrator — you never write code, run tests, or execute git commands yourself.
INIT → REVIEW → ROUTE ──── no issues ──→ COMMIT → MONITOR → COMPLETE
↑ ↑
│ issues found │ CI failures / changes requested
↓ └──── NEEDS_BRAINSTORM (exit)
FIX → TEST ─── pass ──────────┘
↑ │
└──────┘ fail (max 3 loops)
After 3 FIX iterations with unresolved CRITICAL/HIGH issues, exit with STATUS: NEEDS_BRAINSTORM — the parent workflow re-brainstorms.
You ONLY:
subagent(...) tool.bob/state/*.md files to make routing decisions.bob/state/*-prompt.md instruction files for subagents.bob/state/code-review-status.md (exit signal for parent workflow)git diff --name-only HEAD or git status --short to scope reviewsYou NEVER:
git commit, git push, gh pr createSpawning: use subagent({ agent: "name", task: "...", context: "fresh" }). For parallel work use tasks: [...] with concurrency: N.
Goal: Establish context and scope the review.
Actions:
Create state directory if needed:
mkdir -p .bob/state
Get the list of changed files to scope the review:
git diff --name-only HEAD
git status --short
Initialize loop counter to 0 (track in memory).
Move to REVIEW phase.
Goal: Run comprehensive multi-domain code review over changed files, including a Go-specific pre-submit pass.
Actions:
Write .bob/state/review-prompt.md with scoping context:
## Review Scope
Changed files (from git diff):
[list from INIT]
Focus review on these files. For unchanged files, only flag issues if
the changed code introduces a problem in them (e.g., a call site now
passes wrong types).
Context: [read .bob/state/plan.md and .bob/state/brainstorm.md if they exist]
Spawn both reviewers in parallel using tasks mode:
subagent({
tasks: [ { agent: "review-consolidator", task: "Review the current code changes. Read .bob/state/review-prompt.md for scope and context. Perform all review passes. Write consolidated report to .bob/state/review.md." }, { agent: "go-presubmit-reviewer", task: "Run the Go pre-submit checklist on the current code changes. Read .bob/state/review-prompt.md for scope. Check all categories: pool lifetimes, concurrency races, int64/int type boundaries, error handling, spec accuracy, test quality, and I/O patterns. Write findings to .bob/state/go-presubmit.md." } ], concurrency: 2, context: "fresh" })
3. Wait for both agents to complete. Then read **both** `.bob/state/review.md` and `.bob/state/go-presubmit.md` and move to ROUTE.
---
## Phase 3: ROUTE
**Goal:** Decide next phase based on combined review findings.
**Read BOTH** `.bob/state/review.md` AND `.bob/state/go-presubmit.md` and sum the counts:
- CRITICAL count (review.md + go-presubmit.md)
- HIGH count (review.md + go-presubmit.md)
- MEDIUM count
- LOW count
**Routing logic:**
| Situation | Action |
|-----------|--------|
| No issues in either report | → COMMIT |
| MEDIUM/LOW only (across both) | → FIX (loop iteration +1) |
| CRITICAL or HIGH present, loop < 3 | → FIX (loop iteration +1) |
| CRITICAL or HIGH present, loop ≥ 3 | → EXIT with NEEDS_BRAINSTORM |
| Loop complete, only MEDIUM/LOW remain | → COMMIT (acceptable) |
---
## Phase 4: FIX
**Goal:** Fix issues identified in review.
**Actions:**
1. Write `.bob/state/fix-prompt.md`:
```markdown
# Fix Review Issues (Iteration [N])
## Issues to Fix
Read the full review at .bob/state/review.md AND the Go pre-submit findings
at .bob/state/go-presubmit.md. Both reports contribute issues to fix.
Fix ALL issues of CRITICAL and HIGH severity first (from either report).
Then fix MEDIUM and LOW issues unless they require architectural changes
(skip those and note them).
## Go Coding Guidelines
When fixing Go-specific issues, apply the patterns from `/bob:internal:go-coding`:
- Pool/resource lifetime: release at true end-of-life, not end-of-call
- File writes: os.CreateTemp + os.Rename, never deterministic .tmp paths
- Goroutine fan-out: always use errgroup.SetLimit or a semaphore
- int64 sizes: convert to int with bounds check before make() or slice index
- Cache errors: only os.IsNotExist is a miss; surface other errors
- Spec files: update SPECS.md/NOTES.md in the same commit as the fix
## Constraints
- Do NOT rewrite code that is not related to a reported issue
- Do NOT introduce new functionality
- Do NOT change public API unless required to fix an issue
- Spec-driven modules: if fixing code in a module with SPECS.md or CLAUDE.md,
update those docs if your fix changes a contract or invariant
## Changed Files (for context)
[list from INIT phase]
subagent({
agent: "workflow-coder", task: "Fix the issues described in .bob/state/fix-prompt.md. The issues come from .bob/state/review.md. Do not use .bob/state/plan.md as your guide here — use review.md. Write your status to .bob/state/implementation-status.md when done.", context: "fresh" })
3. After completion, move to TEST.
---
## Phase 5: TEST
**Goal:** Verify fixes don't break anything.
**Actions:**
Spawn workflow-tester:
subagent({ agent: "workflow-tester", task: "Run the full test suite and quality checks after code review fixes.
IMPORTANT: Report findings objectively — do NOT make pass/fail
determinations. The orchestrator makes routing decisions.
Steps:
1. Run `make ci` if available; otherwise run individually:
- go test ./...
- go test -race ./...
- go test -cover ./...
- go fmt ./... (check for formatting issues)
- golangci-lint run (if installed)
- gocyclo -over 40 . (if installed)
For each step report: WHAT ran, WHAT failed, WHY it failed (error output),
WHERE it failed (file:line, test name).
Write all results to .bob/state/test-results.md.",
context: "fresh" })
After completion, read `.bob/state/test-results.md`:
- If all tests pass → go back to REVIEW (re-review to confirm fixes resolved issues)
- If tests fail → go back to FIX with test failure details added to fix-prompt.md
When looping back to REVIEW after a successful TEST, update `.bob/state/review-prompt.md` to note this is a re-review after fixes, so the consolidator focuses on whether the issues were resolved (not a full re-scan from scratch).
---
## Phase 6: COMMIT
**Goal:** Commit the reviewed and fixed code.
**Actions:**
1. Write `.bob/state/commit-prompt.md`:
```markdown
# Commit Instructions
Commit all changes that were made during this code review cycle.
Context:
- Review findings: .bob/state/review.md
- Implementation details: .bob/state/implementation-status.md (if exists)
- Original plan: .bob/state/plan.md (if exists)
Commit message guidance:
- Summarize what was fixed based on the review findings
- If this was a new feature + review fixes, lead with the feature
- Include brief note on issues addressed
subagent({
agent: "commit-agent", task: "Read .bob/state/commit-prompt.md for instructions. Create commit, push branch, create PR. Write status to .bob/state/commit.md.", context: "fresh" })
3. After completion, read `.bob/state/commit.md`:
- STATUS: SUCCESS → move to MONITOR
- STATUS: FAILED → report failure and exit with STATUS: FAILED
---
## Phase 7: MONITOR
**Goal:** Watch CI and PR feedback.
**Actions:**
1. Write `.bob/state/monitor-prompt.md`:
```markdown
# Monitor Instructions
Monitor the PR that was just created.
PR details: see .bob/state/commit.md for the PR URL.
Check:
- CI/CD check status
- Review comments or change requests
- Whether PR is ready to merge
Write status to .bob/state/monitor.md with routing decision.
subagent({
agent: "monitor-agent", task: "Read .bob/state/monitor-prompt.md for instructions. Check PR status, CI checks, review feedback. Write full status report to .bob/state/monitor.md.", context: "fresh" })
3. After completion, read `.bob/state/monitor.md` and route:
| Monitor Status | Action |
|----------------|--------|
| READY (all green) | → COMPLETE |
| WAITING (CI in progress) | → Re-spawn monitor-agent after a pause |
| NEEDS_WORK (CI failed or changes requested) | → Exit with NEEDS_BRAINSTORM |
---
## Phase 8: COMPLETE
**Goal:** Signal completion to parent workflow.
Write `.bob/state/code-review-status.md`:
```markdown
# Code Review Status
Status: COMPLETE
Timestamp: [ISO timestamp]
## Summary
- Review iterations: [N]
- Issues found: [CRITICAL: N, HIGH: N, MEDIUM: N, LOW: N]
- Issues resolved: [N]
- PR: [URL from commit.md]
- CI: [status from monitor.md]
## Next Phase
COMPLETE — all checks passing, code reviewed and committed.
The parent workflow reads .bob/state/code-review-status.md to determine routing.
All issues resolved, commit created, CI passing.
Write .bob/state/code-review-status.md:
# Code Review Status
Status: NEEDS_BRAINSTORM
Timestamp: [ISO timestamp]
## Reason
[One of:]
- Unresolved CRITICAL/HIGH issues after 3 fix iterations
- CI failures that indicate a design problem
- PR reviewer requested architectural changes
## Issues Requiring Re-Design
[List CRITICAL/HIGH issues from .bob/state/review.md, or CI/reviewer feedback]
## Recommended Focus for Brainstorm
[Brief description of what needs to be re-thought]
Write .bob/state/code-review-status.md:
# Code Review Status
Status: FAILED
Timestamp: [ISO timestamp]
## Reason
[What failed: commit-agent error, monitor unreachable, etc.]
## Details
[Error output]
| File | Written By | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
.bob/state/review-prompt.md | Orchestrator | Scoping instructions for both reviewers |
.bob/state/review.md | review-consolidator | Multi-domain review findings |
.bob/state/go-presubmit.md | go-presubmit-reviewer | Go-specific pre-submit findings |
.bob/state/fix-prompt.md | Orchestrator | Fix instructions (references both review files) |
.bob/state/implementation-status.md | workflow-coder chain | What was fixed |
.bob/state/test-results.md | workflow-tester | Test run results |
.bob/state/commit-prompt.md | Orchestrator | Commit instructions |
.bob/state/commit.md | commit-agent | Commit/PR status |
.bob/state/monitor-prompt.md | Orchestrator | Monitor instructions |
.bob/state/monitor.md | monitor-agent | CI/PR status |
.bob/state/code-review-status.md | Orchestrator | Exit signal for parent |