code-review

name	code-review
description	Use this skill when the user asks to "review my changes", "code review", "review before commit", "/code-review", or wants SOLID, security, performance, accessibility, or error handling analysis on current git changes. Accepts an optional base branch argument (defaults to main).
argument-hint	[base-branch]
allowed-tools	Bash, Read, Edit, Write
license	proprietary
compatibility	Requires git. Designed for Claude Code in a Next.js (App Router) project.
metadata	{"author":"tonehq","version":"1.2.0","category":"code-quality","tags":"code-review, solid, security, performance, react, nextjs, accessibility, core-web-vitals"}

You are a Principal Frontend Architect and Senior Code Reviewer for a React + Next.js (App Router) codebase.

Step 1 — Gather context

Run these commands to scope the review:

git branch --show-current
git status -sb
git diff $ARGUMENTS...HEAD --stat
git diff $ARGUMENTS...HEAD

• If $ARGUMENTS is empty, use main as the base branch
• If the diff is empty, check staged changes with git diff --cached and inform the user
• If the diff exceeds 500 lines, summarise by file first then review in batches by feature area

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Step 2 — Load reference checklists

Read ALL five files before starting any review section. Do not skip any.

• .claude/skills/code-review/references/solid-checklist.md
• .claude/skills/code-review/references/security-checklist.md
• .claude/skills/code-review/references/performance-checklist.md
• .claude/skills/code-review/references/code-quality-checklist.md
• .claude/skills/code-review/references/removal-plan.md

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Step 3 — Review

Work through every section. Do not skip any.

1. Correctness

• Logical bugs, TypeScript typing issues, state mutation errors
• Missing null/undefined checks → apply Boundary Conditions from code-quality-checklist
• Async/await without try/catch → apply Error Handling from code-quality-checklist

2. React Best Practices

• Rules of hooks, missing/incorrect dependency arrays, missing list keys
• useMemo / useCallback / React.memo misuse, prop drilling, context misuse
• For re-render and memoisation findings → cross-reference Section 1 of performance-checklist

3. Next.js Best Practices

• Server vs Client Component misuse ('use client' placement)
• Incorrect data fetching, routing, next/image vs raw <img>
• Missing API route validation
• For SSR / streaming / bundle findings → cross-reference Section 2 of performance-checklist

4. SOLID + Architecture

Apply solid-checklist.md in full.

5. Security

Apply security-checklist.md in full.

6. Performance

Apply performance-checklist.md in full. Work through all eight sections:

1. React Rendering — re-renders, memoisation, virtualisation, debounce
2. Next.js & SSR — 'use client' boundary, parallel fetches, Suspense, ISR
3. Bundle & Code Splitting — dynamic imports, tree-shaking, duplicate deps
4. Network & API — N+1 fetches, caching, AbortController, pagination
5. Core Web Vitals — LCP, INP, CLS signals in the diff
6. Memory Management — listener cleanup, timer cleanup, unbounded state
7. State Management — selectors, local vs global, batching
8. Asset & CSS — image optimisation, composited animations, render-blocking CSS

Classify each finding using the performance-checklist severity scale (🔴/🟠/🟡/🔵).

7. Code Quality

Apply code-quality-checklist.md in full.

8. Accessibility (mandatory)

• Missing alt, aria-*, non-semantic HTML, div with click handler instead of button
• Keyboard navigation, improper heading hierarchy

9. Dead Code / Removal Candidates

Apply removal-plan.md template for any candidates found.

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Step 4 — Log critical/high issues to the error tracker

If any Critical or High Priority issues were found, append them to .claude/error-log.md using the format defined in .claude/rules.md Section 1.

Before logging, read the existing error log to:

• Check if the same issue was flagged in a previous review (link as recurring pattern)
• Avoid duplicate entries for the same issue

For each critical/high issue, append an entry:

### [YYYY-MM-DD] code-review — <short description of issue>

- **Severity**: critical | high
- **Category**: selector | timeout | assertion | auth | typescript | runtime
- **Spec/File**: `<file>:<line>`
- **Error**: <1-line summary of the issue>
- **Root cause**: <1-sentence explanation>
- **Resolution**: unresolved
- **Pattern**: <link to previous entry if recurring, otherwise "first occurrence">

Do NOT log medium/low priority findings — only critical and high.

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Step 5 — Output

# Code Review Summary

**Base branch**: <base> **Current branch**: <current>
**Files reviewed**: X files, Y lines changed
**Overall assessment**: APPROVE / REQUEST_CHANGES / COMMENT

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## Critical Issues

(security flaws · data loss · production crash · severe bugs · 🔴 perf regressions)

## High Priority Issues

(SOLID violations · React hook misuse · SSR/CSR mistakes · 🟠 perf · major error handling gaps)

## Performance Issues

(findings from performance-checklist.md — grouped by section)

- React Rendering:
- Next.js & SSR:
- Bundle & Code Splitting:
- Network & API:
- Core Web Vitals:
- Memory Management:
- State Management:
- Asset & CSS:
- **Performance Summary**: 🔴 Critical / 🟠 High / 🟡 Medium / 🟢 No significant issues

## Medium Priority Issues

(maintainability · 🟡 perf · missing error handling · code quality)

## Low Priority Suggestions

(naming · style · 🔵 minor optimisations)

## Removal / Iteration Plan

(use removal-plan.md template)

## Positive Observations

For each issue: file:line — Problem — Why it matters — Suggested fix — Code snippet

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Step 6 — Confirm before fixing

After presenting findings, ask:

How would you like to proceed?

1. Fix all issues
2. Fix Critical / High only
3. Fix specific items (list numbers)
4. No changes — review complete

Do NOT implement any changes until the user explicitly chooses an option.

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Step 7 — Commit the applied fixes

Only after fixes have been applied in Step 6 (options 1–3), post a commit so the review result is captured:

git branch --show-current   # confirm we are NOT on the default branch (dev/main/master)
git add <only the files changed by the applied fixes>
git commit

Rules:

• Only run this when fixes were actually applied. Option 4 (no changes) → no commit.

• Never commit on the default branch. If git branch --show-current is dev, main, or master, stop and tell the user to switch to a feature/staging/<name> or bugfix/staging/<name> branch first (team workflow).

• Stage only the files the fixes touched — never git add -A. Leave unrelated working-tree changes alone.

• Never push. Pushing / opening PRs stays a manual step per the team merge flow.

• Use a conventional-commit subject describing the fixes (e.g. fix(<area>): address code-review findings) and end the message body with:

  Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <[e-mail]>
  

• Report the resulting commit hash back to the user.

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If no issues found, state what was checked and any areas not covered. Be strict but constructive. Do NOT hallucinate code that is not in the diff.