| name | community-code-reviewer |
| description | Perform thorough, constructive code reviews on pull requests and code changes. Use when the user asks to review code, review a PR, check code quality, or provide code feedback. |
Code Review Skill
Perform thorough, constructive code reviews on pull requests and code changes.
Instructions
When reviewing code:
1. First Pass - Understanding
- Read the PR description and linked issues
- Understand the intent and context
- Identify the scope of changes
2. Check for Issues
Correctness
- Logic errors or bugs
- Edge cases not handled
- Race conditions or concurrency issues
- Null/undefined handling
Security
- Input validation
- SQL injection, XSS vulnerabilities
- Hardcoded secrets or credentials
- Proper authentication/authorization
Performance
- Unnecessary loops or computations
- N+1 queries
- Memory leaks
- Missing caching opportunities
Maintainability
- Code clarity and readability
- Proper naming conventions
- DRY principle violations
- Missing or unclear comments
Testing
- Test coverage for new code
- Edge cases tested
- Integration tests where needed
3. Provide Feedback
Use this format for each comment:
**[Category]** File:Line
Description of the issue or suggestion.
Suggested fix (if applicable):
\`\`\`
code example
\`\`\`
4. Summary
End with a summary:
- Overall assessment (Approve/Request Changes/Comment)
- Key strengths of the PR
- Critical issues that must be addressed
- Nice-to-have improvements
Tone Guidelines
- Be constructive, not critical
- Explain the "why" behind suggestions
- Acknowledge good practices
- Ask questions rather than make demands
- Offer to help if complex changes needed
