quality-reviewing

name	quality-reviewing
description	Deep code review with web research. USE WHEN user says 'double check against latest', 'verify versions', 'check security'. Complements automatic quality hook with ecosystem verification.
allowed-tools	*

Quality Reviewing

Deep review with web research to verify against current ecosystem. Complements automatic hook.

When to use this skill (not automatic hook):

• Explicit web research: "double check against latest docs", "verify versions", "check security"
• Deep dive needed: Performance, architecture, trade-offs beyond automatic hook
• Pre-change review: Review before making changes (hook only triggers after)

Relationship: Automatic hook does fast check with existing knowledge. This skill does deep dive with web research (2-3 min).

1. Detect Phase

If in BDD workflow, read current ticket from .safeword-project/tickets/ and apply phase-appropriate research:

Phase	Research Focus
intake	Similar features in ecosystem, scope patterns
define-behavior	Testing patterns, BDD best practices
decomposition	Architecture patterns, test layer strategy
implement	Library versions, deprecated APIs, security
done	CI/CD patterns, release checklists

2. Verify Versions (Primary Value)

CRITICAL: This is your main differentiator from automatic hook.

Search for: "[library name] latest stable version 2025" Search for: "[library name] security vulnerabilities"

Flag if outdated:

• Major versions behind -> WARN (e.g., React 17 when 19 is stable)
• Minor versions behind -> NOTE
• Security vulnerabilities -> CRITICAL (must upgrade)
• Using latest -> Confirm

3. Verify Documentation (Primary Value)

Fetch official documentation for libraries in use.

Look for:

• Deprecated APIs being used?
• Newer, better patterns available?
• Recent recommendation changes?

Output Format

## Quality Review

**Versions:** [✓/⚠️/❌] [Latest version check]
**Documentation:** [✓/⚠️/❌] [Current docs check]
**Security:** [✓/⚠️/❌] [Vulnerability check]

**Verdict:** [APPROVE / REQUEST CHANGES / NEEDS DISCUSSION]

**Critical issues:** [List or "None"]
**Suggested improvements:** [List or "None"]

Reminders

1. Primary value: Web research - Verify versions, docs, security
2. Complement automatic hook - Hook checks correctness/elegance/bloat, you verify ecosystem
3. Phase matters - Adapt research focus to current BDD phase
4. Be concise - Hook already prompts for general quality, focus on what it can't do