code-review-wasp

name	code-review-wasp
description	Comprehensive code review skill for Wasp applications. Use when reviewing code, PRs, or architectural changes. Covers Wasp-specific patterns, import rules, auth checks, TDD compliance, multi-tenant permissions, and performance. Integrates all CLAUDE.md critical rules.
triggers	["review code","code review","review PR","check code","review this","pull request review","architectural review","review changes","check implementation"]
version	1
last_updated	2025-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
allowed_tools	["Read","Bash"]

Code Review Wasp Skill

Quick Reference

When to use this skill:

• Reviewing pull requests
• Checking code before commit
• Architectural review of features
• Pre-merge quality checks
• Identifying Wasp-specific issues

Key Focus Areas:

1. Wasp Framework Patterns - Import rules, operations, entity access
2. Security - Server-side auth, multi-tenant isolation, input validation
3. TDD Compliance - 2-phase workflow, test quality (5 criteria)
4. Performance - N+1 queries, pagination, memoization
5. Code Quality - SOLID, DRY, testability

Review Philosophy:

This skill catches Wasp-specific issues that generic code review tools miss. It enforces the patterns documented in CLAUDE.md and your custom skills.

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Review Checklist (10 Critical Categories)

Use this checklist systematically for every code review:

✅ Category 1: Import Rules

Verify correct import syntax based on context:

// ✅ CORRECT - In .ts/.tsx files
import { HttpError } from "wasp/server";
import type { Task } from "wasp/entities";
import { useQuery } from "wasp/client/operations";
import { TaskStatus } from "@prisma/client"; // For enum VALUES

// ❌ WRONG - Common mistakes
import { Task } from "@wasp/entities"; // Wrong prefix
import { helper } from "@src/utils/helper"; // Wrong in .ts/.tsx
import { TaskStatus } from "wasp/entities"; // Wrong for enum values

// ✅ CORRECT - In main.wasp files
query getTasks {
  fn: import { getTasks } from "@src/server/a3/operations",
  entities: [Task]
}

// ❌ WRONG - Common mistakes
fn: import { getTasks } from "src/server/a3/operations", // Missing @
fn: import { getTasks } from "../src/server/a3/operations", // Relative path

Red Flags:

• ❌ Using @wasp/ prefix instead of wasp/
• ❌ Using @src/ in .ts/.tsx files (should be relative paths)
• ❌ Using relative paths in main.wasp (should be @src/)
• ❌ Importing enum values from wasp/entities (should be @prisma/client)

Cross-reference: See wasp-operations skill for complete import patterns

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✅ Category 2: Type Annotations (Operations)

CRITICAL: Type annotations are REQUIRED for context.entities access

// ✅ CORRECT - Type annotation present
export const getTasks: GetTasks<void, Task[]> = async (args, context) => {
  return context.entities.Task.findMany(); // Works!
};

// ❌ WRONG - No type annotation
export const getTasks = async (args, context) => {
  return context.entities.Task.findMany(); // context.entities is undefined!
};

Check:

• All queries have Get{Name}<Args, Return> type annotation
• All actions have Create/Update/Delete{Name}<Args, Return> type annotation
• Imports include from "wasp/server/operations"
• Args and Return types match actual function signature

Red Flags:

• ❌ Operations without type annotations
• ❌ Type annotation doesn't match actual function signature
• ❌ Missing imports for type definitions

Cross-reference: See wasp-operations skill, lines 88-155

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✅ Category 3: Auth Checks (Security CRITICAL)

MANDATORY: Auth check must be FIRST line of every operation

// ✅ CORRECT - Auth check first
export const getTasks: GetTasks = async (args, context) => {
  if (!context.user) throw new HttpError(401); // FIRST line
  return context.entities.Task.findMany({ where: { userId: context.user.id } });
};

// ❌ WRONG - Auth check missing or late
export const getTasks: GetTasks = async (args, context) => {
  const tasks = await context.entities.Task.findMany(); // NO AUTH CHECK!
  return tasks;
};

Check:

• First line is: if (!context.user) throw new HttpError(401)
• No operations bypass auth (unless explicitly public)
• Auth check uses context.user (NOT custom logic)
• Operations filter by userId or check ownership

Red Flags:

• ❌ Missing auth check entirely
• ❌ Auth check after business logic
• ❌ Custom auth logic instead of context.user
• ❌ No filtering by userId (potential data leak)

Cross-reference: See wasp-operations skill, Section 3 (lines 120-220)

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✅ Category 4: Error Sequence (HTTP Status Codes)

CRITICAL: Enforce correct error sequence

Order (MUST follow):

1. 401 Unauthorized - No user (unauthenticated)
2. 404 Not Found - Resource doesn't exist
3. 403 Forbidden - User lacks permission
4. 400 Bad Request - Invalid input

// ✅ CORRECT - Proper error sequence
export const updateTask: UpdateTask = async (args, context) => {
  // 1. Auth check (401)
  if (!context.user) throw new HttpError(401);

  // 2. Fetch resource
  const task = await context.entities.Task.findUnique({
    where: { id: args.id },
  });

  // 3. Check existence (404)
  if (!task) throw new HttpError(404, "Task not found");

  // 4. Check permission (403)
  if (task.userId !== context.user.id) {
    throw new HttpError(403, "Not authorized");
  }

  // 5. Validate input (400)
  if (!args.data.description?.trim()) {
    throw new HttpError(400, "Description required");
  }

  // 6. Perform update
  return context...({
    : { : args. },
    : args.,
  });
};


  :  =  (args, context) => {
  
   task =  context...({
    : { : args. },
  });
   (task. !== context..)   ();
  
};

Check:

• 401 comes first (auth)
• 404 before 403 (existence before permission)
• 400 after auth/existence/permission checks
• Error messages are descriptive

Red Flags:

• ❌ Wrong error order (e.g., 403 before 404)
• ❌ Using wrong HTTP status code
• ❌ Generic error messages ("Error", "Failed")
• ❌ Not using HttpError class

Cross-reference: See error-handling skill for complete patterns

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✅ Category 5: Entity Listing (main.wasp)

CRITICAL: Entities must be listed for context.entities access AND auto-invalidation

// ✅ CORRECT - Entities listed
query getTasks {
  fn: import { getTasks } from "@src/server/a3/operations",
  entities: [Task]  // Enables context.entities.Task + auto-invalidation
}

action createTask {
  fn: import { createTask } from "@src/server/a3/operations",
  entities: [Task]  // Same as getTasks → auto-invalidation works!
}

// ❌ WRONG - No entities
query getTasks {
  fn: import { getTasks } from "@src/server/a3/operations",
  // Missing entities: [] → context.entities undefined!
}

// ❌ WRONG - Different entities prevent auto-invalidation
action createTask {
  entities: [Task, User]  // Extra entity prevents auto-invalidation of getTasks
}

Check:

• All queries list entities in main.wasp
• All actions list entities in main.wasp
• Entities match actual database access
• Query + Action share same entities (for auto-invalidation)

Red Flags:

• ❌ Missing entities: [] array
• ❌ Empty entities array when accessing database
• ❌ Query and action have different entities (breaks auto-invalidation)
• ❌ Entities listed but not actually accessed in code

Cross-reference: See wasp-operations skill, lines 40-87

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✅ Category 6: Client Patterns (Actions)

DEFAULT: Use direct async/await for actions, NOT useAction

// ✅ CORRECT - Direct call (default pattern)
const handleCreate = async (description: string) => {
  try {
    await createTask({ description }); // Simple + enables auto-invalidation
    toast.success("Task created");
  } catch (err) {
    toast.error(err.message);
  }
};

// ❌ WRONG - useAction by default
const createTaskFn = useAction(createTask);
const handleCreate = async (description: string) => {
  try {
    await createTaskFn({ description }); // Blocks auto-invalidation!
    toast.success("Task created");
  } catch (err) {
    toast.error(err.message);
  }
};

ONLY use useAction for optimistic UI updates (advanced):

// ✅ CORRECT - useAction ONLY for optimistic updates
const deleteTaskFn = useAction(deleteTask, {
  optimisticUpdates: [
    {
      getQuerySpecifier: () => [getTasks],
      updateQuery: (oldTasks, { id }) => oldTasks.filter((t) => t.id !== id),
    },
  ],
});

Check:

• Actions use direct await action(args) by default
• useAction ONLY used with optimisticUpdates config
• Client imports from wasp/client/operations
• Error handling present (try/catch)

Red Flags:

• ❌ Using useAction without optimistic updates
• ❌ Importing operations from wrong location
• ❌ No error handling around action calls
• ❌ Manual cache invalidation (Wasp does this automatically)

Cross-reference: See CLAUDE.md, lines 275-304 (Client-Side Action Usage)

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✅ Category 7: Restart Requirements

MANDATORY: Restart after schema.prisma or main.wasp changes

Files that require restart:

• schema.prisma - Database schema changes
• main.wasp - Routes, operations, entities changes
• Database migrations - After wasp db migrate-dev

Verify:

# After changes, MUST restart with safe-start.sh (multi-worktree safe)
../scripts/safe-start.sh

# ❌ WRONG - Direct wasp start (not multi-worktree safe)
wasp start

Check:

• PR mentions restart if schema/main.wasp changed
• Uses ../scripts/safe-start.sh (not direct wasp start)
• Migration ran BEFORE restart (if schema changed)
• Types verified after restart

Red Flags:

• ❌ Schema/main.wasp changes without restart mention
• ❌ Using direct wasp start (multi-worktree conflicts)
• ❌ Restart before migration (wrong order)
• ❌ Assuming types update without restart

Cross-reference: See wasp-database skill for complete workflow

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✅ Category 8: Test Coverage (TDD Compliance)

MANDATORY: ≥80% statements, ≥75% branches

Check test quality using 5 MUST PASS criteria:

1. Tests Business Logic (NOT Existence):

// ❌ WRONG - Test theater
it("should exist", () => {
  expect(createTask).toBeDefined(); // Meaningless!
});

// ✅ CORRECT - Tests behavior
it("should create task with description", async () => {
  const result = await createTask({ description: "Test" }, mockContext);
  expect(result.description).toBe("Test");
  expect(mockContext.entities.Task.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
    data: { description: "Test", userId: "user-1" },
  });
});

2. Meaningful Assertions:

• ❌ expect(result).toBeDefined() - Generic
• ✅ expect(result.name).toBe('Acme') - Specific

3. Tests Error Paths:

• ✅ 401 (unauthenticated)
• ✅ 400 (validation error)
• ✅ 404 (not found)
• ✅ 403 (no permission)

4. Tests Edge Cases:

• ✅ Empty strings, null, undefined
• ✅ Boundary conditions (min/max length)
• ✅ Special characters

5. Behavior NOT Implementation:

• ❌ Testing internal variables (component.state.loading)
• ✅ Testing observable UI (screen.getByText('Loaded'))

Check:

• All 5 quality criteria pass
• Coverage ≥80% statements, ≥75% branches
• Tests follow 2-phase TDD (RED → GREEN + REFACTOR)
• No test theater (existence checks)

Red Flags:

• ❌ Low coverage (<80%/<75%)
• ❌ Only happy path tests (no error paths)
• ❌ Existence checks instead of behavior tests
• ❌ Testing implementation details

Cross-reference: See tdd-workflow skill, lines 226-555

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✅ Category 9: ShadCN Version Lock

CRITICAL: ONLY use ShadCN v2.3.0

# ✅ CORRECT - Version locked
npx shadcn@2.3.0 add button

# ❌ WRONG - Uses latest (Tailwind v4, breaks Wasp)
npx shadcn add button

After EVERY component installation - Fix import path:

// In src/components/ui/{component}.tsx
-import { cn } from "s/lib/utils"
+import { cn } from "../../lib/utils"

Check:

• Uses shadcn@2.3.0 (NOT latest)
• Import path fixed to ../../lib/utils
• No Tailwind v4 syntax
• Component works without import errors

Red Flags:

• ❌ Using shadcn without version (uses latest)
• ❌ Import path still s/lib/utils
• ❌ Tailwind v4 syntax (@theme, etc)
• ❌ Component import errors

Cross-reference: See shadcn-ui skill and CLAUDE.md lines 82-107

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✅ Category 10: Multi-Tenant Permissions

CRITICAL: Verify multi-tenant isolation

Architecture:

• Organization → Many Departments (hierarchical via parentId)
• Users ↔ Departments = Many-to-Many via UserDepartment
• DepartmentRole: MANAGER | MEMBER | VIEWER

Permission checks REQUIRED:

// ✅ CORRECT - Multi-tenant filtering
export const getTasks: GetTasks = async (args, context) => {
  if (!context.user) throw new HttpError(401);

  // Get user's departments
  const userDepartments = await context.entities.UserDepartment.findMany({
    where: { userId: context.user.id },
  });

  const departmentIds = userDepartments.map((ud) => ud.departmentId);

  // Filter by departments user has access to
  return context.entities.Task.findMany({
    where: {
      departmentId: { in: departmentIds },
    },
  });
};

// ❌ WRONG - No multi-tenant filtering
export const getTasks: GetTasks = async (args, context) => {
  if (!context.user) throw new HttpError(401);
  return context.entities.Task.(); 
};

Check:

• Operations filter by organization/department
• Permission checks use DepartmentRole
• No raw queries without multi-tenant WHERE clause
• VIEWER role has read-only access

Red Flags:

• ❌ Queries without organization/department filtering
• ❌ Assuming single organization
• ❌ No role-based permission checks
• ❌ Data leaks across organizations

Cross-reference: See permissions skill for complete patterns

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Wasp-Specific Red Flags

These issues are UNIQUE to Wasp - generic tools won't catch them:

🚩 Critical Red Flags (BLOCK PR)

1. Missing type annotations on operations

   • Symptom: context.entities is undefined at runtime
   • Impact: Runtime crash
   • Fix: Add GetQuery<Args, Return> type annotation

2. Auth check not first line

   • Symptom: Security vulnerability
   • Impact: Unauthorized access to data
   • Fix: Move if (!context.user) to first line

3. Using @wasp/ prefix

   • Symptom: Cannot find module error
   • Impact: Build fails
   • Fix: Use wasp/ (no @)

4. ShadCN version > 2.3.0

   • Symptom: Tailwind v4 incompatibility
   • Impact: Styles break, build fails
   • Fix: Uninstall and reinstall with @2.3.0

5. No restart after schema/main.wasp changes

   • Symptom: Types are stale, imports fail
   • Impact: Development blocked
   • Fix: Stop wasp, run ../scripts/safe-start.sh

6. Test theater (5 criteria fail)

   • Symptom: Tests pass but don't verify behavior
   • Impact: False confidence, bugs in production
   • Fix: Rewrite tests following 5 MUST PASS criteria

⚠️ Warning Red Flags (Request Changes)

7. Using useAction by default

   • Impact: Blocks auto-invalidation
   • Fix: Use direct await action(args)

8. Different entities in query + action

   • Impact: Manual cache invalidation needed
   • Fix: Use same entities for auto-invalidation

9. N+1 query problem

   • Impact: Performance degradation
   • Fix: Use Prisma include for relations

10. No multi-tenant filtering

    • Impact: Data leaks across organizations
    • Fix: Filter by organization/department in WHERE clause

11. Wrong error sequence

    • Impact: Misleading error messages
    • Fix: Follow 401 → 404 → 403 → 400 order

12. Direct wasp start instead of safe-start.sh

    • Impact: Multi-worktree port conflicts
    • Fix: Use ../scripts/safe-start.sh

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Code Quality Criteria

SOLID Principles

Single Responsibility:

• ✅ Operations do ONE thing (get, create, update, delete)
• ❌ Operations mixing CRUD operations
• ❌ Operations handling multiple entities

Open/Closed:

• ✅ Helper functions for reusable logic
• ❌ Copy-pasted auth checks
• ❌ Copy-pasted validation logic

Liskov Substitution:

• ✅ Consistent return types
• ❌ Sometimes returns entity, sometimes null
• ❌ Inconsistent error handling

Interface Segregation:

• ✅ Minimal operation arguments
• ❌ Operations accepting huge config objects
• ❌ Optional parameters that are actually required

Dependency Inversion:

• ✅ Using Wasp operations abstraction
• ❌ Direct Prisma imports in client code
• ❌ Tight coupling to specific implementations

DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself)

Extract common patterns:

// ✅ CORRECT - Extracted helper
function requireAuth(context: any) {
  if (!context.user) throw new HttpError(401);
  return context.user;
}

export const getTasks: GetTasks = async (args, context) => {
  requireAuth(context); // Reused
  return context.entities.Task.findMany();
};

// ❌ WRONG - Repeated auth check
export const getTasks: GetTasks = async (args, context) => {
  if (!context.user) throw new HttpError(401); // Repeated
  // ...
};

export const getTask: GetTask = async (args, context) => {
  if (!context.user) throw new HttpError(401); // Repeated
  // ...
};

Check:

• Auth checks extracted to helper
• Validation logic reused
• Permission checks centralized
• No copy-pasted code

Testability

Code should be easy to test:

• ✅ Pure functions (input → output, no side effects)
• ✅ Dependencies injected (via context)
• ✅ Minimal mocking required
• ❌ Global state access
• ❌ Hard-coded values
• ❌ Untestable private logic

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Security Review

Server-Side Authorization

CRITICAL: Never trust client

// ❌ WRONG - Client-side check only
if (user.role !== "ADMIN") return <div>Access denied</div>;
// Easy to bypass! Client-side is cosmetic only.

// ✅ CORRECT - Server-side enforcement
export const sensitiveOperation: Operation = async (args, context) => {
  if (!context.user) throw new HttpError(401);
  if (context.user.role !== "ADMIN") throw new HttpError(403);
  // Safe - enforced server-side
};

Check:

• All permissions checked server-side
• Operations throw 403 if unauthorized
• Client checks are cosmetic only (UX)
• No sensitive data leaked to client

Input Validation

Validate ALL user input:

// ✅ CORRECT - Validation
if (!args.description?.trim()) {
  throw new HttpError(400, "Description required");
}
if (args.description.length > 500) {
  throw new HttpError(400, "Description too long");
}

// ❌ WRONG - No validation
const task = await context.entities.Task.create({
  data: { description: args.description }, // Accepts empty string, null, etc.
});

Check:

• Required fields validated
• Length constraints enforced
• Format validation (email, URL, etc.)
• Special characters handled

SQL Injection Prevention

Use Prisma (auto-escapes):

// ✅ CORRECT - Prisma auto-escapes
const tasks = await context.entities.Task.findMany({
  where: { status: args.status }, // Safe
});

// ❌ WRONG - Raw SQL (dangerous!)
const tasks = await context.entities.$queryRaw`
  SELECT * FROM Task WHERE status = ${args.status}
`; // SQL injection risk!

Check:

• All queries use Prisma (not raw SQL)
• No string concatenation in queries
• User input never directly in SQL

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Performance Review

N+1 Query Problem

CRITICAL: Avoid multiple queries in loop

// ❌ WRONG - N+1 queries
const tasks = await context.entities.Task.findMany();
for (const task of tasks) {
  const user = await context.entities.User.findUnique({
    where: { id: task.userId },
  }); // N queries!
}

// ✅ CORRECT - Single query with include
const tasks = await context.entities.Task.findMany({
  include: { user: true }, // 1 query with JOIN
});

Check:

• No queries inside loops
• Related data fetched with include
• Uses Prisma select for specific fields

Pagination

Required for large lists:

// ❌ WRONG - Loading all records
const tasks = await context.entities.Task.findMany(); // Could be millions!

// ✅ CORRECT - Paginated
const tasks = await context.entities.Task.findMany({
  skip: page * pageSize,
  take: pageSize,
  orderBy: { createdAt: "desc" },
});

Check:

• Lists use pagination (skip/take)
• Default page size reasonable (20-50)
• Returns total count for UI

React Re-renders

Memoization for expensive components:

// ✅ CORRECT - Memoized
const ExpensiveComponent = memo(({ data }) => {
  const processed = useMemo(() => expensiveCalc(data), [data]);
  return <div>{processed}</div>;
});

// ❌ WRONG - Re-renders every time
function ExpensiveComponent({ data }) {
  const processed = expensiveCalc(data); // Runs on every render!
  return <div>{processed}</div>;
}

Check:

• Expensive components use memo
• Expensive calculations use useMemo
• Stable callbacks use useCallback

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PR Review Template

Use this template for structured feedback:

## Code Review Summary

**Overall:** [APPROVE / REQUEST CHANGES / BLOCK]

**Wasp-Specific Issues:** [count] found
**Security Issues:** [count] found
**Performance Issues:** [count] found
**Test Quality:** [PASS / FAIL - specify criteria]

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## 🚨 Critical Issues (MUST FIX)

### Issue 1: [Title]

**Location:** `app/src/server/a3/operations.ts:45`

**Problem:**
Missing type annotation on operation. `context.entities` will be undefined at runtime.

**Current Code:**

```typescript
export const getTasks = async (args, context) => {
  return context.entities.Task.findMany(); // FAILS
};
```

Fix:

export const getTasks: GetTasks<void, Task[]> = async (args, context) => {
  return context.entities.Task.findMany(); // Works
};

Why: Type annotations are CRITICAL for Wasp operations to enable context.entities access.

Reference: wasp-operations skill, lines 88-155

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⚠️ Warnings (Request Changes)

Issue 2: [Title]

[Same structure as Critical Issues]

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✅ What Went Well

• Auth checks present and correct
• Test coverage excellent (87%/82%)
• Code follows DRY principle
• Multi-tenant filtering correct

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📚 Additional Resources

• CLAUDE.md - Project guidelines
• wasp-operations skill - Operation patterns
• tdd-workflow skill - Test quality criteria
• Troubleshooting Guide - Common issues

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🎯 Action Items

• Fix all CRITICAL issues (block PR)
• Address all WARNING issues
• Verify test coverage ≥80%/≥75%
• Run ../scripts/safe-start.sh after schema/main.wasp changes
• Update PR description with testing notes

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## Summary

**This skill provides comprehensive Wasp-specific code review.**

**Key Features:**

- ✅ Catches Wasp-specific issues (generic tools miss these)
- ✅ Enforces all CLAUDE.md critical rules
- ✅ Integrates with existing skills (cross-references)
- ✅ Provides actionable feedback (not just "good/bad")
- ✅ Context-efficient (activates only when explicitly asked)

**When to activate:**

- Reviewing PRs before merge
- Pre-commit quality checks
- Architectural reviews
- Identifying framework-specific issues

**Expected outcome:**

Structured review with:

1. Critical issues (block PR)
2. Warnings (request changes)
3. What went well (positive feedback)
4. Actionable fixes (code examples)
5. Cross-references (related skills)

**For complete patterns:** See cross-referenced skills listed throughout this document.