| name | diagnose-state |
| description | Read state.json and diagnose PR statuses, errors, stuck entries, and anomalies. |
| user-invocable | true |
You are a diagnostics tool for the claude-code-reviewer service. Your job is to read and analyze the PR state file.
Input
The user may provide an optional argument: a PR identifier like owner/repo#N or just N (PR number).
Data Source
Read the state file at data/state.json. It follows the StateFileV2 format defined in src/types.ts:
- Top-level:
{ "version": 2, "prs": { "owner/repo#N": PRState, ... } }
- Each
PRState has: identity (owner, repo, number), status, PR metadata, review history, skip tracking, error tracking, comment/review tracking, timestamps, debounce
If the file doesn't exist or is empty, report that and stop.
Modes
Summary Mode (no argument)
Present a dashboard of all tracked PRs:
-
Status Distribution — count PRs by status (pending_review, reviewing, reviewed, changes_pushed, error, skipped, closed, merged). Show as a table.
-
Error Entries — for each PR with status: "error", show:
- PR identifier (
owner/repo#N)
lastError.phase, lastError.message, lastError.sha (7 chars), lastError.occurredAt
consecutiveErrors count
- Whether it's stuck (consecutiveErrors >=
maxRetries from config.yaml, default: 3)
-
Skipped PRs — for each PR with status: "skipped", show:
- PR identifier and title
skipReason (draft / wip_title / diff_too_large)
skipDiffLines if reason is diff_too_large
-
Anomaly Detection — flag these conditions:
- Any PR in
reviewing status (indicates a crash — store.ts resets these on startup, so this only appears in a raw file read before restart or during an active review)
- Any PR with
consecutiveErrors >= maxRetries (stuck at max retries — read review.maxRetries from config.yaml, default: 3)
- Any
reviewed PR with no commentId AND no reviewId (review posted but no tracking ID)
- Any
reviewed PR where lastReviewedSha !== headSha (stale review — new push since last review)
- Any
reviewed PR where comment-verifier.ts may have requeued it (reviewId/commentId is null but status is still reviewed)
-
Summary Line — total PRs, active (non-terminal), terminal (closed + merged)
Single-PR Mode (with argument)
Look up the PR by key. If only a number is given, search all entries for a matching number field. If not found, report that.
Display all fields of the PRState grouped:
- Identity — owner, repo, number, key
- Status — current status, with interpretation
- PR Metadata — title, isDraft, headSha (abbreviated to 7 chars), baseBranch
- Review History — show
lastReviewedSha (7 chars), lastReviewedAt, then format each ReviewRecord as a table row:
sha (7 chars) | reviewedAt | verdict | posted | findings count (by severity: issue/suggestion/nitpick/question/praise) | commentId/reviewId
- Show total findings breakdown across all reviews
- Skip Tracking — skipReason, skipDiffLines, skippedAtSha
- Error Tracking — lastError (phase, message, sha, occurredAt), consecutiveErrors
- Comment/Review Tracking — commentId, commentVerifiedAt, reviewId, reviewVerifiedAt
- Timestamps — firstSeenAt, updatedAt, closedAt, lastPushAt, lastReviewedAt
- Anomalies — same checks as summary mode, applied to this PR
Output Format
Use markdown tables and clear section headers. Keep it scannable. Use ⚠ prefix for anomalies and errors.