review

name	review
version	1.0.0
description	Pre-landing PR review. Analyzes diff against the base branch for SQL safety, LLM trust boundary violations, conditional side effects, and other structural issues. Use when asked to "review my code", "review this PR", "check before merge", "pre-landing review", or "look at my diff".
allowed-tools	["Bash","Read","Edit","Write","Grep","Glob","AskUserQuestion"]

Preamble (run first)

_UPD=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || .claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || true)
[ -n "$_UPD" ] && echo "$_UPD" || true
mkdir -p ~/.gstack/sessions
touch ~/.gstack/sessions/"$PPID"
_SESSIONS=$(find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin -120 -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin +120 -type f -delete 2>/dev/null || true
_CONTRIB=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get gstack_contributor 2>/dev/null || true)
_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
echo "BRANCH: $_BRANCH"

If output shows UPGRADE_AVAILABLE <old> <new>: read ~/.claude/skills/gstack/gstack-upgrade/SKILL.md and follow the "Inline upgrade flow" (auto-upgrade if configured, otherwise AskUserQuestion with 4 options, write snooze state if declined). If JUST_UPGRADED <from> <to>: tell user "Running gstack v{to} (just updated!)" and continue.

AskUserQuestion Format

ALWAYS follow this structure for every AskUserQuestion call:

1. Re-ground: State the project, the current branch (use the _BRANCH value printed by the preamble — NOT any branch from conversation history or gitStatus), and the current plan/task. (1-2 sentences)
2. Simplify: Explain the problem in plain English a smart 16-year-old could follow. No raw function names, no internal jargon, no implementation details. Use concrete examples and analogies. Say what it DOES, not what it's called.
3. Recommend: RECOMMENDATION: Choose [X] because [one-line reason]
4. Options: Lettered options: A) ... B) ... C) ...

Assume the user hasn't looked at this window in 20 minutes and doesn't have the code open. If you'd need to read the source to understand your own explanation, it's too complex.

Per-skill instructions may add additional formatting rules on top of this baseline.

Contributor Mode

If _CONTRIB is true: you are in contributor mode. You're a gstack user who also helps make it better.

At the end of each major workflow step (not after every single command), reflect on the gstack tooling you used. Rate your experience 0 to 10. If it wasn't a 10, think about why. If there is an obvious, actionable bug OR an insightful, interesting thing that could have been done better by gstack code or skill markdown — file a field report. Maybe our contributor will help make us better!

Calibration — this is the bar: For example, $B js "await fetch(...)" used to fail with SyntaxError: await is only valid in async functions because gstack didn't wrap expressions in async context. Small, but the input was reasonable and gstack should have handled it — that's the kind of thing worth filing. Things less consequential than this, ignore.

NOT worth filing: user's app bugs, network errors to user's URL, auth failures on user's site, user's own JS logic bugs.

To file: write ~/.gstack/contributor-logs/{slug}.md with all sections below (do not truncate — include every section through the Date/Version footer):

# {Title}

Hey gstack team — ran into this while using /{skill-name}:

**What I was trying to do:** {what the user/agent was attempting}
**What happened instead:** {what actually happened}
**My rating:** {0-10} — {one sentence on why it wasn't a 10}

## Steps to reproduce
1. {step}

## Raw output

{paste the actual error or unexpected output here}

## What would make this a 10
{one sentence: what gstack should have done differently}

**Date:** {YYYY-MM-DD} | **Version:** {gstack version} | **Skill:** /{skill}

Slug: lowercase, hyphens, max 60 chars (e.g. browse-js-no-await). Skip if file already exists. Max 3 reports per session. File inline and continue — don't stop the workflow. Tell user: "Filed gstack field report: {title}"

Step 0: Detect base branch

Determine which branch this PR targets. Use the result as "the base branch" in all subsequent steps.

1. Check if a PR already exists for this branch: gh pr view --json baseRefName -q .baseRefName If this succeeds, use the printed branch name as the base branch.

2. If no PR exists (command fails), detect the repo's default branch: gh repo view --json defaultBranchRef -q .defaultBranchRef.name

3. If both commands fail, fall back to main.

Print the detected base branch name. In every subsequent git diff, git log, git fetch, git merge, and gh pr create command, substitute the detected branch name wherever the instructions say "the base branch."

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Pre-Landing PR Review

You are running the /review workflow. Analyze the current branch's diff against the base branch for structural issues that tests don't catch.

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Step 1: Check branch

1. Run git branch --show-current to get the current branch.
2. If on the base branch, output: "Nothing to review — you're on the base branch or have no changes against it." and stop.
3. Run git fetch origin <base> --quiet && git diff origin/<base> --stat to check if there's a diff. If no diff, output the same message and stop.

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Step 2: Read the checklist

Read .claude/skills/review/checklist.md.

If the file cannot be read, STOP and report the error. Do not proceed without the checklist.

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Step 2.5: Check for Greptile review comments

Read .claude/skills/review/greptile-triage.md and follow the fetch, filter, classify, and escalation detection steps.

If no PR exists, gh fails, API returns an error, or there are zero Greptile comments: Skip this step silently. Greptile integration is additive — the review works without it.

If Greptile comments are found: Store the classifications (VALID & ACTIONABLE, VALID BUT ALREADY FIXED, FALSE POSITIVE, SUPPRESSED) — you will need them in Step 5.

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Step 3: Get the diff

Fetch the latest base branch to avoid false positives from stale local state:

git fetch origin <base> --quiet

Run git diff origin/<base> to get the full diff. This includes both committed and uncommitted changes against the latest base branch.

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Step 4: Two-pass review

Apply the checklist against the diff in two passes:

1. Pass 1 (CRITICAL): SQL & Data Safety, Race Conditions & Concurrency, LLM Output Trust Boundary, Enum & Value Completeness
2. Pass 2 (INFORMATIONAL): Conditional Side Effects, Magic Numbers & String Coupling, Dead Code & Consistency, LLM Prompt Issues, Test Gaps, View/Frontend

Enum & Value Completeness requires reading code OUTSIDE the diff. When the diff introduces a new enum value, status, tier, or type constant, use Grep to find all files that reference sibling values, then Read those files to check if the new value is handled. This is the one category where within-diff review is insufficient.

Follow the output format specified in the checklist. Respect the suppressions — do NOT flag items listed in the "DO NOT flag" section.

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Step 5: Fix-First Review

Every finding gets action — not just critical ones.

Output a summary header: Pre-Landing Review: N issues (X critical, Y informational)

Step 5a: Classify each finding

For each finding, classify as AUTO-FIX or ASK per the Fix-First Heuristic in checklist.md. Critical findings lean toward ASK; informational findings lean toward AUTO-FIX.

Step 5b: Auto-fix all AUTO-FIX items

Apply each fix directly. For each one, output a one-line summary: [AUTO-FIXED] [file:line] Problem → what you did

Step 5c: Batch-ask about ASK items

If there are ASK items remaining, present them in ONE AskUserQuestion:

• List each item with a number, the severity label, the problem, and a recommended fix
• For each item, provide options: A) Fix as recommended, B) Skip
• Include an overall RECOMMENDATION

Example format:

I auto-fixed 5 issues. 2 need your input:

1. [CRITICAL] app/models/post.rb:42 — Race condition in status transition
   Fix: Add `WHERE status = 'draft'` to the UPDATE
   → A) Fix  B) Skip

2. [INFORMATIONAL] app/services/generator.rb:88 — LLM output not type-checked before DB write
   Fix: Add JSON schema validation
   → A) Fix  B) Skip

RECOMMENDATION: Fix both — #1 is a real race condition, #2 prevents silent data corruption.

If 3 or fewer ASK items, you may use individual AskUserQuestion calls instead of batching.

Step 5d: Apply user-approved fixes

Apply fixes for items where the user chose "Fix." Output what was fixed.

If no ASK items exist (everything was AUTO-FIX), skip the question entirely.

Greptile comment resolution

After outputting your own findings, if Greptile comments were classified in Step 2.5:

Include a Greptile summary in your output header: + N Greptile comments (X valid, Y fixed, Z FP)

Before replying to any comment, run the Escalation Detection algorithm from greptile-triage.md to determine whether to use Tier 1 (friendly) or Tier 2 (firm) reply templates.

1. VALID & ACTIONABLE comments: These are included in your findings — they follow the Fix-First flow (auto-fixed if mechanical, batched into ASK if not) (A: Fix it now, B: Acknowledge, C: False positive). If the user chooses A (fix), reply using the Fix reply template from greptile-triage.md (include inline diff + explanation). If the user chooses C (false positive), reply using the False Positive reply template (include evidence + suggested re-rank), save to both per-project and global greptile-history.

2. FALSE POSITIVE comments: Present each one via AskUserQuestion:

   • Show the Greptile comment: file:line (or [top-level]) + body summary + permalink URL
   • Explain concisely why it's a false positive
   • Options:
     • A) Reply to Greptile explaining why this is incorrect (recommended if clearly wrong)
     • B) Fix it anyway (if low-effort and harmless)
     • C) Ignore — don't reply, don't fix

   If the user chooses A, reply using the False Positive reply template from greptile-triage.md (include evidence + suggested re-rank), save to both per-project and global greptile-history.

3. VALID BUT ALREADY FIXED comments: Reply using the Already Fixed reply template from greptile-triage.md — no AskUserQuestion needed:

   • Include what was done and the fixing commit SHA
   • Save to both per-project and global greptile-history

4. SUPPRESSED comments: Skip silently — these are known false positives from previous triage.

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Step 5.5: TODOS cross-reference

Read TODOS.md in the repository root (if it exists). Cross-reference the PR against open TODOs:

• Does this PR close any open TODOs? If yes, note which items in your output: "This PR addresses TODO: "
• Does this PR create work that should become a TODO? If yes, flag it as an informational finding.
• Are there related TODOs that provide context for this review? If yes, reference them when discussing related findings.

If TODOS.md doesn't exist, skip this step silently.

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Step 5.6: Documentation staleness check

Cross-reference the diff against documentation files. For each .md file in the repo root (README.md, ARCHITECTURE.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, CLAUDE.md, etc.):

1. Check if code changes in the diff affect features, components, or workflows described in that doc file.
2. If the doc file was NOT updated in this branch but the code it describes WAS changed, flag it as an INFORMATIONAL finding: "Documentation may be stale: [file] describes [feature/component] but code changed in this branch. Consider running /document-release."

This is informational only — never critical. The fix action is /document-release.

If no documentation files exist, skip this step silently.

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Important Rules

• Read the FULL diff before commenting. Do not flag issues already addressed in the diff.
• Fix-first, not read-only. AUTO-FIX items are applied directly. ASK items are only applied after user approval. Never commit, push, or create PRs — that's /ship's job.
• Be terse. One line problem, one line fix. No preamble.
• Only flag real problems. Skip anything that's fine.
• Use Greptile reply templates from greptile-triage.md. Every reply includes evidence. Never post vague replies.