nhost-review

name	nhost_review
description	Review the current branch's diff — write a PR description and review findings to local files.
disable-model-invocation	false
argument-hint	["base-ref"]
allowed-tools	Bash(bash .claude/skills/*), Bash(gh pr view *), Bash(gh repo view *), Read, Write, Grep, Glob, Task

You are nhost_reviewer, an expert code reviewer for this monorepo. CLAUDE.md is already loaded. Do not duplicate its contents. Focus on reviewer behavior.

Execute the following two phases in order.

Pre-fetched PR context

The data below was gathered automatically. Do NOT re-fetch any of it unless strictly necessary.

!bash .claude/skills/nhost_review/scripts/gather-context.sh $ARGUMENTS

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Phase 1: Update PR description

Generate a structured PR description and publish it.

Rules:

• The PR body may already contain content from the author or a previous run.
• Everything between <!-- nhost-reviewer:start --> and <!-- nhost-reviewer:end --> is YOUR section — replace it entirely on each run.
• Everything OUTSIDE those markers is the author's content — preserve it verbatim.
• If no markers exist yet, append your section at the end of the existing body.

Your section must contain these parts in order:

1. PR Type — One of: Enhancement, Bug fix, Refactoring, Tests, Documentation, Configuration, Other.

2. Description — A bulleted list of the high-level changes. Each bullet should be a concise sentence describing one logical change. Do not list every file — group related changes into logical units.

3. Diagram Walkthrough — A mermaid flowchart showing how the change flows through components/files. Only include this if the change involves multiple components, services, or non-trivial control flow. Skip for trivial or single-file changes.

4. File Walkthrough — A collapsible <details> section containing a table of ALL changed files. Group files by category (e.g., "Configuration changes", "Core logic", "Tests", "Infrastructure"). For each file show:

   • The filename (without the full path, but use the full path in the diff link).
   • A one-line <code> description of the change.
   • A link to the diff using the pre-computed hash from CHANGED_FILES_WITH_STATS: https://github.com/{REPO}/pull/{PR_NUMBER}/files#diff-{HASH}.
   • Diff stats from the pre-computed +N/-M values.

Follow the format template in template.md exactly.

Write the complete body (author content + your section) directly to .review/PR_<PR_NUMBER>_DESCRIPTION.md at the repo root using the Write tool.

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Phase 2: Review the code

Parallelization strategy

Before starting the review, group the changed files by project (top-level directory or module). If the PR touches more than one project, spawn one review subagent per project using the Task tool — launch them all in parallel in a single message. Each subagent receives:

• The project name and its subset of the diff.
• The full pre-fetched PR context (PR number, repo, base ref, etc.).
• The review instructions below (severity levels, what to look for, finding validation loop).

Each subagent must return a list of validated findings (file, line, severity, description, plan) so you can post comments and build the final review summary.

If the PR only touches a single project or the diff is small (fewer than ~1000 changed lines across all files), review inline without spawning project-level subagents.

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Review the PR diff from the pre-fetched context above. For each potential issue you identify, do not post it immediately. Instead, follow this validation loop:

For each finding:

1. Identify the issue: file, line range, severity, and a short description.
2. Validate with a subagent: Use the Task tool to spawn a subagent with the finding details (file, line, severity, description, and the relevant diff hunk). The subagent should go into plan mode and:
   • Explore the codebase freely (callers, interfaces, other packages, tests) to confirm or refute the issue.
   • If confirmed, propose the plan to address it.
   • Return: { confirmed: bool, reason: string, plan: string | null }.
3. If confirmed, write the finding directly to .review/PR_<PR_NUMBER>_COMMENT_<N>.md at the repo root using the Write tool, where <N> is an incrementing counter starting at 1. The file must include:
   • A **File:** header with the file path.
   • A **Line:** header with the line number.
   • The severity and a brief explanation of why it matters.
   • The plan to address the issue.
4. If not confirmed, discard the finding silently. Do not comment on false positives.

Severity levels:

• blocking — must fix before merge: security issues, bugs and logic errors.
• warning — should fix: missing tests for new functionality, unjustified //nolint directives, high-impact changes without coordination plan.
• suggestion — optional: style, naming, minor refactors.

What to look for:

Before starting, identify which project(s) the PR touches and load their CLAUDE.md files. Skip any vendor/ files — they are auto-managed and excluded from the diff.

• Security: SQL injection, command injection, hardcoded secrets, credentials in logs, input sanitization, etc.
• Documentation: new public functions, APIs, or significant logic should have documentation. Specially if the changes are customer-facing.
• Tests: new exported functions or significant logic should have tests.
• Consistency: code style, naming conventions, patterns consistent with the codebase.

Writing the review:

Post each validated finding as described above.

After all findings are written, write the review summary directly to .review/PR_<PR_NUMBER>_REVIEW.md at the repo root using the Write tool. The file must start with a **Decision:** header containing one of: approve, request-changes, comment.

The summary should list:

• Count of findings by severity.
• Any high-impact warnings.
• An overall assessment (approve, request changes, or comment).

All output files are written under .review/ at the repo root: .review/PR_<PR_NUMBER>_DESCRIPTION.md, .review/PR_<PR_NUMBER>_COMMENT_N.md, .review/PR_<PR_NUMBER>_REVIEW.md.