| name | requesting-code-review |
| description | Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements |
| when_to_use | [feedback] Triggered after implementation is complete to request peer review. |
Requesting Code Review
Dispatch agent-harness:code-reviewer subagent to catch issues before they cascade. The reviewer gets precisely crafted context for evaluation — never your session's history. This keeps the reviewer focused on the work product, not your thought process, and preserves your own context for continued work.
Core principle: Review early, review often.
When to Request Review
Mandatory:
- After each task in subagent-driven development
- After completing major feature
- Before merge to main
Optional but valuable:
- When stuck (fresh perspective)
- Before refactoring (baseline check)
- After fixing complex bug
How to Request
1. Get git SHAs:
BASE_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD~1)
HEAD_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
2. Dispatch code-reviewer agent:
Invoke the code-reviewer agent (defined in agents/code-reviewer.md). Give it precisely constructed work-product context:
- requirements / Definition of Done
BASE_SHA and HEAD_SHA
- task brief, task report, and review package when available