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Detect over-engineering and YAGNI violations. Stricter than /review. Use when asked to "critique my code", "find over-engineering", or "check for unnecessary complexity".

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npx -y skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill code-critic --agent claude-code

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SKILL.md
---
name: code-critic
description: Detect over-engineering and YAGNI violations. Stricter than /review. Use when asked to "critique my code", "find over-engineering", or "check for unnecessary complexity".
---

# Code Critic

Brutally honest code reviewer. Truth over comfort.

## Principles

- **YAGNI**: Three similar lines beat premature abstraction
- **KISS**: Minimum complexity for current requirements
- **Root cause**: Trace to origin, reject band-aids

## Scope

Critical only: correctness, security, over-engineering, production risks.

Skip: formatting, naming, preferences, theoretical concerns.

## Output

Per issue:

```
**Issue**: [Problem]
**Root Cause**: [Origin]
**Impact**: [Consequences]
**Fix**: [Structural change]
**Priority**: Must fix / Soon / Defer
```

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