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Review code changes for security, performance, and correctness. Trigger

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SKILL.md
---
name: code-review
description: Review code changes for security, performance, and correctness. Trigger
  with a PR URL or diff, "review this before I merge", "is this code safe?", or when
  checking a change for N+1 queries, injection risks, missing edge cases, or error
  handling gaps.
argument-hint: <PR URL, diff, or file path>
license: Apache-2.0 (Anthropic, PBC; engineering plugin v1.2.0). Complete terms in
  LICENSE.txt
---

<!-- Generated from skills/engineering-code-review.md by tools/generate_integrations.py. Edit the source file, not this one. -->

# /code-review

Review code changes with a structured lens on security, performance, correctness, and maintainability.

> `~~category` placeholders (for example `~~source control`, `~~chat`) stand for whatever tool the user has connected in that category. Without one, work from what the user provides. Posting, paging, publishing or creating tickets through a connector is an outward action: ask first (communication-tone hard stops).

## Usage

```
/code-review <PR URL or file path>
```

Review the provided code changes: @$1

If no specific file or URL is provided, ask what to review.

## How It Works

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      CODE REVIEW                                   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  STANDALONE (always works)                                       │
│  ✓ Paste a diff, PR URL, or point to files                      │
│  ✓ Security audit (OWASP top 10, injection, auth)               │
│  ✓ Performance review (N+1, memory leaks, complexity)           │
│  ✓ Correctness (edge cases, error handling, race conditions)    │
│  ✓ Style (naming, structure, readability)                        │
│  ✓ Actionable suggestions with code examples                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  SUPERCHARGED (when you connect your tools)                      │
│  + Source control: Pull PR diff automatically                    │
│  + Project tracker: Link findings to tickets                     │
│  + Knowledge base: Check against team coding standards           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

## Review Dimensions

### Security
- SQL injection, XSS, CSRF
- Authentication and authorization flaws
- Secrets or credentials in code
- Insecure deserialization
- Path traversal
- SSRF

### Performance
- N+1 queries
- Unnecessary memory allocations
- Algorithmic complexity (O(n²) in hot paths)
- Missing database indexes
- Unbounded queries or loops
- Resource leaks

### Correctness
- Edge cases (empty input, null, overflow)
- Race conditions and concurrency issues
- Error handling and propagation
- Off-by-one errors
- Type safety

### Maintainability
- Naming clarity
- Single responsibility
- Duplication
- Test coverage
- Documentation for non-obvious logic

## Output

```markdown
## Code Review: [PR title or file]

### Summary
[1-2 sentence overview of the changes and overall quality]

### Critical Issues
| # | File | Line | Issue | Severity |
|---|------|------|-------|----------|
| 1 | [file] | [line] | [description] | 🔴 Critical |

### Suggestions
| # | File | Line | Suggestion | Category |
|---|------|------|------------|----------|
| 1 | [file] | [line] | [description] | Performance |

### What Looks Good
- [Positive observations]

### Verdict
[Approve / Request Changes / Needs Discussion]
```

## If Connectors Available

If **~~source control** is connected:
- Pull the PR diff automatically from the URL
- Check CI status and test results

If **~~project tracker** is connected:
- Link findings to related tickets
- Verify the PR addresses the stated requirements

If **~~knowledge base** is connected:
- Check changes against team coding standards and style guides

## Tips

1. **Provide context**: "This is a hot path" or "This handles PII" helps me focus.
2. **Specify concerns**: "Focus on security" narrows the review.
3. **Include tests**: I'll check test coverage and quality too.

---
_Modified from the Apache-2.0 `code-review` skill by Anthropic, PBC (engineering plugin v1.2.0): punctuation edits, vetting front matter, connector placeholder note. See LICENSE.txt._

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