code-review-assistant

Systematic code review checklist and pre-commit quality gates for PRs. Use when: reviewing pull requests, checking code quality, before committing code. Keywords: review, PR, pull request, checklist, quality, commit, 審查, 檢查, 簽入.

$ Installer

git clone https://github.com/AsiaOstrich/universal-dev-skills /tmp/universal-dev-skills && cp -r /tmp/universal-dev-skills/skills/code-review-assistant ~/.claude/skills/universal-dev-skills

// tip: Run this command in your terminal to install the skill


name: code-review-assistant description: | Systematic code review checklist and pre-commit quality gates for PRs. Use when: reviewing pull requests, checking code quality, before committing code. Keywords: review, PR, pull request, checklist, quality, commit, 審查, 檢查, 簽入.

Code Review Assistant

This skill provides systematic checklists for code review and pre-commit verification.

Quick Reference

Comment Prefixes

PrefixMeaningAction Required
❗ BLOCKINGMust fix before merge🔴 Required
⚠️ IMPORTANTShould fix, but not blocking🟡 Recommended
💡 SUGGESTIONNice-to-have improvement🟢 Optional
❓ QUESTIONNeed clarification🔵 Discuss
📝 NOTEInformational, no action⚪ Informational

Review Checklist Categories

  1. Functionality - Does it work?
  2. Design - Right architecture?
  3. Quality - Clean code?
  4. Readability - Easy to understand?
  5. Tests - Adequate coverage?
  6. Security - No vulnerabilities?
  7. Performance - Efficient?
  8. Errors - Properly handled?
  9. Docs - Updated?
  10. Dependencies - Necessary?

Pre-Commit Checklist

  • Build succeeds (zero errors, zero warnings)
  • All tests pass
  • Code follows project standards
  • No security vulnerabilities
  • Documentation updated
  • Branch synced with target

Detailed Guidelines

For complete standards, see:

Example Review Comments

❗ BLOCKING: Potential SQL injection vulnerability here.
Please use parameterized queries instead of string concatenation.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: This method is doing too much (120 lines).
Consider extracting validation logic to a separate method.

💡 SUGGESTION: Consider using a Map here instead of an array for O(1) lookup.

❓ QUESTION: Why are we using setTimeout here instead of async/await?

📝 NOTE: This is a clever solution! Nice use of reduce here.

Core Principles

  1. Be Respectful - Review code, not the person
  2. Be Thorough - Check functionality, not just syntax
  3. Be Timely - Review within 24 hours
  4. Be Clear - Explain WHY, not just WHAT

Configuration Detection

This skill supports project-specific configuration.

Detection Order

  1. Check CONTRIBUTING.md for "Disabled Skills" section
    • If this skill is listed, it is disabled for this project
  2. Check CONTRIBUTING.md for "Code Review Language" section
  3. If not found, default to English

First-Time Setup

If no configuration found and context is unclear:

  1. Ask the user: "This project hasn't configured code review language. Which option would you like? (English / 中文)"
  2. After user selection, suggest documenting in CONTRIBUTING.md:
## Code Review Language

This project uses **[chosen option]** for code review comments.
<!-- Options: English | 中文 -->

Configuration Example

In project's CONTRIBUTING.md:

## Code Review Language

This project uses **English** for code review comments.
<!-- Options: English | 中文 -->

### Comment Prefixes
BLOCKING, IMPORTANT, SUGGESTION, QUESTION, NOTE

License: CC BY 4.0 | Source: universal-dev-standards