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Requesting Code Review

Skills#code-generation

Check finished work against its requirements before merging.

From Superpowers. When a task or major feature is done, and before merging, your agent has the work reviewed to confirm it does what was asked.

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npx skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill requesting-code-review

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  • Claude Code

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    npx skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill requesting-code-review -a claude-code

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    Install the "requesting-code-review" skill from https://github.com/obra/superpowers for Claude Code.
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    Install the "requesting-code-review" skill from https://github.com/obra/superpowers for Codex.
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    npx skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill requesting-code-review -a cursor

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    Install the "requesting-code-review" skill from https://github.com/obra/superpowers for Cursor.
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    Install the "requesting-code-review" skill from https://github.com/obra/superpowers for GitHub Copilot.
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    Install the "requesting-code-review" skill from https://github.com/obra/superpowers for Antigravity.
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  • Gemini CLI

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    npx skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill requesting-code-review -a gemini-cli

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    Install the "requesting-code-review" skill from https://github.com/obra/superpowers for Gemini CLI.
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Last updated
12 Sept 2026
Licence
MIT

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  • Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass

    This skill provides a structured way to request and process code reviews using a subagent. It retrieves git diffs and commit information to present changes for assessment. While it uses dynamic command assembly and placeholder interpolation which are standard for such tools, no malicious behaviors, data exfiltration, or safety bypasses were found.

    5 May 2026

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    5 May 2026

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    Risk: LOW · No issues

    5 May 2026

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    2 files scanned · No issues

    12 Mar 2026

  • ZeroLeaks Pass

    Score: 93/100 · 2 sections analyzed

    16 Apr 2026
What's inside (2 files)
  • code-reviewer.md5.7K chars
  • SKILL.md3K chars

SKILL.md. Shown as plain text.

---
name: requesting-code-review
description: Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
---

# Requesting Code Review

Dispatch a code reviewer subagent to catch issues before they cascade. The reviewer gets precisely crafted context for evaluation — never your session's history.

**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:**
```bash
BASE_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD~1)  # or origin/main
HEAD_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
```

**2. Dispatch code reviewer subagent:**

Dispatch a `general-purpose` subagent, filling the template at [code-reviewer.md](code-reviewer.md)

**Placeholders:**
- `{DESCRIPTION}` - Brief summary of what you built
- `{PLAN_OR_REQUIREMENTS}` - What it should do
- `{BASE_SHA}` - Starting commit
- `{HEAD_SHA}` - Ending commit

**3. Act on feedback:**
- Fix Critical issues immediately
- Fix Important issues before proceeding
- Note Minor issues for later
- Push back if reviewer is wrong (with reasoning)

## Example

```
[Just completed Task 2: Add verification function]

You: Let me request code review before proceeding.

BASE_SHA=$(git log --oneline | grep "Task 1" | head -1 | awk '{print $1}')
HEAD_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)

[Dispatch code reviewer subagent]
  DESCRIPTION: Added verifyIndex() and repairIndex() with 4 issue types
  PLAN_OR_REQUIREMENTS: Task 2 from docs/superpowers/plans/deployment-plan.md
  BASE_SHA: a7981ec
  HEAD_SHA: 3df7661

[Subagent returns]:
  Strengths: Clean architecture, real tests
  Issues:
    Important: Missing progress indicators
    Minor: Magic number (100) for reporting interval
  Assessment: Ready to proceed

You: [Fix progress indicators]
[Continue to Task 3]
```

## Common Rationalizations

| Excuse | Reality |
|--------|---------|
| "I'll just review the diff myself instead of dispatching a reviewer" | You're the coordinator — reviewing the diff inline burns the context window you need to keep driving the work. Dispatch a reviewer subagent: the diff and the evaluation live in its context, and only the findings come back to you. |
| "The reviewer needs my whole session history to understand the change" | Hand it precisely crafted context, never your session's history. That keeps the reviewer on the work product, not your thought process. |

## Red Flags

**Never:**
- Skip review because "it's simple"
- Ignore Critical issues
- Proceed with unfixed Important issues
- Argue with valid technical feedback

**If reviewer wrong:**
- Push back with technical reasoning
- Show code/tests that prove it works
- Request clarification

See template at: [code-reviewer.md](code-reviewer.md)

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