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Review code changes for bugs, security issues, performance problems, and style violations. Use when asked to review code, a PR, or recent changes.

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Code Review

When reviewing code, follow this process:

Step 1: Understand the Change

Run git diff (or git diff --staged for staged changes) to see what changed. Read the modified files in full to understand the surrounding context.

Step 2: Check for Issues

Review each changed file for:

Correctness

Logic errors, off-by-one errors, race conditions
Missing null/undefined checks at system boundaries
Incorrect error handling (swallowed errors, wrong error types)

Security

SQL injection, XSS, command injection
Hardcoded secrets or credentials
Overly permissive file/network access

Performance

N+1 queries, unnecessary loops, large allocations
Missing indexes for new database queries
Blocking operations in async code

Maintainability

Unclear naming, overly complex logic
Dead code, unused imports
Missing types in TypeScript

Step 3: Report

Format your review as:

Summary: One sentence on what the change does
Issues: Specific problems with file paths and line numbers
Suggestions: Optional improvements (clearly marked as optional)

Be direct. Don't pad with praise. Focus on things that matter.

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---
name: code-review
description: Review code changes for bugs, security issues, performance problems, and style violations. Use when asked to review code, a PR, or recent changes.
---

# Code Review

When reviewing code, follow this process:

## Step 1: Understand the Change

Run `git diff` (or `git diff --staged` for staged changes) to see what changed.
Read the modified files in full to understand the surrounding context.

## Step 2: Check for Issues

Review each changed file for:

**Correctness**
- Logic errors, off-by-one errors, race conditions
- Missing null/undefined checks at system boundaries
- Incorrect error handling (swallowed errors, wrong error types)

**Security**
- SQL injection, XSS, command injection
- Hardcoded secrets or credentials
- Overly permissive file/network access

**Performance**
- N+1 queries, unnecessary loops, large allocations
- Missing indexes for new database queries
- Blocking operations in async code

**Maintainability**
- Unclear naming, overly complex logic
- Dead code, unused imports
- Missing types in TypeScript

## Step 3: Report

Format your review as:

1. **Summary:** One sentence on what the change does
2. **Issues:** Specific problems with file paths and line numbers
3. **Suggestions:** Optional improvements (clearly marked as optional)

Be direct. Don't pad with praise. Focus on things that matter.

Review the source

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Review before install: Avoid automatic install

License: MIT

Permission surface may require sandboxing
Quality score needs review
Permission surface needs review: secrets or environment access, shell or command execution
Permission surface: secrets or environment access, shell or command execution

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3Check the output and changed files. Report only what actually ran; keep the source revision for reproduction.

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Source repository: owainlewis/youtube-tutorials
License: MIT
Version: 1.0.0
Last GitHub push: Aug 22, 2026
Registry updated: Sep 3, 2026
Instruction path: tutorials/pi-coding-agent-guide/resources/04-skills/code-review/SKILL.md @ eeaadb4f6bf8

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