code-review▌
anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins · updated Apr 8, 2026
Structured code review for security, performance, correctness, and maintainability across PR diffs and file changes.
- ›Audits security risks including SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, authentication flaws, and credential exposure
- ›Identifies performance issues like N+1 queries, memory leaks, algorithmic complexity, and resource leaks
- ›Checks correctness for edge cases, race conditions, error handling, and type safety gaps
- ›Works standalone with diffs and file paths; integrates with source con
/code-review
If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.
Review code changes with a structured lens on security, performance, correctness, and maintainability.
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
## 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
- Provide context — "This is a hot path" or "This handles PII" helps me focus.
- Specify concerns — "Focus on security" narrows the review.
- Include tests — I'll check test coverage and quality too.
Discussion
Product Hunt–style comments (not star reviews)- No comments yet — start the thread.
Ratings
4.5★★★★★36 reviews- ★★★★★Nikhil Ndlovu· Dec 24, 2024
We added code-review from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
- ★★★★★Chinedu Johnson· Dec 24, 2024
Useful defaults in code-review — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Dec 16, 2024
Useful defaults in code-review — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
- ★★★★★Hana Khanna· Nov 15, 2024
code-review reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
- ★★★★★Mia Choi· Nov 15, 2024
code-review is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Nov 7, 2024
code-review is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
- ★★★★★Nikhil Wang· Nov 7, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: code-review is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 26, 2024
Keeps context tight: code-review is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
- ★★★★★Nikhil Thompson· Oct 26, 2024
code-review has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Hana Sanchez· Oct 6, 2024
Registry listing for code-review matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
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