Requesting Code Review

Prepare a complete review request so the reviewer can evaluate the exact change against the intended requirements.

Core principle: Review early, review often.

Routing Boundary

Use this skill when the user needs to prepare or request a code review.

This skill owns the request package: implementation summary, requirements reference, base/head git range, reviewer prompt, and response handling checklist.

Use code-reviewer for the actual review findings.

Use receiving-code-review when review feedback already exists and must be evaluated or applied.

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:

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

2. Dispatch code-reviewer subagent:

Use Task tool with superpowers:code-reviewer type, fill template at code-reviewer.md

Placeholders:

• {WHAT_WAS_IMPLEMENTED} - What you just built
• {PLAN_OR_REQUIREMENTS} - What it should do
• {BASE_SHA} - Starting commit
• {HEAD_SHA} - Ending commit
• {DESCRIPTION} - Brief summary

3. Act on feedback:

• Fix Critical issues immediately
• Fix Important issues before proceeding