Code review with semantic diffs, expert routing, and auto-TaskCreate. Triggers on: code review, review changes, check code, review PR, security audit.
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Perform comprehensive code reviews on staged changes, specific files, or pull requests. Routes to expert agents based on file types and automatically creates tasks for critical issues.
review [target] [--focus] [--depth]
│
├─→ Step 1: Determine Scope
│ ├─ No args → git diff --cached (staged)
│ ├─ --all → git diff HEAD (all uncommitted)
│ ├─ File path → specific file diff
│ └─ --pr N → gh pr diff N
│
├─→ Step 2: Analyze Changes (parallel)
│ ├─ delta for syntax-highlighted diff
│ ├─ difft for semantic diff (structural)
│ ├─ Categorize: logic, style, test, docs, config
│ └─ Identify touched modules/components
│
├─→ Step 3: Load Project Standards
│ ├─ AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md conventions
│ ├─ .eslintrc, .prettierrc, pyproject.toml
│ ├─ Detect test framework
│ └─ Check CI config for existing linting
│
├─→ Step 4: Route to Expert Reviewers
│ ├─ TypeScript → typescript-expert
│ ├─ React/JSX → react-expert
│ ├─ Python → python-expert
│ ├─ Go → go-expert
│ ├─ Rust → rust-expert
│ ├─ Vue → vue-expert
│ ├─ SQL/migrations → postgres-expert
│ ├─ Claude extensions → claude-architect
│ └─ Multi-domain → parallel expert dispatch
│
├─→ Step 5: Generate Review
│ ├─ Severity: CRITICAL / WARNING / SUGGESTION / PRAISE
│ ├─ Line-specific comments (file:line refs)
│ ├─ Suggested fixes as diff blocks
│ └─ Overall verdict: Ready to commit? Y/N
│
└─→ Step 6: Integration
├─ Auto-create tasks (TaskCreate) for CRITICAL issues
├─ Link to /save for tracking
└─ Suggest follow-up: /testgen, /explain# Default: staged changes
git diff --cached --name-only
# Check if anything is staged
STAGED=$(git diff --cached --name-only | wc -l)
if [ "$STAGED" -eq 0 ]; then
echo "No staged changes. Use --all for uncommitted or specify a file."
git status --short
fiFor PR review:
gh pr diff $PR_NUMBER --patchFor specific file:
git diff HEAD -- "$FILE"For baseline comparison (--base):
git diff $BASE_BRANCH...HEADRun semantic diff analysis (parallel where possible):
With difft (semantic):
command -v difft >/dev/null 2>&1 && git difftool --tool=difftastic --no-prompt HEAD~1 || git diff HEAD~1With delta (syntax highlighting):
command -v delta >/dev/null 2>&1 && git diff --cached | delta || git diff --cachedCategorize changes:
git diff --cached --name-only | while read file; do
case "$file" in
*.test.* | *.spec.*) echo "TEST: $file" ;;
*.md | docs/*) echo "DOCS: $file" ;;
*.json | *.yaml | *.toml) echo "CONFIG: $file" ;;
*) echo "CODE: $file" ;;
esac
doneGet diff statistics:
git diff --cached --stat# Claude Code conventions
cat AGENTS.md 2>/dev/null | head -50
cat CLAUDE.md 2>/dev/null | head -50
# Linting configs
cat .eslintrc* 2>/dev/null | head -30
cat .prettierrc* 2>/dev/null
cat pyproject.toml 2>/dev/null | head -30
# Test framework detection
cat package.json 2>/dev/null | jq '.devDependencies | keys | map(select(test("jest|vitest|mocha|cypress|playwright")))' 2>/dev/nullCheck CI for existing linting:
cat .github/workflows/*.yml 2>/dev/null | grep -E "eslint|prettier|pylint|ruff" | head -10| File Pattern | Primary Expert | Secondary Expert |
|---|---|---|
*.ts | typescript-expert | - |
*.tsx | react-expert | typescript-expert |
*.vue | vue-expert | typescript-expert |
*.py | python-expert | sql-expert (if ORM) |
*.go | go-expert | - |
*.rs | rust-expert | - |
*.sql, migrations/* | postgres-expert | - |
agents/*.md, skills/*, commands/* | claude-architect | - |
*.test.*, *.spec.* | cypress-expert | (framework expert) |
*.cy.ts, cypress/* | cypress-expert | typescript-expert |
*.spec.ts (Playwright) | typescript-expert | - |
playwright/*, e2e/* | typescript-expert | - |
wrangler.toml, workers/* | wrangler-expert | cloudflare-expert |
*.sh, *.bash | bash-expert | - |
Invoke via Task tool:
Task tool with subagent_type: "[detected]-expert"
Prompt includes:
- Diff content
- Project conventions from AGENTS.md
- Linting config summaries
- Requested focus area
- Request for structured review outputThe expert produces a structured review:
# Code Review: [scope description]
## Summary
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Files reviewed | N |
| Lines changed | +X / -Y |
| Issues found | N (X critical, Y warnings) |
## Verdict
**Ready to commit?** Yes / No
[1-2 sentence summary of overall quality]
---
## Critical Issues
### `src/auth/login.ts:42`
**Issue:** SQL injection vulnerability in user input handling
**Risk:** Attacker can execute arbitrary SQL queries
**Fix:**
```diff
- const query = `SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ${userId}`;
+ const query = `SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = $1`;
+ const result = await db.query(query, [userId]);src/components/Form.tsx:89Issue: Missing dependency in useEffect
Suggestion: Add userId to dependency array
- useEffect(() => { fetchUser(userId) }, []);
+ useEffect(() => { fetchUser(userId) }, [userId]);[Style improvements, optional enhancements]
[Good patterns worth noting]
| File | Changes | Issues |
|---|---|---|
src/auth/login.ts | +42/-8 | 1 critical |
### Step 6: Integration
**Auto-create tasks for CRITICAL issues:**TaskCreate: subject: "Fix: SQL injection in login.ts:42" description: "SQL injection vulnerability found in user input handling." activeForm: "Fixing SQL injection in login.ts:42"
**Link with dependencies for related issues:**TaskCreate: #1 "Fix SQL injection in login.ts" TaskCreate: #2 "Fix SQL injection in register.ts" TaskUpdate: taskId: "2", addBlockedBy: ["1"]
**After fixing issues:**TaskUpdate: taskId: "1" status: "completed"
---
## Severity System
| Level | Icon | Meaning | Action | Auto-Task? |
|-------|------|---------|--------|------------|
| CRITICAL | :red_circle: | Security bug, data loss risk, crashes | Must fix before merge | Yes |
| WARNING | :yellow_circle: | Logic issues, performance problems | Should address | No |
| SUGGESTION | :blue_circle: | Style, minor improvements | Optional | No |
| PRAISE | :star: | Good patterns worth noting | Recognition | No |
---
## Focus Modes
| Mode | What It Checks |
|------|----------------|
| `--security` | OWASP top 10, secrets in code, injection, auth issues |
| `--perf` | N+1 queries, unnecessary re-renders, complexity, memory |
| `--types` | Type safety, `any` usage, generics, null handling |
| `--tests` | Coverage gaps, test quality, mocking patterns |
| `--style` | Naming, organization, dead code, comments |
| (default) | All of the above |
---
## Depth Modes
| Mode | Behavior |
|------|----------|
| `--quick` | Surface-level scan, obvious issues only |
| `--normal` | Standard review, all severity levels (default) |
| `--thorough` | Deep analysis, traces data flow, checks edge cases |
---
## Advanced Flags
### `--base <branch>` - Baseline Comparison
Compare changes against a specific branch instead of HEAD:
```bash
/review --base main
/review src/ --base develop --thorough--json - CI/CD IntegrationOutput review results as JSON:
{
"summary": {
"files_reviewed": 3,
"lines_changed": { "added": 42, "removed": 8 },
"issues": { "critical": 1, "warning": 2, "suggestion": 1 }
},
"verdict": {
"ready_to_commit": false,
"reason": "1 critical issue requires attention"
},
"issues": [...]
}CI/CD usage:
- name: Code Review
run: |
claude "/review --json" > review.json
if jq -e '.issues[] | select(.severity == "critical")' review.json; then
exit 1
fi--fix - Auto-Apply FixesAutomatically apply suggested fixes:
Non-interactive mode:
/review --fix --auto-approve| Tool | Purpose | Fallback |
|---|---|---|
delta | Syntax-highlighted diffs | git diff |
difft | Semantic/structural diffs | git diff |
gh | GitHub PR operations | Manual diff |
rg | Search for patterns | Grep tool |
jq | Parse JSON configs | Read manually |
Graceful degradation:
command -v delta >/dev/null 2>&1 && git diff --cached | delta || git diff --cachedFor framework-specific checks, see:
framework-checks.md - React, TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Vue, SQL patterns| Command | Relationship |
|---|---|
/explain | Deep dive into flagged code |
/testgen | Generate tests for issues found |
/save | Persist review findings to session state |
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