Code Review Excellence

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Transform code reviews from gatekeeping to knowledge sharing through constructive feedback, systematic analysis, and collaborative improvement.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the Code Review Excellence skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by davila7/claude-code-templates in cli-tool/components/skills/productivity/code-review-excellence/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Transform code reviews from gatekeeping to knowledge sharing through constructive feedback, systematic analysis, and collaborative improvement.

Use this skill when

  • Reviewing pull requests and code changes
  • Establishing code review standards
  • Mentoring developers through review feedback
  • Auditing for correctness, security, or performance

Do not use this skill when

  • There are no code changes to review
  • The task is a design-only discussion without code
  • You need to implement fixes instead of reviewing

Instructions

  • Read context, requirements, and test signals first.
  • Review for correctness, security, performance, and maintainability.
  • Provide actionable feedback with severity and rationale.
  • Ask clarifying questions when intent is unclear.
  • If detailed checklists are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.

Output Format

  • High-level summary of findings
  • Issues grouped by severity (blocking, important, minor)
  • Suggestions and questions
  • Test and coverage notes

Resources

  • resources/implementation-playbook.md for detailed review patterns and templates.

Signals

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code-review-excellence-davila7
Source
github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates