Skill: Code Review Workflow
SkillFiles & storageStructured workflow for conducting thorough code reviews. Use when the user asks to review code, a PR, or specific files.
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What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by girijashankarj/cursor-handbook in .cursor/skills/backend/code-review/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Trigger
When the user asks to review code, a PR, or specific files.
Steps
Step 1: Understand Context
- Read the PR description or user's explanation
- Identify the type of change (feature, bug fix, refactor, test)
- Check which files are modified
Step 2: High-Level Review
- Does the change accomplish its stated goal?
- Is the approach appropriate for the problem?
- Are there simpler alternatives?
- Does it follow project architecture patterns?
Step 3: Security Review
- No hardcoded secrets or credentials
- No PII in logs or error messages
- Input validation on all external inputs
- Parameterized database queries
- Proper authentication/authorization checks
- No sensitive data in URLs or headers
Step 4: Code Quality Review
- Functions are single-responsibility and < 30 lines
- Naming is clear and consistent
- No code duplication
- Error handling is comprehensive
- Logging includes correlationId
- Import order follows conventions
Step 5: Testing Review
- Tests exist for new/changed code
- Success and error paths tested
- Edge cases covered
- Mocks are appropriate (not over-mocking)
- Test names are descriptive
Step 6: Performance Review
- No N+1 database queries
- Appropriate use of indexes
- No unnecessary data loading
- Caching where appropriate
- No memory leaks
Step 7: Provide Feedback
Use this format:
- 🔴 Critical: Must fix before merge
- 🟡 Suggestion: Should improve
- 🟢 Nitpick: Optional improvement
- 👍 Positive: Things done well
Completion
Review is complete with actionable feedback categorized by priority.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 30
- Forks
- 3
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
code-review-girijashankarj- Source
- github.com/girijashankarj/cursor-handbook