# requesting-code-review

This skill makes the agent dispatch a code-reviewer subagent and check the work against the plan or requirements before moving on.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 306 installs · ★ 78
- Author: bobmatnyc
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/universal/collaboration/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/bobmatnyc-requesting-code-review

## What it does

The skill spells out when a review should happen: after every task in subagent-driven development, after a major feature, before merging to main. It also covers the optional cases — being stuck, refactoring, or a tricky bug you just fixed. The stated principle is to review early and often.

Mechanically it is short. You grab the base and head SHAs with `git rev-parse`, fill in the template from `references/code-reviewer-template.md`, and hand it to a code-reviewer subagent through the Task tool. Five placeholders are required: `{WHAT_WAS_IMPLEMENTED}`, `{PLAN_OR_REQUIREMENTS}`, `{BASE_SHA}`, `{HEAD_SHA}` and `{DESCRIPTION}`. Feedback lands in three buckets — Critical gets fixed immediately and blocks progress, Important waits until the next major task, Minor can be noted for later. If the reviewer is wrong, the skill tells you to push back with technical reasoning and references to the plan.

One thing to know before installing: the frontmatter sets `user-invocable: false` and `disable-model-invocation: true`, so there is no slash command here. The agent picks the skill up on its own. Two reference files ship with it, a subagent template and a set of review examples.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill requesting-code-review -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/requesting-code-review/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill requesting-code-review -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill requesting-code-review -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills requesting-code-review
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill requesting-code-review -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --path universal/collaboration/requesting-code-review
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill requesting-code-review -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/universal/collaboration/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check a new feature against requirements before merge
- catch issues after each task before they compound
- get a second opinion when stuck on a problem
- take a baseline before refactoring
- review the fix for a complex bug

## Example prompts
- dispatch the code-reviewer subagent and check my changes against the plan
- review the commits between origin/main and HEAD before I merge
- fill in the code-reviewer template and run a review of this task

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: requesting-code-review
description: Dispatch code-reviewer subagent to review implementation against plan or requirements before proceeding
user-invocable: false
disable-model-invocation: true
when_to_use: when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging, to verify work meets requirements
version: 1.2.0
progressive_disclosure:
  level: 1
  references:
    - path: references/code-reviewer-template.md
      title: Code Reviewer Template
      description: Complete subagent template with placeholders and review checklist
    - path: references/review-examples.md
      title: Review Examples & Workflows
      description: Good vs bad reviews, severity guidelines, complete workflow examples
---

# Requesting Code Review

Dispatch code-reviewer subagent to catch issues before they cascade.

**Core principle:** Review early, review often.

## 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

## Quick Start

**1. Get git SHAs:**
```bash
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 code-reviewer type, fill template at [Code Reviewer Template](references/code-reviewer-template.md)

**Required 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:**

| Severity | Action |
|----------|--------|
| **Critical** | Fix immediately, don't proceed |
| **Important** | Fix before next major task |
| **Minor** | Note for later, can proceed |

See [severity guidelines](references/review-examples.md#severity-guidelines) for details.

## Integration with Workflows

**Subagent-Driven Development:**
- Review after EACH task
- Catch issues before they compound
- Fix before moving to next task

**Executing Plans:**
- Review after each batch (3 tasks)
- Get feedback, apply, continue

**Ad-Hoc Development:**
- Review before merge
- Review when stuck

## Pushing Back on Reviews

**If reviewer wrong:**
- Push back with technical reasoning
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