# react-code-review

Reviews React components and hooks before merge: composition, hook dependencies, accessibility, TypeScript types. Findings come sorted by severity.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4300 installs · ★ 363
- Author: giuseppe-trisciuoglio
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/HEAD/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/react-code-review/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/react-code-review

## What it does

The skill walks `.tsx` and `.jsx` files, picks out component definitions, hook calls and context providers, then grades the code across several areas: component composition, hook usage, state management, performance, accessibility and TypeScript typing. React 19 patterns get their own pass — `use`, `useOptimistic`, `useFormStatus`, Actions.

You get a report with findings split into Critical, Warning and Suggestion, each backed by a code example. The instruction runs eight steps: scope the review, analyse architecture, check hooks, evaluate state, accessibility, performance and types, then write the report. For deeper architectural work it hands off to the `react-software-architect-review` agent.

It declares `Read`, `Edit`, `Grep`, `Glob` and `Bash`, so it needs file access in your project. Run the agent without write permissions and some steps stall. The 200-line component and 7-prop thresholds are guidance from the instruction, not a linter rule — borderline cases come back as suggestions rather than errors.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill react-code-review -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill react-code-review -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill react-code-review -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit react-code-review
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill react-code-review -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --path plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/react-code-review
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill react-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/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/HEAD/plugins/developer-kit-typescript/skills/react-code-review/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- catch stale closures from missing `useEffect` dependencies
- split a monolithic component into focused pieces
- replace manual `useEffect` + `useState` fetching with TanStack Query or SWR
- find interactive elements that keyboard users cannot reach
- stop unstable callbacks from re-rendering child components

## Example prompts
- review React code in `src/features/dashboard`
- check my React components before I merge this pull request
- run a React code review on the new hooks and accessibility changes

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: react-code-review
description: Provides comprehensive code review capability for React applications, validates component architecture, hooks usage, React 19 patterns, state management, performance optimization, accessibility compliance, and TypeScript integration. Use when reviewing React code changes, before merging pull requests, after implementing new features, or for component architecture validation. Triggers on "review React code", "React code review", "check my React components".
allowed-tools: Read, Edit, Grep, Glob, Bash
---

# React Code Review

## Overview

This skill provides structured, comprehensive code review for React applications. It evaluates code against React 19 best practices, component architecture patterns, hook usage, accessibility standards, and production-readiness criteria. The review produces actionable findings categorized by severity (Critical, Warning, Suggestion) with concrete code examples for improvements.

This skill delegates to the `react-software-architect-review` agent for deep architectural analysis when invoked through the agent system.

## When to Use

- Reviewing React components, hooks, and pages before merging
- Validating component composition and reusability patterns
- Checking proper hook usage (useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback)
- Reviewing React 19 patterns (use, useOptimistic, useFormStatus, Actions)
- Evaluating state management approaches (local, context, external stores)
- Assessing performance optimization (memoization, code splitting, lazy loading)
- Reviewing accessibility compliance (WCAG, semantic HTML, ARIA)
- Validating TypeScript typing for props, state, and events
- Checking Tailwind CSS and styling patterns
- After implementing new React features or refactoring component architecture

## Instructions

1. **Identify Scope**: Determine which React components and hooks are under review. Use `glob` to discover `.tsx`/`.jsx` files and `grep` to identify component definitions, hook usage, and context providers.

2. **Analyze Component Architecture**: Verify proper component composition — check for single responsibility, appropriate size, and reusability. Look for components that are too large (>200 lines), have too many props (>7), or mix concerns.
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