# suede-code

Reviews a diff, PR, branch, or commit range, with findings tied to file and line and an A–F grade. Use it before a merge or release.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 126
- Author: JasonColapietro
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/suede-code/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/suede-code

## What it does

suede-code ranks code review findings from P0 to P3 and gives each one a file, line, and suggested fix path. A full review also grades seven areas from A to F, checks security against OWASP 2025, and assesses deploy safety. It runs only when called; saving or changing a file won’t trigger it.

You can request findings without a grade, or a grade without an itemized findings list. Grade-only still examines the code. Other options cover plan review, checking changed files after fixes, and release review. Its ship verdicts are advice, not merge controls. For extremely serious risks, it pauses and presents options, so this skill does not enforce a verdict on every CI merge.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-code -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-code -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-code -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills suede-code
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-code -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --path skills/suede-code
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-code -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/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/suede-code/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- spot bugs in a diff before merging
- review a PR and assess its ship readiness
- check code changes for security issues
- rescan changed files after fixes

## Example prompts
- Review this diff before merge and list findings with file and line references.
- Grade this PR from A to F without an itemized findings list.
- Rescan the changed files and check whether the original issues are fixed.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: suede-code
description: "Suede AI code review and A-F ship grade for a diff, PR, branch, or commit range: findings ranked P0-P3 with file:line evidence and a fix path, an A-F grade across seven lanes with Instant-F security triggers and surface grade caps, OWASP 2025 checks, a deploy-safety gate, a commit-dirt scan, and fix briefs. Three modes: full review and grade in one pass (default), findings only with no grade, and grade only with no findings list. Use when asked to review this, grade this, find the bugs before merge, security-check this, is this safe to ship, give it a letter, or should this merge. Runs only when explicitly invoked; never auto-fires on a diff, save, or commit. NOT FOR: making CI enforce the verdict on every merge (use suede-ci-gate); LLM, RAG, or agent behavior coverage (use suede-ai-eval); searching competing plans and building a multi-file change (use suede-graph-flo-xr); fixes that need coordinated parallel lanes (use suede-agent-teams)."
---

# Suede Code

One skill for judging code: what is wrong, and whether it ships. Every finding
has a file, evidence, and a fix path. Every grade has the evidence that earned
it. No finding without evidence; no volume without signal.

**Runs only when asked.** Never fire this as a side effect of a diff, a save,
or a commit.

## Gate policy: advisory, not blocking

Every check, grade, and ship verdict here is a recommendation to the user, not
a control on the agent.

- Run every check and report results honestly. `ship`, `ship-with-caveats`,
  `hold`, letter grades, and BLOCKED items are advice attached to the work.
- Never block, delay, skip, or rewrite the action the user asked for because a
  gate said hold. A failed gate changes what you report, never what you do.
- Single exception: an extreme-risk finding (data loss, credential exposure,
  legal or rights violation, payment mistake, irreversible public damage).
  Pause, state the risk and the options, and let the user pick. Their choice
  is final.

## Pick the mode

| Request sounds like | Mode | Emits |
|---|---|---|
| "review and grade", "is this safe to ship", "check this PR" | **full** (default) | Findings, grade, deploy safety, commit dirt, ship gate |
| "findings only", "no grade", "line by line", "find the bugs" | **`--findings-only`** | Findings, deploy safety, commit dirt, ship gate. No letters. |
| "grade only", "give it a letter", "A-F verdict", "should this merge" | **`--grade-only`** | Lane grades, caps, required upgrades, ship gate. No findings list. |

Grade-only still runs Step 1 (Instant-F) and still reads the code. It skips
the itemized findings output, not the investigation.

Other modes that combine with any of the above:

- **Plan review:** nothing built yet; check scope, sequencing, acceptance
  criteria, test mapping, and missing decisions.
- **Fix verification:** after fixes, rescan only the changed files and confirm
  each original finding is gone.
- **Release review:** add build, secrets, env, public copy, screenshots,
  metadata, and live or API readback.
- **`--fix`:** apply fixes (see Fix Mode).
```
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