requesting-code-review
Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
Before you install
- Last update
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- 2
- Scripts
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- SKILL.md size
- 2.9 KB (about 744 tokens of context each time it loads)
- License
- MIT
- Source on GitHub
- obra/superpowers
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Install
npx skills add obra/superpowers@requesting-code-reviewRuns in a terminal with Node.js 18 or newer. Add -y to skip the prompts and -g to install for every project instead of this one.
Install for your agent
npx skills add obra/superpowers@requesting-code-review --agent claude-code -y- Project install writes to
.claude/skills/requesting-code-review- Global install writes to
~/.claude/skills/requesting-code-review
Start a new session afterwards so the agent picks the skill up. In Claude Code you can also call it directly with /requesting-code-review.
What it does
Requesting Code Review Dispatch a code reviewer subagent to catch issues before they cascade. The reviewer gets precisely crafted context for evaluation — never your session's history. 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 How to Request 1. Get git SHAs: 2. Dispatch code reviewer subagent: Dispatch a general-purpose subagent,…
Excerpt from the skill's own SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub before installing: skills run with your agent's permissions.
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