obra/superpowers

requesting-code-review

Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements

218K installs 281K starsUpdated Sep 1, 2026License: MIT

Install

npx skills add obra/superpowers@requesting-code-review

Runs in your terminal. Adds the skill globally for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and others; add -g -y to skip prompts.

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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Before you install

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