A reusable checklist for performing comprehensive code reviews across various projects.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/base-review-skill && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/15012" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/base-review-skill && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/base-review-skill
Activation
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Base Review Skill — an agent skill by nha-vq.Key capabilities
- →Assess structural completeness of code
- →Evaluate functional correctness of implementations
- →Verify integration correctness between components
- →Check code hygiene for quality standards
- →Categorize findings into Blocking or Advisory severity levels
How it works
This skill provides a template for code review by defining dimensions like structural completeness, functional correctness, integration correctness, and code hygiene, and categorizes issues by severity.
Inputs & outputs
When to use Base Review Skill
- →Performing peer code reviews
- →Standardizing review feedback
- →Identifying structural issues
- →Assessing code hygiene
- →Verifying integration logic
About this skill
Base Review Skill Template
Description
Generic reusable skill template for code review. Defines review categories, quality gates, and validation patterns independent of specific frameworks.
Review Dimensions
Structural Completeness
- All required files exist per architecture decisions
- No empty or stub files
- File organization matches project structure
- Import paths resolve correctly
- No circular dependencies
Functional Correctness
- API endpoints implement required behavior
- Data flows correctly between layers
- Database operations are correct
- Frontend renders expected content
- Error cases are handled
Integration Correctness
- Frontend can call backend APIs
- Backend can connect to database
- Environment variables are consistent across services
- Docker services can communicate
- Port bindings are correct
Code Hygiene
- No dead code or unused imports
- No debugging statements
- No placeholder/TODO content
- Consistent formatting
- Meaningful variable and function names
Severity Levels
Blocking (NEEDS_FIX)
- Missing required files
- Broken imports or references
- Incorrect API contracts
- Security vulnerabilities
- Build/runtime failures
- Missing environment configuration
Advisory (informational)
- Style improvements
- Performance suggestions
- Better patterns available
- Documentation improvements
- Test coverage suggestions
When not to use it
- →When a specific framework's review is needed
Limitations
- →This skill is a generic reusable skill template for code review
- →This skill defines review categories, quality gates, and validation patterns independent of specific frameworks
How it compares
This skill offers a standardized, generic template for code reviews, ensuring consistent evaluation across different projects and frameworks, unlike ad-hoc or framework-specific review processes.
Compared to similar skills
Base Review Skill side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Review Skill (this skill) | 0 | 2mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| effective-go | 323 | 9mo | No flags | Beginner |
| architect-review | 109 | 4mo | No flags | Advanced |
| resolve-conflicts | 81 | 8mo | Review | Intermediate |
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