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Skill

code-review-excellence

@wshobson Updated 2026-10-26

Master effective code review practices to provide constructive feedback, catch bugs early, and foster knowledge sharing while maintaining team morale. Use when reviewing pull requests, establishing review standards, or mentoring developers.

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Install

With your agent

Install OMGSkills skill "wshobson/agents:code-review-excellence" into this agent's normal skills directory: call the OMGSkills MCP get_install_plan tool for your agent and run the script it returns (it installs only the pinned commit and verifies SKILL.md), and stop if MCP or the pin is unavailable. Do not overwrite or change existing skills without asking me.

Manual command

git clone https://github.com/wshobson/agents /tmp/agents && ln -s /tmp/agents/plugins/developer-essentials/skills/code-review-excellence ~/.claude/skills/code-review-excellence

From README

Code Review Excellence Transform code reviews from gatekeeping to knowledge sharing through constructive feedback, systematic analysis, and collaborative improvement. When to Use This Skill Reviewing pull requests and code changes Establishing code review standards for teams Mentoring junior developers through reviews Conducting architecture reviews Creating review checklists and guidelines Improving team collaboration Reducing code review cycle time Maintaining code quality standards Core Principles The Review Mindset Goals of Code Review: Catch bugs and edge cases Ensure code maintainability Share knowledge across team Enforce coding standards Improve design and architecture Build team culture Not the Goals: Show off knowledge Nitpick formatting (use linters) Block progress unnecessarily Rewrite to your preference Effective Feedback Good Feedback is: Specific and actionable Educational, not judgmental Focused on the code, not the person Balanced (praise good work too) Prioritized...