Code Review Skill
A baseline code-review skill that walks a quality/security/performance/maintainability checklist and returns a severity-ranked review report.
Dev & CodingBeginner★ 1,071⑂ 377AI score 7/10Last updated: Jul 23, 2026
What it does
- Triggers when you ask for a code review, want feedback on your code, mention reviewing changes, or ask about code quality.
- Works through four checklists: code quality, security, performance, and maintainability.
- Security pass covers hardcoded secrets, missing input validation, SQL injection, XSS, and auth/authorization gaps.
- Emits a fixed report: summary → Critical/Major/Minor issues with line numbers → strengths → prioritized recommendations → verdict (Approved / Needs Changes / Request Significant Changes).
- Restricted to read-only tools (Read, Grep, Glob), so it won't silently edit your code.
Who it's for
- Developers and leads who want consistent PR review quality across a team
- Small teams or solo developers with no second reviewer
- Juniors learning what to look for when reviewing code
Examples
- "Review the payment module I just wrote" → severity-ranked issue list with line references.
- "Check this API handler for security problems" → focuses on validation, auth checks, and injection risks.
- "Go over the files changed on this branch before I merge" → per-file summary and verdict.
· · · Install guide · · ·
Try it now, no install
Paste this into Claude to use the skill without installing anything.
Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/huangjia2019/claude-code-engineering/HEAD/04-Skills/projects/00-basic-skill/SKILL.md What I want: (describe your task here)
If Claude can't open the link, open it yourself and paste the contents instead.
↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.
Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
- Download the ZIP with the button below.
- In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
- Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
Install in Claude Code
Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code
Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart. Copy the 04-Skills/projects/00-basic-skill folder from the GitHub repo huangjia2019/claude-code-engineering into my ~/.claude/skills/huangjia2019-code-reviewing/. When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.
Install with a command instead
git clone https://github.com/huangjia2019/claude-code-engineering.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/code-reviewing && cp claude-code-engineering/04-Skills/projects/00-basic-skill/SKILL.md ~/.claude/skills/code-reviewing/⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.
- Open a terminal.
- Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/huangjia2019/claude-code-engineering.git - Create the skill folder:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/code-reviewing - Copy the file:
cp claude-code-engineering/04-Skills/projects/00-basic-skill/SKILL.md ~/.claude/skills/code-reviewing/ - Restart Claude Code and ask "please review this file" to trigger it.
- (Optional) For project-only use, copy it into
.claude/skillsat your project root instead of~/.claude/skills.