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code-review-excellence

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This skill should be used when the user asks to review a diff or pull request, write review comments, audit code quality, establish review standards, or improve how a team performs code review. 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.

When to use

• 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

When not to use

• There are no code changes to review
• The task is a design-only discussion without code
• You need to implement fixes instead of reviewing
• Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
• Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
• Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

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Conflict

The first two copies are nearly identical, with the second adding a generic Limitations section. The third copy is a much more detailed, structured procedure (phases, checklists, techniques) that the first two lack. The first two lack the detailed steps in the third, and the third lacks the specific 'Do not use' and 'Output Format' sections of the first two. Combining is necessary to capture the full scope of the skill as represented by the different versions.