Spec Receiving Code Review
Automates code review focusing on specification adherence, identifying deviations and suggesting improvements based on provided specs.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add spec-receiving-code-review npx -- -y @trustedskills/spec-receiving-code-review
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"spec-receiving-code-review": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/spec-receiving-code-review"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The Spec Receiving Code Review skill automates code review processes, specifically focusing on ensuring adherence to provided specifications. It guides AI agents through a structured approach to reviewing feedback, prioritizing technical correctness and clarity over superficial agreement. The skill emphasizes understanding requirements, verifying against the codebase, and providing technically sound responses or reasoned objections. Ultimately, it aims to improve code quality by aligning implementations with defined specifications.
When to use it
- When receiving code review feedback from collaborators or external reviewers.
- When needing a structured approach to evaluating and implementing code changes based on specifications.
- To ensure technical accuracy and avoid superficial agreement during the code review process.
- In situations where clarification is needed regarding ambiguous feedback points before implementation.
Key capabilities
- Structured Review Process: Guides agents through reading, understanding, verifying, evaluating, responding, and implementing feedback.
- Technical Focus: Prioritizes technical correctness over social niceties in code review responses.
- Clarification Seeking: Encourages agents to proactively seek clarification on unclear feedback points.
- YAGNI (You Ain't Gonna Need It) Check: Evaluates suggested features for actual usage before implementation.
- Conflict Resolution: Provides guidance on handling conflicting feedback from external reviewers and collaborators.
Example prompts
- "I received this code review feedback: [paste feedback here]. Please evaluate it using the Spec Receiving Code Review skill."
- "Review this code snippet against the specification document [link to spec doc] and provide your assessment."
- “This is a code review comment I don’t understand. Can you help me clarify what's being asked for?”
Tips & gotchas
- Declare Skill Usage: Always announce "I am using the spec-receiving-code-review skill" when beginning a review.
- Avoid Performance Indicators: The skill explicitly prohibits phrases like “You’re right!” or “Great feedback!” – focus on technical responses instead.
- Prioritize Clarification: If any part of the feedback is unclear, stop and seek clarification before proceeding with implementation.
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