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Name: requesting-code-review
Rating: 5 (9202 reviews)
Author: obra

Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements - dispatches superpowers:code-reviewer subagent to review implementation against plan or requirements before proceeding

TL;DR

Review implementation against plan early and often. Catch issues before merging.

What Is It

Use code-reviewer subagent to validate implementation
Review after tasks, features, or before merge
Ensure work meets requirements before proceeding

Key Features

Review after each task in subagent-driven development
Mandatory after major features or before merge
Catch issues early to prevent cascading problems
Act on feedback: fix critical, address important, note minor
Can be used when stuck or before refactoring
Provides structured feedback with strengths and issues

How to Use

1.Get git SHAs: BASE_SHA and HEAD_SHA
2.Dispatch code-reviewer subagent with template filled in
3.Act on feedback: fix critical, address important, note minor
4.Push back with reasoning if reviewer is wrong

Guardrails & Gotchas

Critical: Never skip review because 'it's simple'
Critical: Never ignore Critical issues
Critical: Never proceed with unfixed Important issues
Critical: Never argue with valid technical feedback
Must push back with technical reasoning if wrong
Must show code/tests proving correctness

GitHub Stats

Author

@obra

Repository

obra/superpowers

Stars

9202

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