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Thorough pull request review

A structured code review focused on correctness, security and maintainability, with severity labels and concrete fixes.

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Written for Claude Opus 5.5 · Updated 2026-10-16

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Review this pull request. Context: [what it should do, link to issue]. Language/framework: [stack].
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Report in this order: 1) Bugs and correctness issues, 2) Security issues, 3) Missing tests, 4) Maintainability. For each finding give severity (blocker/major/minor/nit), the file and line, why it matters, and a concrete fix (code if short). Don't comment on style that a linter would catch. End with a verdict: approve, approve with changes, or request changes.

Replace everything in [square brackets] with your own details.

Settings & parameters

• claude-opus-5-5 with higher effort for large diffs; 1M-token context fits big PRs

Variations

• Security-only review with OWASP categories.
• Review against your team's AGENTS.md conventions (paste them in <conventions>).

Tips

• Include the issue/spec; reviews without intent catch less.