Code Review Excellence skill: what it does and how to install it
Guides constructive code reviews for pull requests, architecture, security, testing and maintainability while keeping feedback actionable.
Summary generated from the skill's documentation.
Install
$ npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill code-review-excellenceRun it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.
About this skill
What it does. Guides reviews from context gathering and high-level design checks through line-by-line analysis and a clear decision. It covers correctness, security, performance, testing and maintainability, with checklists, severity labels, collaborative feedback techniques and review templates.
When to use it. For pull request reviews, architecture reviews, team standards, developer mentoring and improving review workflows. It also helps identify issues specific to Python and TypeScript/JavaScript.
History
Repo stars
40.5k+245 since 5 Oct 2026
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 26 skills.
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| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | 40,457 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 40,368 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 40,319 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 40,307 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 40,296 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 40,267 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 40,238 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 40,212 |
Installs
29.6k
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