What happens if I have unaddressed findings?

The Review Gate will block the PR and provide specific instructions on how to address the findings or move them to tracking issues before retrying.

How does it block PR creation?

The skill uses a PreToolUse hook on the 'gh pr create' command to verify requirements; if the review artifact is missing or incomplete, the command is blocked.

What is the Review Gate skill?

It is a compliance mechanism for Claude Code that prevents Pull Requests from being created until a valid, formatted code review artifact is posted to the associated issue.

Does it support security auditing?

Yes, if security-sensitive files like auth middleware or secrets are modified, the gate requires a specific security review section in the artifact.

Review Gate

Name: Review Gate
Author: troykelly

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Security & Testing

Enforces strict compliance standards by blocking pull request creation until all code review requirements and security checks are satisfied.

The Review Gate skill acts as a mandatory compliance layer for GitHub-native development, ensuring no Pull Request is created without documented proof of review. It programmatically parses issue comments for specific review artifacts, verifies that all findings are either resolved or tracked with linked issues, and mandates security audits for sensitive code changes. By integrating directly into the workflow via hooks, it prevents shortcuts in the development lifecycle and maintains high code quality standards across autonomous development tasks.

Key Features

015 GitHub stars

02Mandatory PR blocking via PreToolUse hooks

03Automated review artifact parsing and verification

04Unaddressed finding detection and reporting

05Conditional security audit enforcement for sensitive files

06Validation of tracking issues for deferred findings

Use Cases

01Enforcing compliance in autonomous AI development workflows

02Ensuring security reviews are completed for sensitive codebase changes

03Preventing pull requests with unresolved review findings

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add troykelly/claude-skills review-gate

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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