Does this skill work for GitHub PR comments?

Yes, it specifically includes instructions to reply within the relevant GitHub comment thread rather than posting top-level comments, maintaining a clean review history.

Why does this skill forbid saying 'Thank you' or 'Great point'?

This skill prioritizes actions over words. By removing performative agreement, Claude focuses on technical verification and implementation, ensuring that the code itself demonstrates that the feedback was understood.

When will Claude push back on a reviewer's suggestion?

Claude will push back using technical reasoning if a suggestion breaks existing functionality, violates YAGNI principles, is technically incorrect for the specific stack, or lacks necessary context.

How does this skill handle unclear feedback?

It enforces a 'STOP' protocol. If any part of the feedback is unclear, the skill requires asking for clarification before implementing any changes to prevent partial or incorrect fixes.

Technical Code Review Reception

Name: Technical Code Review Reception
Author: tianzecn

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Collaboration Tools

Enforces technical rigor and verification when processing code review feedback to prioritize correctness over social agreement.

About

The Technical Code Review Reception skill optimizes how Claude interacts with human and external code reviews by enforcing a 'verify-before-implementing' workflow. It provides a structured framework for evaluating feedback against the existing codebase, handling ambiguous requests, and pushing back on technically questionable or redundant suggestions (YAGNI). By eliminating performative language and focus-stealing gratitude, it ensures that all modifications are driven by technical necessity and codebase reality rather than blind adherence to comments.

Key Features

Prohibition of performative agreement and gratitude-based filler language.
Categorized handling for trusted human partners versus external reviewers.
Structured 'Read-Understand-Verify' response pattern for all feedback.
Integrated YAGNI verification to prevent over-engineering during reviews.
Formalized technical pushback protocols based on codebase evidence.
1 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Navigating complex pull request reviews where suggestions may conflict with architecture.
Clarifying ambiguous or batch feedback before beginning implementation to avoid regressions.
Ensuring external reviewer suggestions are technically sound for the specific project stack.

About

Key Features

Prohibition of performative agreement and gratitude-based filler language.
Categorized handling for trusted human partners versus external reviewers.
Structured 'Read-Understand-Verify' response pattern for all feedback.
Integrated YAGNI verification to prevent over-engineering during reviews.
Formalized technical pushback protocols based on codebase evidence.
1 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Navigating complex pull request reviews where suggestions may conflict with architecture.
Clarifying ambiguous or batch feedback before beginning implementation to avoid regressions.
Ensuring external reviewer suggestions are technically sound for the specific project stack.