receiving-code-review — Skills

What it does

"You're absolutely right!" (explicit instruction-file violation)

"Great point!" / "Excellent feedback!" (performative)

"Let me implement that now" (before verification)

Restate the technical requirement

Ask clarifying questions

Push back with technical reasoning if wrong

Just start working (actions > words)

Requirements & configuration

Code review requires technical evaluation, not emotional performance.

✅ RIGHT: "I understand items 1,2,3,6. Need clarification on 4 and 5 before proceeding."

your human partner's rule: "You and reviewer both report to me. If we don't need this feature, don't add it."

✅ "Checking... build target is 10.15+, this API needs 13+. Need legacy for backward compat. Current impl has wrong bundle ID - fix it or drop pre-13 support?"

✅ "Understand 1,2,3,6. Need clarification on 4 and 5 before implementing."

Evaluate code review feedback with technical rigor before implementing, avoiding performative agreement and blind implementation.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

receiving-code-review FAQ

What does the receiving-code-review skill do?

Use when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical rigor and verification, not performative agreement or blind implementation "You're absolutely right!" (explicit instruction-file violation) "Great point!" / "Excellent feedback!" (performative)

What does receiving-code-review require?

Code review requires technical evaluation, not emotional performance. ✅ RIGHT: "I understand items 1,2,3,6. Need clarification on 4 and 5 before proceeding." your human partner's rule: "You and reviewer both report to me. If we don't need this feature, don't add it." ✅ "Checking... build target is 10.15+, this API needs 13+. Need legacy for backward compat. Current impl has wrong bundle ID - fix it or drop pre-13 support?" ✅ "Understand 1,2,3,6. Need clarification on 4 and 5 before implementing."

How do I install receiving-code-review?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill receiving-code-review --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/obra/superpowers.

Maintain receiving-code-review?

Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.

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npx agentictools info skills/obra-superpowers-receiving-code-review

The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.