Code Review Sweep
Review all recent changes (staged, unstaged, or a specified branch diff) across five dimensions. Focus on actionable findings — skip nitpicks.
Instructions
- Identify the change scope — ask the user if unclear:
- Uncommitted changes: git diff HEAD - Branch diff: git diff main...HEAD - Specific files: user-provided list
- Read all changed files in full before reviewing. Understand the existing patterns, not just the diff.
- Review each dimension below. For each finding, cite the file and line.
Review Dimensions
1. Test Gaps
- Are there new code paths without corresponding tests?
- Are edge cases covered (empty inputs, error paths, boundary values)?
- Do existing tests still pass with the changes?
- Are there testable utilities or helpers that lack unit tests?
2. Simplification
- Can any conditional branches be collapsed or removed?
- Are there unnecessary abstractions (wrappers, factories, indirection) for single-use cases?
- Can complex expressions be broken into named variables for clarity?
- Are there redundant checks or defensive code that can't trigger?
3. Naming Consistency
- Do new names follow existing conventions in the codebase?
- Are abbreviations used consistently (don't mix
repo/repository,config/configuration)? - Do function names accurately describe what they do?
- Are similar concepts named similarly across files?
4. Reuse Opportunities
- Is there duplicated logic that could use an existing helper?
- Are there patterns repeated 3+ times that should be extracted?
- Can existing utilities, constants, or types be reused instead of redefined?
- Are there opportunities to consolidate similar functions?
5. TODO & Comment Quality
- Do TODOs follow the project's prefix convention (TODO, TODO_IMPROVE, TODO_TECHDEBT, etc.)?
- Does each TODO include what and why?
- Are there stale or resolved TODOs that should be removed?
- Are comments explaining "why" rather than "what"?
- Are there missing TODOs for known shortcuts or deferred work?
Output Format
For each dimension, output:
### [Dimension Name]
- **[file:line]** — Finding description
Suggestion: ...
- **[file:line]** — Finding description
Suggestion: ...If a dimension has no findings, output: No issues found.
Final Summary
End with a prioritized list of the top 3-5 most impactful changes, ranked by effort-to-value ratio.