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description: GSD Code Review analyzes source files changed during a phase for bugs, security vulnerabilities, and code quality problems. It spawns a code reviewer agent to produce a severity-classified REVIEW.md artifact.
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# GSD Code Review

GSD Code Review analyzes source files changed during a phase for bugs, security vulnerabilities, and code quality problems. It spawns a code reviewer agent to produce a severity-classified REVIEW.md artifact.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/open-gsd/gsd-core/tree/next/skills/gsd-code-review ~/.claude/skills/gsd-code-review
```

## README

<objective>
Review source files changed during a phase for bugs, security vulnerabilities, and code quality problems.

Spawns the gsd-code-reviewer agent to analyze code at the specified depth level. Produces REVIEW.md artifact in the phase directory with severity-classified findings.

Arguments:
- Phase number (required) — which phase's changes to review (e.g., "2" or "02")
- `--depth=quick|standard|deep` (optional) — review depth level, overrides workflow.code_review_depth config
  - quick: Pattern-matching only (~2 min)
  - standard: Per-file analysis with language-specific checks (~5-15 min, default)
  - deep: Cross-file analysis including import graphs and call chains (~15-30 min)
- `--files file1,file2,...` (optional) — explicit comma-separated file list, skips SUMMARY/git scoping (highest precedence for scoping)
- `--fix` (optional) — after review completes (or if REVIEW.md already exists), auto-apply fixes found. Spawns gsd-code-fixer agent. Accepts sub-flags:
  - `--all` — include Info findings in fix scope (default: Critical + Warning only)
  - `--auto` — enable fix + re-review iteration loop, capped at 3 iterations

Output: {padded_phase}-REVIEW.md in phase directory + inline summary of findings
</objective>

<execution_context>
@~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/code-review.md
</execution_context>

<context>
Phase: $ARGUMENTS (first positional argument is phase number)

Optional flags parsed from $ARGUMENTS:
- `--depth=VALUE` — Depth override (quick|standard|deep). If provided, overrides workflow.code_review_depth config.
- `--files=file1,file2,...` — Explicit file list override. Has highest precedence for file scoping per D-08. When provided, workflow skips SUMMARY.md extraction and git diff fallback entirely.

Context files (CLAUDE.md, SUMMARY.md, phase state) are resolved inside the workflow via `gsd-tools query init.phase-op` and delegated to agent via `<required_reading>` blocks.
</context>

<process>
This command is a thin dispatch layer. It parses arguments and delegates to the workflow.

Execute end-to-end.

The workflow (not this command) enforces these gates:
- Phase validation (before config gate)
- Config gate check (workflow.code_review)
- File scoping (--files override > SUMMARY.md > git diff fallback)
- Empty scope check (skip if no files)
- Agent spawning (gsd-code-reviewer)
- Result presentation (inline summary + next steps)
</process>